Prophets

God spoke of old by Ho 12:10; Heb 1:1

The messengers of God 2Ch 36:15; Isa 44:26

The servants of God Jer 35:15

The watchmen of Israel Eze 3:17

WERE CALLED

• Men of God 1Sa 9:6
• Prophets of God Ezr 5:2
• Holy prophets Lu 1:70; Re 18:20; 22:6
• Holy men of God 2Pe 1:21
• Seers 1Sa 9:9

Were esteemed as holy men 2Ki 4:9

Women sometimes endowed as Joe 2:28

GOD COMMUNICATED TO

• His secret things Am 3:7
• At various time and in different ways Heb 1:1
• By an audible voice Nu 12:8; 1Sa 3:4-14
• By angels Da 8:15-26; Re 22:8,9
• By dreams and visions Nu 12:6; Joe 2:28

Were under the influence of the Holy Spirit while prophesying Lu 1:67; 2Pe 1:21

Spoke in the name of the Lord 2Ch 33:18; Eze 3:11; Jas 5:10

Frequently spoke in parables and riddles 2Sa 12:1-6; Isa 5:1-7; Eze 17:2-10

Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people Isa 20:2-4; Jer 19:1,10,11; 27:2,3; 43:9; 51:63; Eze4:1-13; 5:1-4; 7:23; 12:3-7; 21:6,7; 24:1-24; Ho 1:2-9

Frequently left without divine communication on account of sins of the people1Sa 28:6; La 2:9; Eze 7:26

WERE REQUIRED

• To be bold and undaunted Eze 2:6; 3:8,9
• To be vigilant and faithful Eze 3:17-21
• To receive with attention all God's communications Eze 3:10
• Not to speak anything but what they received from God De 18:20
• To declare everything that the Lord commanded Jer 26:2

Sometimes received divine communications and uttered predictions under great bodily and mental excitementJer 23:9; Eze 3:14,15; Da 7:28; 10:8; Hab 3:2,16

Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse De 32:44; Isa 5:1

Often accompanied by music while predicting 1Sa 10:5; 2Ki 3:15

Often committed their predictions to writing 2Ch 21:12; Jer 36:2

Writings of, read in the synagogues every Sabbath Lu 4:17; Ac 13:15

ORDINARY

• Numerous in Israel 1Sa 10:5; 1Ki 18:4
• Trained up and instructed in schools 2Ki 2:3,5; 1Sa 19:20
• The sacred bards of the Jews Ex 15:20,21; 1Sa 10:5,10; 1Ch 25:1

EXTRAORDINARY

• Specially raised up on occasions of emergency 1Sa 3:19-21; Isa 6:8,9; Jer 1:5
• Often endued with miraculous power Ex 4:1-4; 1Ki 17:23; 2Ki 5:3-8

Frequently married men 2Ki 4:1; Eze 24:18

Wore a coarse dress of hair-cloth 2Ki 1:8; Zec 13:4; Mt 3:4; Re 11:3

Often led a wandering and unsettled life 1Ki 18:10-12; 19:3,8,15; 2Ki 4:10

Simple in their manner of life Mt 3:4

The historiographers of the Jewish nation 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29

The interpreters of dreams Da 1:17

Were consulted in all difficulties 1Sa 9:6; 28:15; 1Ki 14:2-4; 22:7

Presented with gifts by those who consulted them 1Sa 9:7,8; 1Ki 14:3

Sometimes thought it right to reject presents 2Ki 5:15,16

WERE SENT TO

• Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance 2Ki 17:13; 2Ch 24:19; Jer 25:4,5
• Denounce the wickedness of kings 1Sa 15:10,16-19; 2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ki 18:18; 21:17-22
• Exhort to faithfulness and constancy in God's service 2Ch 15:1,2,7
• Predict the coming of Christ Lu 24:44; Joh 1:45; Ac 3:24; 10:43
• Predict the downfall of nations Isa 15:1; 17:1; Jer 47:1-51:64

Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted Isa 16:9-11; Jer 9:1-7

PREDICTIONS OF

• Frequently proclaimed at the gate of the Lord's house Jer 7:2
• Proclaimed in the cities and streets Jer 11:6
• Written on tables and fixed up in some public place Hab 2:2
• Written on rolls and read to the people Isa 8:1; Jer 36:2
• Were all fulfilled 2Ki 10:10; Isa 44:26; Ac 3:18; Re 10:7

Assisted the Jews in their great national undertakings Ezr 5:2

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

• Enoch Ge 5:21-24; Jude 1:14
• Noah Ge 9:25-27
• Jacob Ge 49:1
• Aaron Ex 7:1
• Moses De 18:18
• Miriam Ex 15:20
• Deborah Jud 4:4
• Prophet set to Israel Jud 6:8
• Prophet sent to Eli 1Sa 2:27
• Samuel 1Sa 3:20
• David Ps 16:8-11; Ac 2:25,30
• Nathan 2Sa 7:2; 12:1; 1Ki 1:10
• Zadok 2Sa 15:27
• Gad 2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 29:29
• Ahijah 1Ki 11:29; 12:15; 2Ch 9:29
• Prophet of Judah 1Ki 13:1
• Iddo 2Ch 9:29; 12:15
• Shemaiah 1Ki 12:22; 2Ch 12:7,15
• Azariah the son of Oded 2Ch 15:2,8
• Hanani 2Ch 16:7
• Jehu the son of Hanani 1Ki 16:1,7,12
• Elijah 1Ki 17:1
• Elisha 1Ki 19:16
• Micaiah the son of Imlah 1Ki 22:7,8
• Jonah 2Ki 14:25; Jon 1:1; Mt 12:39
• Isaiah 2Ki 19:2; 2Ch 26:22; Isa 1:1
• Hosea Ho 1:1
• Amos Am 1:1; 7:14,15
• Micah Mic 1:1
• Oded 2Ch 28:9
• Nahum Na 1:1
• Joel Joe 1:1; Ac 2:16
• Zephaniah Zep 1:1
• Huldah 2Ki 22:14
• Jeduthun 2Ch 35:15
• Jeremiah 2Ch 36:12,21; Jer 1:1,2
• Habakkuk Hab 1:1
• Obadiah Ob 1:1
• Ezekiel Eze 1:3
• Daniel Da 12:11; Mt 24:15
• Haggai Ezr 5:1; 6:14; Hag 1:1
• Zechariah son of Iddo Ezr 5:1; Zec 1:1
• Malachi Mal 1:1
• Zacharias the father of John Lu 1:67
• Anna Lu 2:36
• Agabus Ac 11:28; 21:10
• Daughters of Philip Ac 21:9
• Paul 1Ti 4:1
• Peter 2Pe 2:1,2
• John Re 1:1

One generally attached to the king's household 2Sa 24:11; 2Ch 29:25; 35:15

THE JEWS

• Require to hear and believe De 18:15; 2Ch 20:20
• Often tried to make them speak smooth things 1Ki 22:13; Isa 30:10; Am 2:12
• Persecuted them 2Ch 36:16; Mt 5:12
• Often imprisoned them 1Ki 22:27; Jer 32:2; 37:15,16
• Often put them to death 1Ki 18:13; 19:10; Mt 23:34-37
• Often left without, on account of sin 1Sa 3:1; Ps 74:9; Am 8:11,12

Were mighty through faith Heb 11:32-40

Great patience of, under suffering Jas 5:10

God avenged all injuries done to 2Ki 9:7; 1Ch 16:21,22; Mt 23:35-38; Lu 11:50

Christ predicted to exercise the office of De 18:15; Ac 3:22

Christ exercised the office of Mt 24:1-25:46; Mr 10:32-34