According to Protestantism, why is Hermeneutics necessary if we have the Holy Spirit?

We can understand in Protestant circles that **Biblical Hermeneutics** are important; for without such methods of interpretation the Scripture becomes “hard to understand” in many portions & passages. The definition of Hermeneutics according to Wikipedia is: > “Biblical hermeneutics is the study of the principles of > interpretation concerning the books of the Bible. It is part of the > broader field of hermeneutics, which involves the study of principles > of interpretation, both theory and methodology, for all forms of > communication, nonverbal and verbal.” Some Christian’s assume illumination is all we need, yet the production of sermons, books, and seminary classes exist with respect to principles of interpretation, and yet we have this passage on illumination: > “But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit > searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. > > For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man > which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the > Spirit of God. > > Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who > is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given > to us by God. > > These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches > but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with > spiritual. > > But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, > for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they > are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges all things, > yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. > > > For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But > we have the mind of Christ.” ‭‭I Corinthians‬ ‭2:10-16‬ We have a great **example** of the type of approach the elders at the living hope Baptist church have explained here: > "The one this post is about is what I call “the Holy Spirit is my > hermeneutic”. It is often restated in one of two extremes. The one > extreme is where, instead of actually reading the Holy Spirit inspired > Word of God, the person simply claims that “the Holy Spirit told me” > in some direct way, and that is enough for them to believe they know > what God has said. The other extreme of this approach to Scripture, is > the boast of “***I don’t need my elders, or good Christian books, or > those of the faith who have gone before us, because I have the Bible > and the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit alone is my teacher.***” source: https://livinghopebaptist.co.za/the-holy-spirit-is-not-a-hermeneutic/ Such a mentality of the Holy Spirit alone being our teacher, is it warranted? We also read of true Christians “tasting the Good Word of God and the powers of the age to come” Heb 6:4-5) which aids in our understanding that the Bible is the Word of God. So despite all of this illumination, here is my question: **Q: According to Protestantism, why are Hermeneutics necessary if we have the Holy Spirit?** ___ Related: [What role does the Holy Spirit play in hermeneutics?](https://hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/q/19/38524)