Quotes about Writing

I believe that God knows best what sort of sacred writing we need. And these three characteristic ways the Bible behaves, rather than posing problems to be overcome, are telling us something about how the Bible actually works and therefore what the Bible's true purpose is—and the need to align our expectations with it.

And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.

The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.

When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.

And you shall write distinctly upon these stones all the words of this law.”

So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.

So that very day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites.

When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,

“All this,” said David, “all the details of this plan, the LORD has made clear to me in writing by His hand upon me.”

In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:

In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.”

So the Jews agreed to continue the custom they had started, as Mordecai had written to them.