2 Peter 1:21

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

The impenetrable and eternal mystery of how God spoke through men is not revealed in the word of God, but the fact of its having been done is indeed revealed. People should not permit their inquisitiveness with regard to the "how" to divert their attention from the "what" of that which is revealed.

"Scripture is viewed as objective and fixed in meaning, and the discovery of that meaning is the duty of believers."[63]

The supreme value of the Scriptures is the burden of Peter's meaning throughout this paragraph; and, as Paine said:

It is an amazing assessment of the validity of the Holy Scriptures that Peter declares it to be more dependable than a voice from heaven heard with the natural ear.[64]

Moved by the Holy Spirit ... "This is the only reference to the Holy Spirit in this epistle."[65] However, as Peter credited the Holy Spirit as being the "mover" of all Scripture, no neglect of the blessed Spirit could be inferred.

It is a mistake to suppose that Peter by his reference to scripture intended to restrict his meaning to the Old Testament Scriptures. The Lord had promised Peter and all the apostles, that the Holy Spirit would speak through them (Matthew 10:20). Peter would make this very clear in 2 Peter 3:15,16.

By his marvelous words in this chapter, Peter laid the basis for what he would say of the false teachers in the next. All of his allegations were founded in the word of the Lord that liveth and endureth forever.

[63] Albert E. Barnett, op. cit., p. 186.

[64] Stephen W. Paine, op. cit., p. 994.

[65] R. H. Strachan, op. cit., p. 132.