Question:

If the King James Bible is the inspired word of God; why are there books referred to that are not contained therein, i.e. Jasher, Nathan, Gad, and the Book of the wars of Jehovah?

Response

As you know you find the references to “the book of Jasher,” and to “the book of Nathan the prophet,” and to “the book of Gad the seer” in the Books of II Samuel through II Chronicles, along with references also to “the book of Samuel the seer” and “the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah,” and “the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.” e particular reference in I Chronicles :, (along with others like it), let us know that Samuel, Nathan, Gad, Jasher, and others, were the ones that God used to write the books of I Samuel, II Samuel, I Kings, II Kings, I Chronicles and II Chronicles.

So “the book of Jasher,” “the book of Nathan the prophet,” and “the book of Gad the seer” are not referring to books that are not included in the Bible, or that got lost or went missing. But they are referring to what is recorded in the Books of I Kings and II Kings, and in the Books of I Chronicles, and II Chronicles, which are two distinct and separate accounts, (but also complimentary accounts), of Israel’s history that God purposefully had written; and depending upon whether Jasher, Nathan, or Gad is mentioned the reference is to the particular portion of I Kings through II Chronicles that they specifically penned.

It is my understanding that the “book of the wars of the LORD” mentioned in Numbers : is not a reference to a book that God had Moses or someone else write, or that was supposed to be part of the Bible but is not. Instead it is a completely distinct book that God has had written in which He sets forth the battle plan for His day, and it is not on this earth but it is with Him in the third heaven. God had it written in advance in connection with His contention with the Adversary, and as He took Israel to the various places that He did on their way from Egypt to their land He showed Moses the book and showed him how that the places He was taking them to were all places that He had written down in His “book of the wars of the LORD.” en when God had Moses write the Book of Numbers He had him include the excerpt from His “book of the wars of the LORD” to testify to Israel both at that time, and for the future, why it was that He took them on that particular route when He brought them out of Egypt.

So once again “the book of the wars of the LORD” is not referring to a book that is either part of the Bible, or is supposed to be part of the Bible, (with the exception of the excerpt from it that God had Moses include in the Book).

Keith Blades
Enjoy e Bible Ministries

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