BIBLICAL HISTORICAL ACCURACY AND INERRANCY
The historical accuracy of the Bible is rarely in question or doubt within Judaism and Christianity. In fact, within most strains of both religions, anyone who expressed doubt that the Bible is an accurate, detailed account of history would probably be considered a heretic and soon disenfranchised from their religion. For sure, no religious leader who argued about historical accuracy or even expressed a little bit of doubt about the Bible’s complete factuality would soon lose his or her credibility as a Bible teacher.

STUDY TIP: There is much study and dispute among Biblical scholars about its historical accuracy and inerrancy. The volume of such study is way beyond the scope of this website, but we offer the following links for readers who are inclined to do their own research:

Anyone who is familiar with debates about Biblical history knows that there is disagreement about it. What scholars and theologians say about it all is unimportant, however, compared to what God says.

This short passage about the sin and treachery of Judah applies to all of Judaism and Christianity. Essentially, it is an account of the descent into religion from faith. The main points of the scripture are found in verses 8 and 9 where we see the following:

The lesson here for us is that we make a great error when we choose to interpret the Bible literally and/or listen to or read what false prophets write or say. Instead, as New Covenant disciples, we should always listen for God’s voice to speak truth to us and never listen to what others, no matter how wise they may appear to be, write or say about their interpretations of the Bible. They are all liars — not because they intentionally set out to deceive others, but because they, themselves, have been deceived into believing that the literal Bible is the same thing as  God’s spoken word.