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The tablets were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, engraved on the tablets.
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And he wrote on the tablets, in the same writing as before, the Ten Commandments that the Lord had spoken to you on the mountain out of the midst of the fire on the day of the assembly. And the Lord gave them to me.
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When Moses had finished writing the words of this law in a book to the very end,
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“All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord, all the work to be done according to the plan.”
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Prepare yourselves according to your fathers' houses by your divisions, as prescribed in the writing of David king of Israel and the document of Solomon his son.
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The Proclamation of Cyrus
Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
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The Proclamation of Cyrus
In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom and also put it in writing:
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“Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.
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But when it came before the king, he gave orders in writing that his evil plan that he had devised against the Jews should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.
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The command of Esther confirmed these practices of Purim, and it was recorded in writing.
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Woe to those who decree iniquitous decrees, and the writers who keep writing oppression,
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A writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, after he had been sick and had recovered from his sickness:
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And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.
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And behold, six men came from the direction of the upper gate, which faces north, each with his weapon for slaughter in his hand, and with them was a man clothed in linen, with a writing case at his waist. And they went in and stood beside the bronze altar.
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Now the glory of the God of Israel had gone up from the cherub on which it rested to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed in linen, who had the writing case at his waist.
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And behold, the man clothed in linen, with the writing case at his waist, brought back word, saying, “I have done as you commanded me.”
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The king called loudly to bring in the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers. The king declared to the wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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Then all the king's wise men came in, but they could not read the writing or make known to the king the interpretation.
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Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.
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But I have heard that you can give interpretations and solve problems. Now if you can read the writing and make known to me its interpretation, you shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around your neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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Then Daniel answered and said before the king, “Let your gifts be for yourself, and give your rewards to another. Nevertheless, I will read the writing to the king and make known to him the interpretation.
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“Then from his presence the hand was sent, and this writing was inscribed.
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And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin.
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And he asked for a writing tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they all wondered.
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But if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”
