At church last week, there was a discussion on why there is nothing in the Bible written concerning the Inter-testamental period. Or maybe the question could be why did God cease to speak through his prophets for that period of time. I could only come up with two reasons. The first being that because the Bible is perfect and completely sufficient for us, it was obviously not God's will to provide any additional information (or speak) in the Bible during that period. This answer isn't always a satisfactory one for most people as they often think it's evading the question. The second is that the Old Testament is primarily concerned with the nation of Israel and God is always speaking through his prophets to Israel. During the Inter-testamental period, because the nation of Israel has been conquered and scattered throughout other nations, there really isn't much of a nation to speak to. I'm not so sure this is either a good or correct reason, but it was all I could come up with. I'm sure there has been a lot written about God's silence during that period. Are there any good articles someone can point to?

Thanks,
John