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; 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 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. -- Jdj 4:4. Prophet set to Israel. -- Jdj 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.