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One thing to remember is that 1&2 Kings, 1&2 Chronicles were written by court scribes and not penned by a prophet...they are a history. Acts was written as an historical document by Luke, a physician, who was not an eyewitness and did not attribute himself to be a prophet.So in keeping with the original OP, I think that the prophetical book of Hosea more accurately reflects the will of God over the writing of a secular scribe in the court of a king.Peace

Where does 'it' claim to be Gods' directed and divine word?Are you referring to 2 Tim 3:16?
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."If so, what 'scripture' is Paul referring to?...his own?...it is, in fact, the Law & the Prophets.I do not believe for one moment that the New Testament authors, regarded what they wrote as God-breathed scripture. It was only later on that 'men' made this decision.The Bible, a man-made canon of 66 books, needs to be read with discernment...the 'Word of God', is not necessarily ink on paper.Peace

I'm sorry, I reread your msg 26 and I could not find anything of relevance.

Where does it say that Jesus accepted the Old Testament?....he obviously accepted the Law and the Prophets...but the OT was not even agreed on as a canon by the Jews until the council of Jamnia in ~69AD.And by the by...the word 'Hell' does not appear anywhere in the original languages of the Bible...
...just Sheol (hidden/grave), Hades (hidden/grave), Gehenna (a garbage dump outside of Jerusalem and the most common reference used by Jesus). The concept of eternal punishment in a fiery domain was foreign to the Jewish people until they were introduced to it by Zoroastrians when they were in exile in Babylon. (it is also a borrowed concept from the ancient Greeks)But this is a bit off topic...

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You are confusing the 'Law and the Prophets' with the Old Testament as we know it today.

Did God write Acts?...no...Luke did...someone who wasn't even an eyewitness to the events he wrote about. Luke compiled what he believed to be reliable accounts...like a reporter.Peace