It contains a large amount of information, not only with regard to
the Jewish nation, but also other nations of the ancient world. But
this is not its main design. It is subordinate to the revelation of
man as a sinner and of God as a Saviour. God's character, man's
relation to Him, human duty, the future state, are all instructively
treated; but they all find their place in relation to God's great
plan for man's recovery, through the mediation of Christ, from misery
and sin. And is not this the most important of all instruction? What
would all history be, all science, all philosophy, if no voice from
Heaven was heard respecting the most vital of all questions? Do you
desire instruction respecting salvation? Search and read in the Book
of the Lord.