The Breadth and Depth of the Bible   “As the parcels of the Bible were published and delivered by divers notaries, the instruments of God’s own lips, in divers ages, divers places, upon divers occasions, so neither the argument nor the style, nor the end and purpose is the same in them all: some recounting things past, some foreseeing things to come; some singing of mercy, some of judgment; some shallow for the lamb to wade in, some deep enough to bear and drown the elephant; some meat that must be broken and chewed with painful exposition, some drink that at the first sight may be supped and swallowed down; somewhat in some or other part that may please all humors, as the Jews imagine of their manna, that it relished not to all alike, but to every man seemed to taste accordingly as his heart lusted; yet, they were all written for our learning and comfort.” -- John King (c. 1559-1621) Related Bible Verse:  “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work” (2 Timothy 3:16-17).   Note: The work from which the above quote was taken,  Lectures Upon Jonah, by John King, is available as a PDF eBook at the Classic Christian Library, free of charge at: http://classicchristianlibrary.com/library/king_john/King -Jonah.pdf