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The Bible, as a divinely inspired text, was penned by various authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. This process of writing was crucial for the preservation and transmission of God's revelation to humanity.<br><br><b>Scriptural Basis for Writing</b><br><br>The Bible itself attests to the importance of writing as a means of preserving God's word. In <a href="/exodus/34-27.htm">Exodus 34:27</a>, the Lord instructs Moses, "Write down these words, for in accordance with these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel." This command underscores the significance of recording divine instructions and covenants.<br><br>Similarly, the prophet Jeremiah was instructed to write: "Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to you—during the reign of Josiah until now" (<a href="/jeremiah/36-2.htm">Jeremiah 36:2</a>). This highlights the role of writing in documenting prophetic messages and warnings.<br><br><b>The Role of Scribes and Authors</b><br><br>Throughout biblical history, scribes and authors played a vital role in the process of penning the Scriptures. Ezra, a skilled scribe, is noted for his dedication to studying and teaching the Law of the Lord (<a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Ezra 7:10</a>). The meticulous work of scribes ensured the accurate transmission of the text across generations.<br><br>The New Testament also reflects the practice of writing as a means of communication and instruction. The Apostle Paul, for instance, penned numerous letters to early Christian communities, addressing theological issues, moral conduct, and church organization. In <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-17.htm">2 Thessalonians 3:17</a>, Paul writes, "I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write."<br><br><b>Inspiration and Authority</b><br><br>The act of penning the Scriptures is intrinsically linked to the concept of divine inspiration. The Apostle Peter affirms this in <a href="/2_peter/1-21.htm">2 Peter 1:21</a>: "For no prophecy was ever brought about through human initiative, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit." This passage emphasizes that the authors of the Bible were guided by the Holy Spirit, ensuring the authority and reliability of the text.<br><br>The Apostle Paul also speaks to the inspired nature of Scripture in <a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a>: "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work." This underscores the belief that the words penned in the Bible are divinely inspired and serve a purpose in guiding believers.<br><br><b>Preservation and Transmission</b><br><br>The process of penning the Scriptures was not only about initial composition but also about preservation and transmission. The Jewish tradition of meticulously copying the Hebrew Scriptures ensured their survival through centuries. The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, for example, attests to the care taken in preserving these ancient texts.<br><br>In the early Christian church, the letters and writings of the apostles were circulated among the communities, copied, and preserved. This practice was crucial for the dissemination of the Gospel message and the establishment of Christian doctrine.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The concept of "penned" in the Bible encompasses the divine inspiration, careful recording, and faithful transmission of God's word. Through the work of prophets, apostles, and scribes, the Scriptures have been preserved as a testament to God's revelation and guidance for His people.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Pen.<p>2. (<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Pen.<p>3. (<I>a.</I>) Winged; having plumes.<p>4. (<I>a.</I>) Written with a pen; composed.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2386.htm"><span class="l">2386. chazir -- swine, boar</span></a><br><b>...</b> boar, swine. From an unused root probably meaning to enclose; a hog (perhaps as<br> <b>penned</b>) -- boar, swine. 2385, 2386. chazir. 2387 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2386.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/the_hope_of_future_bliss.htm"><span class="l">The Hope of Future Bliss</span></a> <br><b>...</b> made him cry out in misery, we should have missed many of those precious experimental<br> utterances we here find, much of that holy song which he <b>penned</b> after his <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the hope of future bliss.htm</font><p><a href="/library/abbott/cyrus_the_great/chapter_i_herodotus_and_xenophon.htm"><span class="l">Herodotus and Xenophon.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It was, however, only slowly and with difficulty that this character could be <b>penned</b>,<br> and, when <b>penned</b>, it was unintelligible to the great mass of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../abbott/cyrus the great/chapter i herodotus and xenophon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_1_1855/the_bible.htm"><span class="l">The Bible</span></a> <br><b>...</b> This volume is the writing of the living God; each letter was <b>penned</b> with an Almighty<br> finger; each word in it dropped from the everlasting lips; each sentence <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the bible.htm</font><p><a href="/library/richardson/early_christian_fathers/introduction_3.htm"><span class="l">Introduction</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Not long after Ignatius' departure from the Middle East"possibly before he had reached<br> Rome"Polycarp <b>penned</b> his letter to the Philippians, in answer to <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/richardson/early christian fathers/introduction 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/stalker/the_trial_and_death_of_jesus_christ/chapter_xx_the_seventh_word.htm"><span class="l">The Seventh Word from the Cross</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is a book <b>penned</b> as with the life-blood of its authors; it is the record of<br> humanity's profoundest sorrows and sublimest ecstasies; it is the most perfect <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../stalker/the trial and death of jesus christ/chapter xx the seventh word.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/preface_and_as_to_christ.htm"><span class="l">Preface. And as to Christ Thy Lord</span></a> <br><b>...</b> suitable to their soul's condition, especially the serious Christian, for whose<br> soul's furtherance and advancement these sermons were first <b>penned</b>, and now <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/preface and as to christ.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_j/davids_cry_for_pardon.htm"><span class="l">David's Cry for Pardon</span></a> <br><b>...