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Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024
the First Week of Advent
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- God spoke of old by
Hosea 12:10; Hebrews 1:1 - The messengers of God
2 Chronicles 36:15; Isaiah 44:26 - The servants of God
Jeremiah 35:15 - The watchmen of Israel
Ezekiel 3:17 - WERE CALLED
- Men of God
1 Samuel 9:6
- Prophets of God
Ezra 5:2
- Holy prophets
Luke 1:70; Revelation 18:20; 22:6
- Holy men of God
2 Peter 1:21
- Seers
1 Samuel 9:9
- Men of God
- Were esteemed as holy men
2 Kings 4:9 - Women sometimes endowed as
Joel 2:28 - GOD COMMUNICATED TO
- His secret things
Amos 3:7
- At various time and in different ways
Hebrews 1:1
- By an audible voice
Numbers 12:8; 1 Samuel 3:4-14
- By angels
Daniel 8:15-26; Revelation 22:8,9
- By dreams and visions
Numbers 12:6; Joel 2:28
- His secret things
- Were under the influence of the Holy Spirit while prophesying
Luke 1:67; 2 Peter 1:21 - Spoke in the name of the Lord
2 Chronicles 33:18; Ezekiel 3:11; James 5:10 - Frequently spoke in parables and riddles
2 Samuel 12:1-6; Isaiah 5:1-7; Ezekiel 17:2-10 - Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people
Isaiah 20:2-4; Jeremiah 19:1,10,11; 27:2,3; 43:9; 51:63; Ezekiel 4:1-13; 5:1-4; 7:23; 12:3-7; 21:6,7; 24:1-24; Hosea 1:2-9 - Frequently left without divine communication on account of Sins of the people
1 Samuel 28:6; Lamentations 2:9; Ezekiel 7:26 - WERE REQUIRED
- To be bold and undaunted
Ezekiel 2:6; 3:8,9
- To be vigilant and faithful
Ezekiel 3:17-21
- To receive with attention all God's communications
Ezekiel 3:10
- Not to speak anything but what they received from God
Deuteronomy 18:20
- To declare everything that the Lord commanded
Jeremiah 26:2
- To be bold and undaunted
- Sometimes received divine communications and uttered Predictions under great bodily and mental excitement
Jeremiah 23:9; Ezekiel 3:14,15; Daniel 7:28; 10:8; Habakkuk 3:2,16 - Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse
Deuteronomy 32:44; Isaiah 5:1 - Often accompanied by music while predicting
1 Samuel 10:5; 2 Kings 3:15 - Often committed their predictions to writing
2 Chronicles 21:12; Jeremiah 36:2 - Writings of, read in the synagogues every Sabbath
Luke 4:17; Acts 13:15 - ORDINARY
- Numerous in Israel
1 Samuel 10:5; 1 Kings 18:4
- Trained up and instructed in schools
2 Kings 2:3,5; 1 Samuel 19:20
- The sacred bards of the Jews
Exodus 15:20,21; 1 Samuel 10:5,10; 1 Chronicles 25:1
- Numerous in Israel
- EXTRAORDINARY
- Specially raised up on occasions of emergency
1 Samuel 3:19-21; Isaiah 6:8,9; Jeremiah 1:5
- Often endued with miraculous power
Exodus 4:1-4; 1 Kings 17:23; 2 Kings 5:3-8
- Specially raised up on occasions of emergency
- Frequently married men
2 Kings 4:1; Ezekiel 24:18 - Wore a coarse dress of hair-cloth
2 Kings 1:8; Zechariah 13:4; Matthew 3:4; Revelation 11:3 - Often led a wandering and unsettled life
1 Kings 18:10-12; 19:3,8,15; 2 Kings 4:10 - Simple in their manner of life
Matthew 3:4 - The historiographers of the Jewish nation
1 Chronicles 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29 - The interpreters of dreams
Daniel 1:17 - Were consulted in all difficulties
1 Samuel 9:6; 28:15; 1 Kings 14:2-4; 22:7 - Presented with gifts by those who consulted them
1 Samuel 9:7,8; 1 Kings 14:3 - Sometimes thought it right to reject presents
2 Kings 5:15,16 - WERE SENT TO
- Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance
2 Kings 17:13; 2 Chronicles 24:19; Jeremiah 25:4,5
- Denounce the wickedness of kings
1 Samuel 15:10,16-19; 2 Samuel 12:7-12; 1 Kings 18:18; 21:17-22
- Exhort to faithfulness and constancy in God's service
