Chapter 10 Notes from How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth
Confusion revolving the books of the prophets often stems from the inaccurate definition of the word "prophet." It's typically linked with "prophecy", which is then linked to mean some sort of future prediction or foretelling of what is to come. However, to have this view of the prophet books is to miss their primary function, which was to speak for God to their own contemporaries.
Four things to emphasize their role and function:
1) The prophets were covenant enforcement mediators
2) The prophet's message was not their own, but God's
3) The prophets were God's direct representatives
4) The prophet's message is unoriginal
To understand the books of the prophets, one must often seek out external sources to learn more about the context as to the current circumstances.
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