Zone1 The period of Biblical silence at the end of the Old Testament

[Votto]

The 400 year or so silence after the last book of the Old Testament is what gave birth to the New Testament.

But those that don't believe that is period was a preparation for the coming of Messiah, it is even worse. The silence never ended after the last book in the OT as it continues today.

 

[Zebra]

The 400 year or so silence after the last book of the Old Testament is what gave birth to the New Testament.

But those that don't believe that is period was a preparation for the coming of Messiah, it is even worse. The silence never ended after the last book in the OT as it continues today.

what could there be?

 

[SweetSue92]

The 400 year or so silence after the last book of the Old Testament is what gave birth to the New Testament.

But those that don't believe that is period was a preparation for the coming of Messiah, it is even worse. The silence never ended after the last book in the OT as it continues today.

That 400 years' silence has always fascinated me. The fact that the OT ends with "smite with a curse".....

 

[DennisPTate]

That 400 years' silence has always fascinated me. The fact that the OT ends with "smite with a curse".....

Actually I was taught that Malachi was not really supposed to be the last book of the Jewish Bible but instead 2 Chronicles was. 2 Chronicles ends on a much more positive note for the future.

To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.

22Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,

23Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up.

Bible Gateway passage: 2 Chronicles 36 - King James Version

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's stead in Jerusalem. Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And the king of Egypt put him down at Jerusalem, and condemned the land in...

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[JustAnotherNut]

Really hard to tell what may have filled those years. It is possible there are more books documenting events, that weren't included either by choice of those who compiled the Bible, or books that have yet to be found.


OR as with most Christians walk with God, He first reveals Himself and maybe even an idea of His plan for you.......then He makes you wait before fulfilling His promise. Old Testament was the revealing, New Testament was fulfilling and those 400 years were the waiting. And the 'waiting' isn't just that, but also a time of testing to see if you're even ready for the promise.

Either/or are maybe's, cause no one knows God's perfect plan

 

[Cougarbear]

The 400 year or so silence after the last book of the Old Testament is what gave birth to the New Testament.

But those that don't believe that is period was a preparation for the coming of Messiah, it is even worse. The silence never ended after the last book in the OT as it continues today.

Well, there was another period of time in which the Lord didn't communicate through prophets for 400 years because of wickedness. Israel became enslaved to the Egyptians. Each time Israel would forget their God to a point, the Lord withdrew his words through prophets. So, why would we think any different from Malachi to John the Baptist? It was an apostasy. Then, since John the Revelator, silence from the Lord to his servants the Prophets (includes apostles). Amos famously stated, the Lord only speaks through his servants, the Prophets. No prophets, apostasy.