2 Chronicles 15:1,2,7
- Predict the coming of Christ
Luke 24:44; John 1:45; Acts 3:24; 10:43
- Predict the downfall of nations
Isaiah 15:1; 17:1; Jeremiah 47:1-51:64
- Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance
- Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Isaiah 16:9-11; Jeremiah 9:1-7 - PREDICTIONS OF
- Frequently proclaimed at the gate of the Lord's house
Jeremiah 7:2
- Proclaimed in the cities and streets
Jeremiah 11:6
- Written on tables and fixed up in some public place
Habakkuk 2:2
- Written on rolls and read to the people
Isaiah 8:1; Jeremiah 36:2
- Were all fulfilled
2 Kings 10:10; Isaiah 44:26; Acts 3:18; Revelation 10:7
- Frequently proclaimed at the gate of the Lord's house
- Assisted the Jews in their great national undertakings
Ezra 5:2 - MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
- Enoch
Genesis 5:21-24; Jude 1:14
- Noah
Genesis 9:25-27
- Jacob
Genesis 49:1
- Aaron
Exodus 7:1
- Moses
Deuteronomy 18:18
- Miriam
Exodus 15:20
- Deborah
Judges 4:4
- Prophet set to Israel
Judges 6:8
- Prophet sent to Eli
1 Samuel 2:27
- Samuel
1 Samuel 3:20
- David
Psalm 16:8-11; Acts 2:25,30
- Nathan
2 Samuel 7:2; 12:1; 1 Kings 1:10
- Zadok
2 Samuel 15:27
- Gad
2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Chronicles 29:29
- Ahijah
1 Kings 11:29; 12:15; 2 Chronicles 9:29
- Prophet of Judah
1 Kings 13:1
- Iddo
2 Chronicles 9:29; 12:15
- Shemaiah
1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 12:7,15
- Azariah the son of Oded
2 Chronicles 15:2,8
- Hanani
2 Chronicles 16:7
- Jehu the son of Hanani
1 Kings 16:1,7,12
- Elijah
1 Kings 17:1
- Elisha
1 Kings 19:16
- Micaiah the son of Imlah
1 Kings 22:7,8
- Jonah
2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1; Matthew 12:39
- Isaiah
2 Kings 19:2; 2 Chronicles 26:22; Isaiah 1:1
- Hosea
Hosea 1:1
- Amos
Amos 1:1; 7:14,15
- Micah
Micah 1:1
- Oded
2 Chronicles 28:9
- Nahum
Nahum 1:1
- Joel
Joel 1:1; Acts 2:16
- Zephaniah
Zephaniah 1:1
- Huldah
2 Kings 22:14
- Jeduthun
2 Chronicles 35:15
- Jeremiah
2 Chronicles 36:12,21; Jeremiah 1:1,2
- Habakkuk
Habakkuk 1:1
- Obadiah
Obadiah 1:1
- Ezekiel
Ezekiel 1:3
- Daniel
Daniel 12:11; Matthew 24:15
- Haggai
Ezra 5:1; 6:14; Haggai 1:1
- Zechariah son of Iddo
Ezra 5:1; Zechariah 1:1
- Malachi
Malachi 1:1
- Zacharias the father of John
Luke 1:67
- Anna
Luke 2:36
- Agabus
Acts 11:28; 21:10
- Daughters of Philip
Acts 21:9
- Paul
1 Timothy 4:1
- Peter
2 Peter 2:1,2
- John
Revelation 1:1
- Enoch
- One generally attached to the king's household
2 Samuel 24:11; 2 Chronicles 29:25; 35:15 - THE JEWS
- Require to hear and believe
Deuteronomy 18:15; 2 Chronicles 20:20
- Often tried to make them speak smooth things
1 Kings 22:13; Isaiah 30:10; Amos 2:12
- Persecuted them
2 Chronicles 36:16; Matthew 5:12
- Often imprisoned them
1 Kings 22:27; Jeremiah 32:2; 37:15,16
- Often put them to death
1 Kings 18:13; 19:10; Matthew 23:34-37
- Often left without, on account of sin
1 Samuel 3:1; Psalm 74:9; Amos 8:11,12
- Require to hear and believe
- Were mighty through faith
Hebrews 11:32-40 - Great patience of, under suffering
James 5:10 - God avenged all injuries done to
2 Kings 9:7; 1 Chronicles 16:21,22; Matthew 23:35-38; Luke 11:50 - Christ predicted to exercise the office of
Deuteronomy 18:15; Acts 3:22 - Christ exercised the office of
Matthew 24:1-25:46; Mark 10:32-34
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Bibliography Information
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Prophets'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ttt/p/prophets.html. 1897.
Torrey, Reuben Archer. Entry for 'Prophets'. Torrey's Topical Textbook. https://www.studylight.org/concordances/eng/ttt/p/prophets.html. 1897.
