“For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:21 (ESV)
There is no doubt that God has always had the right to transmit their truths to humans, but especially those who have been called to participants of His Kingdom. It is very interesting that humans are only interested and focused so often on their own reasoning, God has had such patience that always He has used His prophets to communicate which will be His divine purposes, be those for blessings or for judgments, “Besides, the eternal God of Israel isn't a human being. He doesn't tell lies or change his mind." 1 Samuel 15:29 (CEV) and what He speak will be fulfilled no matter what.
However, always it have to be careful that the interpretation of each of the prophecies has to be guaranteed by the scriptures, if the prophecy fail to be endorsed, and supported by the scriptures this shall be taken as false.
Hindson and Yates in their Book the Essence of the Old Testament A Survey states the following:”Altogether the minor prophets are a collection of the messages of 12 individual prophets to Israel and Judah that serve both as predictions of judgment and as promises of hope for the future. (Ed Hindson & Gary Yates, 2012, p. 366)
In What Manner do the Prophets Speak about Idolatry?
“You expect wooden idols and other objects of wood to give you advice. Lusting for sex at pagan shrines has made you unfaithful to me, your God.” Hosea 4:12 (CEV)
The prophets were sensitive to the voice of the Spirit of God and when the people of Israel began to deviate in idolatry God has to reveal to His prophets in this case the prophet Hosea, the unclean and detestable it was for God that his people go afte...
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... buildings”, in their many kinds of program which according to them are to attract the crowds, and finally a series of mundane and worldly practices that they do is to alienate the presence of the Lord of their meeting places.
God are raising His prophets this time those men and women who are more interested and focused on what matters to God, they are more interested in let it be sanctified by the Spirit of God. Those are the ones that God is raising up in these last days, so they can through the Word of God and the prophetic revelation, they will prepare the bride to meet His beloved. Christ is coming for a church without spot or wrinkle. So praise God for the times that came to the church, but the question is: It is the church prepared for the cleaning and ironing? Only the time will tell, when those who have let the Holy Spirit of God do the work in their lives.
Theologian Vern S. Poythress wrote, “Theological systems, whether dispensationalist, covenantal, Calvinist, Arminian, or even modernist, have a profound influence on the way we approach a given [biblical] text.” There is no portion of scripture that is more influenced by the theological system of dispensationalist than that of biblical prophecy, particularly in the area of God’s redemptive plan from for humanity. The purpose of this essay is to establish that an appropriate understanding of biblical eschatology can best be achieved through a dispensational theological perspective.
Among Jewish peasantry at the time of Jesus were two distinct types of prophets: the action prophets, who "led sizable movements of peasants from the villages of Judea in anticipation of God's new, eschatological act of liberation," and the oracular prophets, who delivered oracles of either judgment or deliverance (185). The former, as illustrated by the case of Theudas, appea...
Even though the prophets were met with hostility and rebuking from the people, due to the evil in peoples hearts, they continued to speak the words of God. The Prophets knew they would face danger because of the words they spoke, but they also knew the words of God had to be heard. The prophets were an important tool in redirecting the people which makes their role in the history of Israel and Judah one of the most important roles.
...the people. Today’s believers are set apart by spiritual birth to be priests in order to minister atonement to others. 1 Petrus 2:9 “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (NIV). As the priests were consecrated by putting blood on their ears, their right hand thumbs, and their right feet great toes, so we as believers are consecrated to render service with our hands, to hear the voice of God, and to walk a holy life. The oil that was poured on the priests and their garments indicate that we as believers should be daily filled with the Holy Spirit.
From the beginning of Genesis till the end of Revelations, none could deceive God. God gave people the knowledge, God gave people everything that they need to follow Him and fulfill His command. For example, God gave Moses enough details for rituals that were about to happen in a specific time and location, and even the reason why what was going to happen would take place. God gave His people a chance that to show their obedience to His ways and show those rituals, sacrifice and offering to Him. Instead of following Him, people chose to follow their hearts, which made them became sinners, and became the subject for God’s judgment. But He loved His creations so much, He sent out His only son to the world to wash human being’s sins away. In Hosea 6:6, “For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings (Hosea 6:6).” God always wants His people to follow Him with their full heart. The only way to God is through His son Jesus. He promised people if they accepted Jesus Christ as their savior, He would bless them. It is such a powerful promise which should passed by
However, in the end it is questionable if these are true revelations, and if the
While discussing revelation and inspiration in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul stated that the world could not know God by this type of wisdom. (I Cor. 1:21) He continued by mentioning some things that man had not known; however, he said, “God has revealed them to us through His Spirit…” (I Cor. 2:9-10)
Also, according to Isaiah 7:14, “Therefore, the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The...
Some prophets targeted Jewish monarchs as an idolatrous distraction which prevented the people from properly hearing the Word of God. Other prophets still maintained that Jews should continue to believe that God would not abandon his chosen people. Regardless of the specific message, it was clear that the overall prophetic approach to God’s covenant with the Jewish people was changing.
...hat God was trying to disclose with Moses. God wanted Moses to know Him and who He was through His name. He is not an unloving god who watches over his children and does nothing when they suffer. He is not a god that ignores old promises. He is an omnipresent God that helps his children and doesn’t break a covenant. God allows himself to be known by his people because he is a devoted god. He is, has been, and always will be our god.
The Book of Hosea is one among the several books of the Hebrew scripture and appears as the first in the order of the twelve Minor Prophets. The term ‘minor’ refers to the length and not the importance of the books when compared to the books of Ezekiel, Isaiah and Jeremiah. All the twelve minor books are Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Zechariah, Haggai & Malachi (Feinberg, 1990). Hosea was instructed by God to marry a prostitute, by the name of Gomer, who symbolized covenantal relationship between Israel and him (God). Hosea’s prophesies were unique in the sense that they were relayed through the names given to his children. This paper seeks to give an illustrative description on the first chapter of the book of Hosea.
The word prophet means to speak by delegated authority (Paterson 3). Prophets speak because they are commanded to by a higher power (Paterson 4). Their beliefs were the beliefs of the living god and to make god visible to their people (Paterson 8). They also believed that "life was unity and every thought and activity had to be brought into subjection to god (Paterson 9)." The prophets also stood for religious integrity (Paterson 10).
Judgment, wrath, anger, gloom, and doom, all are just a few of the words that come to mind when one thinks about the Old Testament. The last 12 books entitled the Minor Prophets are pages usually skipped over. Idolatry, social injustice, and religious ritualism seem to be a theme throughout the last twelve books of the Old Testament. Can these books still be relevant today? Hindson and Yates suggest they are. “The message of the minor prophets still speaks to us today. They remind us that God holds the people responsible for their behavior. Especially those who claim to belong to him.” (P. 367)
Before we are going to talk deeply about how God communicates to human being, we need to distinguish some terms that relating with the works of the prophets
It was the Holy Spirit that moved upon the face of the waters, dwelled upon men in the Old Testament, rest upon Jesus during his baptism, and at Pentecost engulfed the believers. The Holy Spirit stands as an element of the Trinity incorporating significant attributes of God as it dwells in the life of the believer. It is through the Holy Spirit that the ‘whole nation of Israel’ and essentially the church received the promise in the new covenant. There are two essential and significant aspects of the Day of Pentecost, which includes the Great Commission and the inauguration of the Church