God gives much of His instruction in similes, parables, allegories, metaphors, types, figures and symbols, providing illustrations that virtually everyone, no matter what their background or station, can grasp. His Word becomes like bread that can nourish every palate ( Matthew 4:4). The more plain the Word and law of the Almighty, the more becoming the divine Author and Lawgiver-and the more profitable for mankind. It lies in the fact that the great God, the sovereign Governor of all creation, has chosen to write His law, His instruction to men revealing Himself and His purpose, in the common tongues of people worldwide. The value of Scripture, though, does not lie in its elegance of style. He also shows us another side of His literary abilities in the simply stated but discerning, penetrating and practical insights of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. The divine Author, who possesses beauty of expression far beyond even the best of human authors, has given us tiny glimpses of His genius in the soaring literary majesties of Psalms, Isaiah and Hebrews.
The Bible's peculiar elegance in its writing has helped make it the world's best seller decade after decade.
