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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

Were esteemed as holy men - 2Ki 4:9

Women sometimes endowed as - Joe 2:28

GOD COMMUNICATED TO

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; Eze 4:1-13; 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 people - 1Sa 28:6; La 2:9; Eze 7:26

WERE REQUIRED

Sometimes received divine communications and uttered predictions under great bodily and mental excitement - Jer 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

EXTRAORDINARY

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

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

PREDICTIONS OF

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

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

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

THE JEWS

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

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