Ex. 24:7 …and he took the “
book of the covenant”, and read in the audience of the people…
Num. 21:14 14 Wherefore it is said in the “
book of the wars of the LORD”, What he did in the Red sea, and in the brooks of Arnon,
Josh. 10:13 (2 Sam. 1:18 also references the book of Jasher) 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in
the “book of Jasher”?
1 Kgs. 11:41 And the rest of the acts of Solomon, and all that he did, and his wisdom, are they not written in “
the book of the acts of Solomon?”
1 Chr. 29:29 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 Gad the seer”
2 Chr 9:29 29 Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in “
the book of Nathan the prophet”, and in “
the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite”, and in “
the visions of Iddo the seer” against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chr. 12:15 Now
the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in “
the book of Shemaiah the prophet”, and of “
Iddo the seer” concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chr. 13:22, And the rest of “
the acts of Abijah”, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in “the
story of the prophet Iddo”.
2 Chr. 20:34 Now the rest of
the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in “
the book of Jehu” the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
2 Chr. 33:19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they
are written among “the sayings of the seers”.
The above are only a few of the Biblical passages which refer to books of scriptures written by prophets, seers, and revelators that are not currently contained within the Bible.
. It has not gone through the dark ages. Also, thankfully God has sent His Spirit, so that we can gain information right from the source without having to rely quite as heavily on a book.
