Be Convinced That God's "Word Is Truth" - THE BIBLE'S MESSAGE HAS BEEN ACCURATELY PRESERVED

 Jehovah God used some 40 faithful men to compose the books of the Bible.  However,  none of the original manuscripts have  survived to our day.  All we have are copies of copies.  This causes some people to wonder if what we read in the Bible today accurately reflects  the text as it was originally written.  Have you ever wondered how we can be sure that it does?

In order to preserve his inspired message, Jehovah directed that it be copied.  He instructed the kings of Israel to make their own copies of the written Law, and he appointed the Levites to teach that Law to the people. (Deuteronomy17:18; 31:24-26; Nehemiah 8:7) After the exile of the Jews to Babylon, a group of professional copyists began to make numerous  copies of the Hebrew Scriptures. (Ezra 7:6.) These men were conscientious .  Eventually, copyists began to count not only the words  but even the letters so as to be sure that everything was accurately transcribed.  Even so, because of human perfection, some small errors crept into the Bible text.  However, many copies of the same text were made, so those errors could later be identified. How?

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