Historical Interlude [Ca. 425-5 B.C.] - End of Old Testament Record
Was God really silent for 400 years? I don't think so. So why is the Bible silent? What is recorded in scripture is for all of our learning and benefit. But it's not all that God does or says. He is working. He was still working then and is still working now.
I wonder why the editor has thrown in a few days of repose from actual scripture and instead pumped us with editorial information? Is this suppose to be an intermission? Act I has concluded and now it's out to the lobby for snacks before we launch into Act II. Or after an 18-page mind-numbing sea of hard-to-pronounce Hebrew names has the editor graciously seen fit to be merciful and slip in a one-page palate-cleansing non-scripture, no-pressure read?
I suppose it's good to pause, catch our breath and prepare the way for the Messiah. The story is about to get really, really, really good. Can't wait to see how it turns out...because the story is still being written.
Lord knows.
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