How did the Old Testament get passed on before Jesus?
Moses would have used family records to put together Genesis. ‘This is the account of…’ Genesis 5:1; 6:9; 10:1; 11:10; 25:12; 25:19; 36:1; 37:2 Moses expected his writings to be kept and passed on “Moses then wrote down everything the LORD had said” Exodus 24:4 “Then he took the Book of the Covenant and read it to the people” Exodus 24:7 “When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites” Deuteronomy 17:18-19 Moses expected God to continue to speak to prophets “I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him” Deuteronomy 18:18 The history books passed on the Law “Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; mediate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it then you will be prosperous and successful” Joshua 1:8 See also Joshua 24:26; 1 Sam
