Complete Old Testament

Complete Old Testament

NOT every speech, conversation or sermon of inspired men written (Jn.20:30). Can have all their truths without every speech.
No proof any truth taught having been lost.
If O.T. was, not effect US being under the N.T.
God's people have been zealous to preserve the inspired records.
Such inspired books were duplicated often, thus would be found in more than one place.
In O.T. a short letter or any other piece of writing, could be called a book. "Bill of divorcement", Dt. 24:1, is a 'book of divorcement', Mt. 19:7; Mk. 10:4. "book of generations" of Mt. 1:1.

THUS SOME SO CALLED LOST BOOK MAY BE IN OTHER BOOKS.

7. "lost book" might be in bible under another name, ex., the book of the covenant in Ex. 24:7, what God revealed to Moses, which he read to people, Ex. 24:1-2,3,4,7
Secular records as well as inspired books kept by Jews these not needed to be preserved Cf. 1 Kings f4:19-29.
Some books cited in the Bible were not inspired writings, Acts 17:28; Tit. 1:12

10. NO PROOF THAT ANY BOOKS WERE LOST.
11. Mtt.2:23 = simple that he would be despised,rejected, lowly, etc.

12. Jude 14?. not book. but a prophecy that He made, Jude received by inspiration.