</b> and suggestive one. Our sin stands written against us. The long gloomy<br> indictment has been <b>penned</b> by our own hands. Our past is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture j/davids cry for pardon.htm</font><p><a href="/library/dibble/thoughts_on_missions/introductory_letter.htm"><span class="l">Introductory Letter.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> My heart was full of the theme in the discussion of which I had taken part before<br> my embarkation, and I <b>penned</b> my thoughts freely, amidst the tossings of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/dibble/thoughts on missions/introductory letter.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ward/a_coal_from_the_altar_to_kindle_the_holy_fire_of_zeale/revel_3_19_be_zealous.htm"><span class="l">Revel. 3. 19. Be Zealous.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> have so applyed it; (whether out of their judgements, or affections, I say not.)<br> Learned Fulk marvels if it were not by a Propheticall spirit <b>penned</b> for us <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../revel 3 19 be zealous.htm</font><p><a href="/library/browne/religio_medici/to_the_reader.htm"><span class="l">To the Reader</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It was <b>penned</b> in such a place, and with such disadvantage, that, (I protest,) from<br> the first setting of pen unto paper, I had not the assistance of any good <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/browne/religio medici/to the reader.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/p/penned.htm"><span class="l"><b>Penned</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> & pp) of Pen. 2. (imp. & pp) of Pen. 3. (a.) Winged; having plumes. 4. (a.) Written<br> with a pen; composed. Multi-Version Concordance <b>Penned</b> (3 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/penned.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/ostraca.htm"><span class="l">Ostraca</span></a><br><b>...</b> Hebrew writing and to a less extent for Hebrew words and forms they are of value,<br> while the fact that in them we possess documents actually <b>penned</b> in Israel in <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/ostraca.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jehovah.htm"><span class="l">Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah, Chapters 40-66: The more one studies the problem of the authorship of these<br> chapters, the more unlikely does it seem that their author <b>penned</b> them 150 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jehovah.htm - 38k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pent.htm"><span class="l">Pent (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (pp) of Pen. 2. (vt) <b>Penned</b> or shut up; confined; --<br> often with up. Multi-Version Concordance Pent (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pent.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pennies.htm"><span class="l">Pennies (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pennies.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pen-knife.htm"><span class="l">Pen-knife (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Pen-knife. Penknife, Pen-knife. <b>Penned</b> . Multi-Version Concordance Pen-knife<br> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> (WBS). Penknife, Pen-knife. <b>Penned</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pen-knife.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/y/yahweh.htm"><span class="l">Yahweh (6653 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah, Chapters 40-66: The more one studies the problem of the authorship of these<br> chapters, the more unlikely does it seem that their author <b>penned</b> them 150 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/y/yahweh.htm - 39k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/servant.htm"><span class="l">Servant (738 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Isaiah, Chapters 40-66: The more one studies the problem of the authorship of these<br> chapters, the more unlikely does it seem that their author <b>penned</b> them 150 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/servant.htm - 67k</font><p><a href="/topical/a/antichrist.htm"><span class="l">Antichrist (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> witnessed. Some twelve years before the epistle was <b>penned</b>, the Roman world<br> had seen in Caligula the portent of a mad emperor. Caligula <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/a/antichrist.htm - 26k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/sennacherib.htm"><span class="l">Sennacherib (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> he did not capture Jerusalem, for concerning the king he said, in his annals, "himself<br> like a bird in a cage in Jerusalem, his royal city, I <b>penned</b> him." He <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/sennacherib.htm - 18k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Book-of-Joshua.html">Summary of the Book of Joshua - Bible Survey | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Bible-work.html">What does the Bible say about work? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/separation-church-state.html">How should a Christian view the separation of church and state? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/penned.htm">Penned: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Penned (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/21-29.htm">Exodus 21:29</a></span><br />But if the bull had a habit of goring in the past, and it has been testified to its owner, and he has not kept it in, but it has killed a man or a woman, the bull shall be stoned, and its owner shall also be put to death.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/21-36.htm">Exodus 21:36</a></span><br />Or if it is known that the bull was in the habit of goring in the past, and its owner has not kept it in, he shall surely pay bull for bull, and the dead animal shall be his own.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">1 Samuel 6:10</a></span><br />The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/p/penned.htm">Penned</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/penny.htm">Penny (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/needed.htm">Needed (59 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/o/owner.htm">Owner (56 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/p/penned.htm">Penned (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/money.htm">Money (284 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/naves/p/penknife--general_scriptures_concerning.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Penknife: General Scriptures Concerning"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Penknife: General Scriptures Concerning" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/p/pennies.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Pennies"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Pennies" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>