2 Peter 1:21
For no prophecy was ever brought by the will of man, but men spoke from God when they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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20Above all, you must understand that no prophecy comes from someone's own interpretation.
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Numbers 16:28Then Moses said, “By this you will know that Yahweh has sent me to do all these works, for I have not done them of my own accord.
Joshua 14:6Then the tribe of Judah came to Joshua at Gilgal. Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite, said to him, “You know what Yahweh said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me at Kadesh Barnea.
1 Kings 13:1A man of God came out of Judah by the word of Yahweh to Bethel. Jeroboam was standing by the altar to burn incense.
1 Kings 17:24The woman said to Elijah, “Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of Yahweh in your mouth is true.”
2 Kings 4:9The woman said to her husband, “See, now I realize that this is a holy man of God who is always passing by.
2 Kings 6:10The king of Israel sent a message to the place about which the man of God had spoken and warned him. More than once or twice, when the king went there, he was on his guard.
Matthew Henry on 2 Peter 1:20-21
Inspiration of the Scriptures. ( a. d. 67.) 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost. In these words the apostle lays down another argument to prove the… Read the whole commentary →