The Prophet’s Prophecy

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The Prophets Prophecy:

Experience of Gods Deliverance


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Our world is faced with numerous social

and moral problems that severely affect

and even degrade the dignity and sanctityof life.

Yet, only a few people give time andeffort to address these problems.


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Who is a Prophet?

At a time strikingly similar to that of

today, prophets played a significant

role in the lives of Gods chosenpeople.

Prophets viewed history as

THEOPHANY, revelation of God.


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PROPHET, Gk. prophetes, one who

speaks in place of another.

Heb. nabi, one who is called to

communicate the divine will.


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Titles Attributed to a Prophet in the

Scriptures

-Messenger of God (Isaiah

44:26/Haggai 1:13)

-Servant of God (Isaiah 20:3/Amos

3:7/Jeremiah 7:25)


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-Shepherd (Zechariah 11:4-5)

-Watchman (Isaiah 62:6/Jeremiah6:17/Ezekiel 3:17)


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The prophets communicated Gods

message by means of:

PROPHETIC WORD (DABAR)

-It is the word of a man who is personally

involved in the word, who lives for it,

and is prepared to die for it.


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PROPHETIC ACTION

-Prophets act out Gods message through:

a. The whole life of the prophet

b. Particular symbolic actions


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The full meaning and impact of the

actions become clear only after some

years have passed, or after the peoplehad seen and experienced the

significance of the prophetic actions

in their lives.


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Function of the Prophets

1. Covenant Enforcement Mediators

They functioned to call Israel back to

God, which meant a call back tofaithfulness to their Covenant

relationship with God; i.e., back to

the Law of Moses.


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2. Moses as a ModelThrough them, God reminds people

in the generations after Moses thatif the covenant is kept, blessing will

result, but if not, judgment will

come.


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3. Blessing and Cursing

Through them, God announced His

intention to enforce the covenant andalways in accordance with the

categories of blessing and curse

already contained in the Law.


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As you read the prophets, look for

these simple patterns: either

(1) an identification of Israels

sin followed by a prediction

of cursing, or


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(2) an announcement of Gods

faithfulness and love for her

followed by a prediction ofblessing, depending on the

circumstance.


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Historical Context

(1) unprecedented political,

military, economic, and socialupheaval;


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(2) an enormous level of

religious unfaithfulness and

disregard for the originalMosaic covenant; and


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3) dramatic shifts in populations

and national boundaries.

- In these circumstances, Gods Wordwas needed anew.

- God raised up prophets and

announced His Word accordingly.


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Classification of Prophets

Former and Latter Prophets

-Used to designate the books of

the Bible according to Jewishclassification.

Former ProphetsJoshua,

Judges, 1 & 2Samuel, 1 & 2Kings


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Latter ProphetsIsaiah,

Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel,

Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah,Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah,

Zechariah, Haggai, and Malachi.


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Major and Minor Prophets

-Used to distinguish between the

long prophetical books, and shortprophetical books

Major ProphetsIsaiah, Jeremiah

(Lamentation and Baruch),Ezekiel, and Daniel


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Minor ProphetsHosea, Joel,

Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum,

Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai,Zechariah, Malachi, and Amos.


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ISAIAH

Isaiah son of Amoz is often thoughtof as the greatest of the writing

prophets.

His name means The Lord saves.

He was a contemporary of Amos,Hosea and Micah, beginning hisministry in 740 b.c., the year KingUzziah died (see note on 6:1).


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Isaiah is a book that unveils the full

dimensions of Gods judgment and

salvation. Yet God will have compassion on his

people (14:12) and will rescue them

from both political and spiritualoppression.


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Peace and safety mark this new

Messianic age (11:69).

The Lords kingdom on earth, withits righteous Ruler and his righteous

subjects, is the goal toward which the

book of Isaiah steadily moves.

Zondervan. From the Zondervan NIV Study Bible. Used with Permission.


