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, 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 . 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 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 . Numerous in Israe
l 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 D
e 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 - Chris
t exercised the office of Mt 24:1-25:46; Mr 10:32-34