Jehovah the God of Communication

Conclusion of GOD'S WORD TO HUMANS 

Jesus' early followers knew Hebrew but after his death, his disciples spoke other languages.  (Read Acts 6:1) As Christianity spread, much communication among Christians was in Greek.  In fact, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark,  Luke, and John, which contain inspired records of what Jesus taught and did were widely distributed in Greek.  Thus, the language of many disciples was Greek rather than Hebrew.  The letters of the apostle Paul and the other inspired books were also distributed in Greek. 

It is noteworthy that when writers of the Christian Greek Scriptures quoted from the Hebrew Scriptures, they usually did so  from the Septuagint. These quotations, which at times, vary somewhat from the exact Hebrew wording, are now part of the inspired Scriptures. Thus, the work of imperfect translator became part of the inspired word of God, a God who does not favor one culture or language over another. -Read Acts 10:34. 

Our brief review of God's communication with humans teaches us that Jehovah communicates according to need and circumstances.He does not insist that we learn a specific language in order for us to get to know him or his purposes.  (Read Zechariah  8:23; Revelation 7:9, 10.) Jehovah directed the inspiration of the Bible, but he allowed it to be presented in different styles.

Next time: Jehovah the God of Communication/PRESERVATION OF GOD'S MESSAGE

From The Watchtower magazine