Is the foretelling of future events  Ge 49:1; Nu 24:14.
God is the author of  Isa 44:7; 45:21.
God gives, through Christ  Re 1:1.
A gift of Christ  Eph 4:11; Re 11:3.
A gift of the Holy Spirit  1Co 12:10.
Came not by the will of man  2Pe 1:21.
Given from the beginning  Lu 1:70.
Is a sure word  2Pe 1:19.
They who uttered
Raised up by God.  Am 2:11.
Ordained by God.  1Sa 3:20; Jer 1:5.
Sent by God.  2Ch 36:15; Jer 7:25.
Sent by Christ.  Mt 23:34.
Filled with the Holy Spirit.  Lu 1:67.
Moved by the Holy Spirit.  2Pe 1:21.
Spoke by the Holy Spirit.  Ac 1:16; 11:28; 28:25.
Spoke in the name of the Lord.  2Ch 33:18; Jas 5:10.
Spoke with authority.  1Ki 17:1.

God accomplishes  Isa 44:26; Ac 3:18.
Christ the great subject of  Ac 3:22-24; 10:43; 1Pe 1:10,11.
Fulfilled respecting Christ  Lu 24:44.
Gift of, promised  Joe 2:28; Ac 2:16,17.
Is for the benefit of after ages  1Pe 1:12.
Is a light in dark place  2Pe 1:19.
Is not of private interpretation  2Pe 1:20.
Despise not  1Th 5:20.
Give heed to  2Pe 1:19.
Receive in faith  2Ch 20:20; Lu 24:25.
Blessedness of reading, hearing, and keeping  Re 1:3; 22:7.
Guilt of pretending to the gift of  Jer 14:14; 23:13,14; Eze 13:2,3.
Punishment for
Not giving ear to.  Ne 9:30.
Adding to, or taking from.  Re 22:18,19.
Pretending to the gift of.  De 18:20; Jer 14:15; 23:15.

Gift of, sometimes possessed by unconverted men  Nu 24:2-9; 1Sa 19:20,23; Mt 7:22; Joh 11:49-51; 1Co 13:2.
How tested  De 13:1-3; 18:22.

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.

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