The Definition of the word Oracle

Oracle

In the Old Testament used in every case, except 2 Sam. 16:23, to "denote the most holy place in the temple (1 Kings 6:5, 19-23;" 8:6). In 2 Sam. 16:23 it means the Word of God. A man inquired at the oracle of God by means of the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate on the high priest's ephod. In the New Testament it "is used only in the plural, and always denotes the Word of God" "(Rom. 3:2; Heb. 5:12, etc.). The Scriptures are called "living" "oracles" (comp. Heb. 4:12) because of their quickening power" (Acts 7:38).