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What Is a Prophet?

Heather Adams

“Surely the Sovereign Lord does nothing without revealing his plan to his servants the prophets” (Amos 3:7).Many mentions of prophets are made in the Bible. In fact, a section of the Old Testament is ...

Who Were the Major Prophets and What Did They Do?

Blair Parke

In the Bible, there are four major prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. All are featured in books from the Bible, and Jeremiah may have written two. All expound valuable, biblical insight ...

What Made Micaiah a Surprising Prophet in the Old Testament?

Britt Mooney

What makes the story of Micaiah speaking to King Ahab may be one of the strangest stories about prophets in the Old Testament. What makes it so striking?...

Why Was Nathan the Prophet So Important to King David?

Alyssa Roat

King David is one of the most prominent heroes of the Old Testament. But working in the background, and often forgotten, was Nathan the Prophet. Nathan was responsible for guiding and sometimes rebuki...

Who Were the Minor Prophets?

Mike Leake

We might think that the Minor Prophets are less important than the Major Prophets. But that’s not what the word minor means here. “Minor” has more to do with their size and scope than it has to d...

10 Ways We Can Recognize a False Prophet

Heather Adams

Our Heavenly Father has actually provided some examples of these prophets, and how to recognize when one could be in our midst. These are not meant to make us paranoid about the intentions of others, ...

When God Calls

The man Jonah is indeed like us in a number of ways. Learning to identify with him is our key to the meaning of his story—and our big mistake if we fail to do so....

5 Powerful Lessons from the Book of Habakkuk

Lisa Loraine Baker

No matter what the world foists upon us, God is greater and His plans are far above any human consideration. God truly has the whole world in His mighty, unfailing hands....

Who Was Anna the Prophetess and How Does She Fit into the Christmas Story?

Jessica Brodie

Not only does Scripture tell us Jesus' birth was heralded by a choir of angelic beings, but when Mary and Joseph presented Jesus in the temple, they also encountered two prophets who praised God in a ...

What Was the Prophet Micah Known For?

Jason Soroski

Micah is known for bringing a message of judgement and restoration that would spur a revival in the land of Judah. Among the prophets of the Old Testament, he is perhaps the most vocal in his demands ...

The Old Testament Is Filled with Fulfilled Prophecy

Jim Wallace

There are many ways to verify the reliability of scripture -- perhaps the most persuasive argument can be found in the area of prophecy....

Jeremiah: Answering the Call

Everyone who believes in Christ has a special calling to a particular sphere of obedience and ministry. Jeremiah was not just set apart for salvation, he was set apart for vocation. God had work for h...

The Gospel in Amos

How can we as God’s people today benefit from Amos? What is it that God has to say to us today through this Minor Prophet?...

How Did Elisha’s Bones Resurrect a Dead Man?

Bethany Verrett

This complicated moment speaks to the lasting impact of the presence and power of God, a foretelling of the resurrecting power of the Lord, and it was a unique reminder to the nation of Israel to reme...

Why Did Jesus Say John the Baptist Was the Greatest Prophet?

Dr. Sandra Hamer Smith

John the Baptist was a great prophet. His birth was foretold in Luke 1. He is the son of Zacharias and Elisabeth. He would eventually be the one who baptized our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. ...

What Did Jeremiah Mean by 'There Is Balm in Gilead'?

Blair Parke

In the book of Jeremiah, there was one balm in particular mentioned, the balm of Gilead, of which the prophet Jeremiah asked God why He hadn’t supplied this treasured balm to help in the healing of hi...

What Is the Book of Amos All About?

Brad Simon

Chosen by God to deliver a powerful message to Israel, Amos is neither trained as a prophet nor the son of a prophet. A devout man with a heart full of faith, Amos embraced his role as a messenger of ...

Dive into the Book of Jonah to Find Unexpected Gospel Connections

Mike Leake

There are invitations for us to put ourselves in that ditch of despair and realize the stupidity of our racism, the ignorance of our self-focus, the rebellious nature of our tribalism, and to call us ...

4 Steps to Saying, Like Isaiah, “Here Am I Lord”

Clarence L. Haynes Jr.

Here I am Lord. Have you ever uttered those words? I can remember many times standing at the altar with tears in my eyes, declaring to the Lord, here I am. In the “old days” there was a song we used t...