“ONE WHO SPEAKS FOR ANOTHER”
“ISH ELOHIM”
“ONE CALLED BY GOD TO SPEAK FOR HIM”
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The Biblical Prophets were not only
foretellers ( future truths) but forth tellers
(present truths).
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A Prophet is a spokesperson or
messenger for God.
WHAT DO PROPHETS DO?
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Warn and advise people to obey God.
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Explain the judgments of God.
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Give hope by explaining the idea of repentance.
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Foretell the blessings and judgments of God in
the future.
THE MAJOR PROPHETS ARE:
ISAIAH, EZECHEIL, JEREMIAH &
DANIEL .
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Jeremiah is also connected to the book of
Lamentations and Baruch.
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS
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Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Baruch
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Michah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
ISAIAH
name means“The Lord is salvation”
 A political leader of Jerusalem
 Experiences a vision of the transcendence and
Holiness of Yahweh.
 Isaiah sees hope in a future Messiah, the
anointed one of Yahweh.
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JEREMIAH
Longest book of the Bible
 Book combines history, prophecy, biography,
and autobiography.
 Questions God
 Sense of loneliness in his ministry
 Relatable for us
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