Stranger said:
(2 Chron. 34:21) " Go, enquire of the LORD for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD, to do after all that is written in this book."
Stranger
yes, and there are a couple other verses that do this, they get really, really, close to saying that the Book is the Word, but notice that it is "words of the Book," and "word of the Lord" ok, and all of the others do this, too. Meaning that you can read It that way if you like, and after all i will never argue that when you are following Word, you will never violate anything in the Book, ok, so if you are not "doing after all that is written in this Book," then yes, you are also not keeping the Word of the Lord, but that does not make Word=Book, or else Book must = God, because Word = God.
Now, i'm not saying that you can't believe that if you like, ok, and i realize this is a big hill for someone raised on the overwhelming prevailing opinion of...well, those who Paul warned would (strong man) the Church as soon as he left. So it is up to you, as a seeker, to ask God to lead you here, in the way that you should go. All i can tell you is that you will not seek the Word/Dabhar/Breath as long as you are "knowing" that the Bible = Word, = God, and whether you like that or not, you cannot make it not be true with Scripture. The Word is God.
That verse points to an event where the Book was "hidden under the altar," which has a personal symbology, and also, we are talking about a people who lived in the dispensation of Law--not saying that Grace was unavailable, but that they were required by God to keep Torah. Which we are to fulfill the Law, too, and you should not imagine that i am ever going to be saying "so you don't need the Book any more," because that is not the intent here ok. The Book is God~Breathed, and i don't care how much you scribe It up, because God put checks and balances in there, and anyone reading in the original, with a shovel iow, is not even going to see "Easter," or recognize "Mansions in the Sky," when they grasp the concept of "Nests," or think "weeds" when they see "tares."