THERE IS ONLY one occasion in Scripture when Jesus is recorded as writing anything; and, the Scriptures do not tell us what it was (John 8.6, 8)…

Wouldn’t you like to know?

I know I would.

However, we are not told.

As you recall, the occasion involved a woman taken in adultery.  When Jesus stooped down, what did He write on the ground?  Did He write the words grace, mercy, or forgiveness?  Did He write a Scripture?  Did He write the name of the man who was involved with her?  Did He write the names of this poor woman’s accusers?  Did He write the sins hidden in the lives of those who wanted to stone her?

We are not told.

However, we are told the effect Jesus’ words, both spoken and written, had upon those gathered before Him.  John records that the men, convicted by their consciences, went out one by one, from the eldest of them to the youngest (John 8.9).

I find it interesting that on the only occasion that Jesus wrote, He wrote on the ground.  He wrote on a tablet that would quickly be stamped out.  Can you imagine what would have happened if Jesus had written on a scrap of paper?  No doubt, the world would be filled with scraps of paper today, all claiming to bear the handwriting of Jesus.

THOUGHT:  The Bible does not cater to the curiosity of man and therefore shows it is of divine origin.  Wade Webster, “Why I Believe The Bible is The Word of God” (Part 1), POWER, April, 2011, 4

“As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue.”  2 Peter 1.3

Mike Benson