Prophets

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Prophets
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What is a Prophet?

• Spokesperson for God
• Pro - on behalf of
• Phases - Speaking
• A messenger of the covenant
• God wants us as his family - so prophets are
  always calling us into covenants
• Role is Prescriptive - he forthtells not
  foretells
• They instruct the people on present and how to
  interpret the past
• Often brought doom and gloom messages
• Also brought comfort and a promise of salvation.

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What do all prophets have in common?

1. Special circumstances of birth
2. Dramatic call from God
3. Protest of the Call
4. Commissioning from God
5. Rejection and disbelief by the people
6. Intercede on behalf of people
7. See a better future for people

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Moses

• Ex 2 - drifted in a basket
• Ex - burning bush
• Ex - 311 - who am I?
• Ex 41 - they wont believe me
• Ex 410 - Im not eloquent
• Ex 413 - Send someone else
• Ex 414-17 - gives Aaron to help
• Ex 52 - to Pharaoh
• Ex 5-11 - to Pharaoh Ex 3211 - to God
• Promised Land

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Samuel
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Isaiah

1. No special circumstances
2. Isaiah 6 - he has a vision and God comes to him
3. Isaiah 65 - feels unworthy
4. Isaiah 66 - Touches his mouth with embers from
   the altar to cure his unworthiness
5. Isaiah 69-10 - Isaiah sees the problem of
   rejection
6. None
7. New covenant that will restore the Davidic
   covenant

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Jeremiah

1. Jeremiah 14-5 - formed in the womb and was
   consecrated and anointed
2. Jer 17 - God came to him and told him he had
   been chosen at birth
3. Jer 16-7 - He says he is too young
4. Jer 19-10 - places words on his mouth
5. Jer 119 - God warns him of rejection
6. Jer 147 - he identifies himself with the people
   and does not point the finger at them
7. Jer 30-33 - book of consolation

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Ezekiel

1. None
2. Ezekiel 1 - God comes to him on a cherubim
3. None
4. Ezekiel 28-34 - He is given a scroll to eat
5. Ezekiel 25-6 - warned of the stiff necked people
6. Ezekiel 113 - falls on face begging God for
   mercy
7. Ezekiel 34-37 - book of consolation

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Similar Prophesies

• The 3 great prophets Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel
  has similar prophesies
• All 3 describe the final age
• What things will be like when the messiah comes

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Similar Prophesies

• All 3 characterized the final age with 3 points
• There will be a new covenant
• The mosaic covenant will be abrogated
  (nullify/invalidate) in some sense
• The Davidic covenant and kingdom will be
  reestablished

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1. New Covenant

• Isaiah 553 - the new covenant will be an
  extension of the Davidic Covenant
• Jeremiah 3131 - new covenant will be unlike the
  covenant he made with their ancestors
• Ezekiel 3425 - new covenant will be a covenant
  of peace
• Ezekiel 3726 - it will be everlasting

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2. Mosaic Covenant Abrogated

• Isaiah 564-6 - Foreigners and Eunuchs will be
  able to worship where they were unable to under
  the Mosaic Covenant
• Acts 8 - Etheopian Eunuch is baptized
• Jeremiah 3131-32 - will be unlike the covenant
  with their fathers that they broke
• Ezekiel 2025 - old laws are considered no good
  and dont bring life

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3. Reestablish Davidic Covenant

• Isaiah 96 - Davids kingdom reestablished to
  reign forever
• Jeremiah 308-9 - they will be slaves no longer
  to anyone but David
• Jeremiah 3314-15 - Davids throne will never
  lack a successor
• Ezekiel 3423 - the one to come to the throne
  will be a shepherd -
• Mark 6 and John 6 fulfill this
• Christ Calls himself the Good Shepherd in John
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• Ezekiel 3725 - David will be prince over them