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ISAIAH (see Isaiah 6:1-8)

-It speaks well of the prophecy of theMessiah (Isaiah 7:1-25)

-Isaiah called for repentance, and

strongly opposed corruption andinjustice during his prophetic time.


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JEREMIAH (see Jeremiah 1:1-19)

-Speaks about the denouncement of

terrible religious practices and unjustways of the people

-Called for the conversion of the

people, and return to YHWH as thesource of living water


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JEREMIAH

Judgment is one of the all-pervasive

themes in Jeremiahs writings,

though he was careful to point outthat repentance, if sincere, would

postpone the otherwise inevitable.


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For Jeremiah, God was ultimate.

At the same time, God is very much

concerned about individual people

and their accountability to him.


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Gods judgment of his people (and thenations), though terrible, was not to bethe last word, the final work of God in

history.Mercy and covenant faithfulness would

triumph over wrath.

Beyond the judgment would comerestoration and renewal.


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HOSEA (see Hosea 1:1-8)

-The Prophet of Love

-Depicts the relationship of Godand the Israelites

-YHWH who loves like a father,and who is a God of compassion

and reconciliation.


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Hosea

The Book of Hosea portrays the dangers of theobservance of religious ceremony withoutgenuine devotion and commitment to the Lord.

If this becomes characteristic of society atlarge, dishonesty and corruption becomeendemic.

When these characterize an entire nation, thatnation is in imminent danger of Godsjudgment.


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It contained a note of hope: with

sincere repentance and asking Gods

forgiveness, accompanied byrenewed commitment to the Lord,

Gods people may find forgiveness

and restoration to Gods favor andblessings.


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Roles of the Prophet

1. Interpreter of the Past

YHWH is actively involved in history

2. Judge of the Present To communicate Gods message for now, and to

summon the people to respond today

3. Announcer of the Future Sensitive to the future consequences of peoples

present actions


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Relevance of the Prophets and their

Prophecies

1. Reminding people and all nations ofYHWHs sovereignty as one God and Lord ofHistory.

2. Showing Gods plan of salvation for all.

Perceiving catastrophies as Godsmanifestations of power and righteousness,

people come out of these difficult timesbelieving more in God.


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3. Leading people to obedience, and

to cling to Gods steadfast love.

The promised salvation gives thepeople a reason not to give up, and a

direction to take up so as to survive.


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ModernDay Prophets

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Oscar Romero

3. Heidi Mendoza

4. Marlene Esperat


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Mahatma Gandhi

(1869-1948)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar,

India. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the

1900's. GandhiJi helped free the Indian people from British rule throughnonviolent resistance, and is honored by Indians as the father of the Indian

Nation. On January 13, 1948, at the age of 78, he began a fast with the purpose of

stopping the bloodshed. After 5 days the opposing leaders pledged to stop the

fighting and Gandhi broke his fast. Twelve days later a Hindu fanatic, Nathuram

Godse who opposed his program of tolerance for all creeds and religion

assassinated him.


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Oscar Romero

(August 15, 1917 - March 24, 1980)

He was a prominent Roman Catholic priest and Archbishop in El Salvador during

the 1960s and 1970s. After witnessing numerous violations of human rights, he

began to speak out on behalf of the poor and the victims of El Salvador's long and

bloody civil war. This led to numerous conflicts, both with the government in El

Salvador and with the hierarchy of the Catholic Church. After speaking out

against U.S. military support for the government of El Salvador, and calling for

soldiers to disobey orders that harmed human rights, Archbishop Romero was

shot to death while celebrating Mass at a small chapel near his cathedral. It is

believed that his assassins were members of Salvadoran death squads, includingtwo graduates of the School of the Americas.
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Questions for Discussion:

1. Who are these people?

2. What did they stand for?

3.What price did they pay for the cause theyfought for?


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A Call to Action

We are called to become prophets ofour times by:

a. responding to the call of these days

b. continuing the work for justice


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In the end, what will triumph are not the

consequences of the peoples wickedness,

but of Gods compassion and will to

redeem us.

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