Bible Verses About Prophets

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Published on Thursday, 16 April 2009 02:50
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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