GODS PROPHETS AND PROPHECIES IMPORTANCE OF STUDY Prophet

GOD’S PROPHETS AND PROPHECIES

IMPORTANCE OF STUDY • Prophet, Prophets and Prophetess – 455 • The need to understand why God used prophets in his scheme of redemption • To understand the men and women that God chose to proclaim His message

ORIGIN OF WORDS • • • Prophet Hebrew – navi’ or naba Greek – prophetes Seer Hebrew – ro’eh and hozeh Best definition – Ex 7: 1, 2; 4: 15, 16

GREATER KNOWN PROPHETS BY NAME • • Moses Elijah Elisha Isaiah Jeremiah Ezekiel Daniel • • Hosea Joel Amos Obadiah Jonah Micah Nahum • • • Habakkuk Zephaniah Haggai Zechariah Malachi John

LESSER KNOWN PROPHETS BY NAME • • Zadok Nathan Gad Ahijah Iddo Shemaiah Azariah • • Hanani Jehu Micaiah Oded Jeduthon Agabus Silas • Judas • One sent to Israel • One sent to Eli • One from Judah

NOT COMMONLY THOUGHT OF AS PROPHETS • • • Abraham-Gen 20: 7 Jacob-Gen 49: 1 Joshua-Josh 6: 26 and 1 Ki 16: 34 Samuel-1 Sam 3: 20 King Saul-1 Sam 19: 20 -24 David-Acts 2: 25, 30

PROPHETESSES • • • Miriam Deborah Huldah Elizabeth Anna Daughters of Philip

LAW OF ADMINISTRATION OF PROPHETS • Deut 18: 15 -22

PROPHECY AND PROPHESY • Not all prophets spoke prophecies • Many prophets spoke current events as they prophesied • Gift of prophecy in the NT church was a temporary gift that disappeared with the complete revelation of God’s word (1 Cor 13: 8)

PROPHETS TODAY • Have we been entrusted with a message from God that he desires us to deliver? • Let us learn from these men and women in the Bible so that we may better learn how speak that which God has spoken