Prophecy

• Prophets


  Raised up by God to remind the people about the importance of keeping the covenant
• The prophets were not fortune tellers
• Role of prophets


  Reflect on God's Covenant promise and challenge the people to fulfil their obligations within this relationship
• Some of the greatest prophets

  • Amos
  • Jeremiah
  • Ezekiel
  • Elijah
  • Hosea
• The work and words of the prophets are recorded in the Old Testament
• Contents of the prophetic writing of the Old Testament

  • Accounts of visions experienced by the prophets (e.g. Ezekiel 37:1–14)
  • Symbolic actions (e.g. Jeremiah 19:1–13)
  • Promises (e.g. Amos 9:11–12, Hosea 11:5, Joel 13:4–7)