Lesson Six

THE PROOF OF THE BIBLE
BEING THE WORD OF GOD (2)

Scripture Reading

Isa. 55:11; 2 Tim. 2:9b; Isa. 59:21; Matt. 24:35; Psa. 12:6;
2 Pet. 1:19; 1 Pet. 1:25; Rev. 12:11; John 1:1; 6:63, 68; Matt. 4:4; Deut. 11:18-21; Psa. 119:103; Job 23:12;
Ezra 9:4; Rev. 1:9; 3:8, 10; 6:9; 22:18, 19

Outline

1. The proof by the history of the Jewish people
   1. Chosen by God
   2. Becoming a great nation
   3. Being led by the judges
   4. The height of their experience
   5. Degradation
   6. Being tossed to and fro
   7. The recovery of the temple and the city of Jerusalem
   8. The Lord’s first coming to them
   9. The destruction of the temple and the city; their being scattered again
   10. Their being kept as a people
   11. The restoration of the nation of Israel
2. The proof by its indestructibility
3. The proof by its spread during persecution
   1. A Bible hidden inside a chair
   2. A Bible baked inside a loaf of bread
4. The proof by the word of the Lord and other writers of the Bible
5. The proof by ancient documents
   1. Three main ancient manuscripts
   2. Books and letters of early believers
6. The proof by archaeology
   1. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls
   2. The discovery of clay tablets
   3. The discovery of Nineveh