The Holy
Spirit
&
The Bible
Bible Quiz
What language was the Bible originally
written in?
The Old Testament was written mostly
in Hebrew, with some Aramaic parts.
The New Testament was written in
Greek.
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How many languages has the Bible
been translated into?
The Bible has been translated into
about 2,400 different languages.
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How many books are there in the
Bible?
66 books
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How many books are there in the Old
Testament?
39 books
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How many books are there in the New
Testament?
27 books
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How many authors?
40
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Over what period of time was the Bible
written?
1500 years
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What is the longest book in the Bible?
Psalms
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What is the shortest book in the Bible?
2 John (no. of verses), 3 John (no. of
words)
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What is the longest book in the New
Testament?
Luke
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How many chapters are there in the
Bible?
1,189, with 929 chapters in the Old
Testament and 260 in the New
Testament.
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How many verses are there in the
Bible?
31,102, with 23,145 in the Old
Testament and 7,957 in the New
Testament.
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When did chapters and verses first
appear in the Bible?
The Geneva Bible published in 1560
was the first to use chapters and
verses.
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What is the longest verse in the Bible?
Esther 8:9
So the king’s scribes were called at that time, in
the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on
the twenty-third day; and it was written,
according to all that Mordecai commanded, to
the Jews, the satraps, the governors, and the
princes of the provinces from India to Ethiopia,
one hundred and twenty-seven provinces in all,
to every province in its own script, to every
people in their own language, and to the Jews in
their own script and language.
Bible Quiz
What is the shortest verse in the Bible?
John 11:35
Jesus wept.
God’s Word is Truth
John 17:17 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
Your word is the truth. So let this truth
make them completely yours.
Truth = Revelation = Christ
INSPIRATION
2 Samuel 23:2
"The Spirit of the Lord spoke through
me; his word was on my tongue."
INSPIRATION
Isaiah 59:21
"As for me, this is my covenant with
them, says the LORD. "My Spirit,
who is on you, and my words that I
have put in your mouth will not depart
from your mouth, or from the mouths
of your children, or from the mouths
of their descendants from this time on
and forever," says the LORD.
INSPIRATION
Job 32:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
But there is a spirit in man,
And the breath of the Almighty gives
him understanding.
INSPIRATION
Hebrews 3:7-10 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
A Rest for God's People
It is just as the Holy Spirit says, "If you hear
God's voice today, don't be stubborn! Don't rebel
like those people who were tested in the desert.
For forty years your ancestors tested God and
saw the things he did. "Then God got tired of
them and said, `You people never show good
sense, and you don't understand what I want
you to do.'
INSPIRATION
Hebrews 9:6-8 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
But this is how everything was when the priests
went each day into the first part of the tent to do
their duties. However, only the high priest could
go into the second part of the tent, and he went
in only once a year. Each time he carried blood
to offer for his sins and for any sins that the
people had committed without meaning to.
All of this is the Holy Spirit's way of saying that
no one could enter the most holy place while the
tent was still the place of worship.
INSPIRATION
Hebrews 10:15-17 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
The Holy Spirit also speaks of this by
telling us that the Lord said, "When the
time comes, I will make an agreement with
them. I will write my laws on their minds
and hearts. Then I will forget about their
sins and no longer remember their evil
deeds."
INSPIRATION
Acts 1:16 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
He said: My friends, long ago by the
power of the Holy Spirit, David said
something about Judas, and what he
said has now happened. Judas was
one of us and had worked with us, but
he brought the mob to arrest Jesus.
INSPIRATION
2 Peter 1:20-21
New International Version (NIV)
Above all, you must understand that no
prophecy of Scripture came about by the
prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21
For prophecy never had its origin in the
human will, but prophets, though human,
spoke from God as they were carried
along by the Holy Spirit.
INSPIRATION
2 Timothy 3:16-17 New International Version (NIV)
All Scripture is God-breathed and is
useful for teaching, rebuking,
correcting and training in
righteousness, so that the servant of
God may be thoroughly equipped for
every good work.
INSPIRATION
Why is it so important to affirm that the Holy
Spirit inspired the writers of the Bible?
JF Walvoord
“The Holy Spirit: A Comprehensive Study of the Person and Work of the Holy
Spirit”
"... inspiration guarantees accuracy and
gives divine authority ..."
"A proper statement of meaning of
inspiration is ... that God so
supernaturally directed the writers of
the Scripture that without excluding
their human intelligence, their
individuality, their literary style, their
personal feelings, or any other human
factor, His own complete and
coherent message to man was
recorded in perfect accuracy, the very
words of Scripture bearing the
authority of divine authorship."
The work of inspiration was not
accomplished by an impersonal force,
by a law of nature, or by providence
alone; but the immanent Holy Spirit,
working in the hearts and affairs of
men, (revealing) ... the truth of God ...
bearing in its pages the unmistakable
evidences that the hands which
inscribed them were guided by the
unwavering, infinitely wise, unfailing
Holy Spirit.
INSPIRATION
Why is it so important to affirm that the Holy
Spirit inspired the writers of the Bible?
Accepting that the Holy Spirit inspired the
writers of the Bible gives to our faith
confidence in the Word of God.
Confidence in the Word of God is
essential to faith and life.
ILLUMINATION
Hebrews 4:12 New International Version (NIV)
For the word of God is alive and
active. Sharper than any doubleedged sword, it penetrates even to
dividing soul and spirit, joints and
marrow; it judges the thoughts and
attitudes of the heart.
ILLUMINATION
1 Corinthians 2:14 New International Version (NIV)
The person without the Spirit does not
accept the things that come from the
Spirit of God but considers them
foolishness, and cannot understand
them because they are discerned
only through the Spirit.
ILLUMINATION
John 10:27 New King James Version (NKJV)
My sheep hear My voice, and I know
them, and they follow Me.
ILLUMINATION
Colossians 3:16 The Message
Let the Word of Christ – the
Message – have the run of the house.
Give it plenty of room in your lives.
ILLUMINATION
John 16:13 Contemporary English Version (CEV)
The Spirit shows what is true
and will come and guide you
into the full truth ...
LIFE APPLICATION
Self or Spirit?
"I'm listening ...
What do you want me to do?"