For when David was up in the morning, the word of the Lord came unto the prophet Gad, David's seer . . . (2 Sam 24:11)
This is another verse that refutes a common “argument” made by some (not all—the more sophisticated apologists don’t use it) in favour of sola scriptura, namely that “Word of God/Lord” is one-to-one equivalent to the Bible. For a listing of other passages that refute this incredibly weak apologetic, see here.
Furthermore, I highlight this verse as it refers to Gad as a (true) prophet of God (Heb: נָבִיא) as well as a seer( חֹזֶה ) Why is this important? There is a book in the Bible ascribed to this prophet:
Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of God the seer. (1 Chron 29:29)
Now, Protestant apologists will just tell us that, simply because a work is referenced in the Bible is not proof that such is inspired, and such is unobjectionable, in and of itself. However, this book is not a secular source, but a work of a divinely inspired prophet of God, so the apologist is engaging in special pleading and question-begging. In reality, when it comes to the “missing books in the Bible” issue, our Evangelical friends are incapable of giving a logically consistent answer, something I discussed a few times on this blog, including:
