Some centuries ago, parts of the Bible were canonized — that is, some parts were regarded, deem fit, as authoritative. The parts that were not authoritative became uncanonized — removed.
That is why you won’t see books like Esdras, Wisdom, Judith and others in the Bible again (they’ve been removed).
Surprisingly, they are some books, written by great prophets of old, mentioned by Bible writers but are no where to be found — lost. Of course, they should be included in the Bible because they were recommended by writers whose works were regarded as authoritative.
I strongly believe there are lots of things God wants to show us in those missing books, but it seems no one is making attempt to seek them.
These books are:
1. Book of Nathan
2. Book of Gad
3. Book of Shemaiah
4. Book of Hanani
5. Book of Jasher
6. Book of the acts of Solomon
1. Book of Nathan, the prophet (1 Chronicles 29:29 kjv):
This Nathan was the prophet who was sent by God to David when he took another man’s wife — Bathsheba, the mother of the wisest king in the world, Solomon.
The prophet wrote the book of Nathan, but no one knows where it is. Who knows perhaps some secrets were written in it that caused the disappearance of the book.
2. Book of Gad, the Seer (1 Chronicles 29:29 kjv):
David was a man after God’s own heart; he had been fond of consulting God before he embarked on any task. He knew so many prophets and seers.
Gad was his personal Seer, Prophet. He was the one who was sent by God to inform David about his gruesome act of numbering the children of Isreal.
This was the man that was Cherished so much by a man after God’s own heart. How come we can’t find his write-up, too?
3. Book of Shemaiah (2 Chronicles 12:15):
This was the book written by the son of Solomon known as Rehoboam. He was the one who often received message from God for Rehoboam.
Unfortunately, the book is lost. We are hoping the religious archeologist will come to our aid. This book is, too, precious to be forgotten.
4. Book of Jehu, son of Hanani( 2 chronicles 20:34 kjv):
This book was written by a prophet called Jehu. He was the one who prophesied against Baasha because of the evil he did. Exactly what he prophesied about him and his household came to pass.
5. Book of Jasher( Joshua 10:13/ 2 Samuel 1:18 KJV):
After King Saul’s death, David instructed some people to teach children of Judah a song called the song of bow. The story was recorded in the 2nd book of Samuel. However, the writer of the 2nd book of Samuel didn’t infringe on the copyright of the book of Jasher.
He categorically stated the source of the story. He got the story from the book of Jasher, which no one can tell of its whereabout.
6. Book of the Acts of Solomon (1 Kings 11:41)
The wisest king in the world did many mighty things during his reign. His stories are written in some parts of the Bible. However, his complete life stories and wisdom are recorded in his own book which is known as the book of the acts of Solomon. Unfortunately, this book is one of the lost books of the Bible. In other words, there is more to the life of the son of David, Solomon, than we know.
A BURNT BOOK IS BETTER THAN A LOST BOOK – I.D Olayiwola
