Some apparently think that asking how God spoke 'to' the prophets is misquoting the verse since in English is says 'by' the prophets. When you open a bottle of wine, they smell the bouquet. It has a wonderful ring when reciting in Greek. Greek: Polumeros kai polutropos palai o theos lalesan toi s patrasin en toi s prophetais. Is there significance / connection between Esau's appearance and the prophets clothing (Garment of hair). Or did you commit adultery with that man? Or the wicked man that does not. General Epistles He says, "I cannot imagine what is going on. Wow, that is so neat. And the earth will respond to the grain. The Holy One in your midst, and I will not come in wrath" (cf. And God says, "Yes, it can. And if the cross does not draw people back to God, nothing will. "I have loved you with an everlasting love. I would almost prefer a collaborative answer in building the enumeration, rather than having to sort through multiple answers for a complete one. Are you making use of the prophetic gift in the Body of Christ which God gave to assist us in hearing His voice? They said, "Can a man get writing of divorcement?" That will happen. The Lord appeared to King Solomon in a dream, promising to grant what he asked. And God is calling His people back and it is amazing when you see what happens. And I think that is why in Matthew that, you know, even Jesus says when He is talking "except for the cause of fornication" or except for the cause of adultery. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. An acceptable answer would have a name of some sort, though standard names may not yet be in our taxonomy, and an example consisting of and OT passage, and a NT reference to it. That is a huge issue because marital problems are one thing. In Hosea 6:4 he shows that it is all superficial. He spoke to Saul on. The New Covenant is proclaimed in this section. It was not like he was leaving out Bathsheba or anything, or Uriah, or anybody else. I was the one that was lavishing all this stuff on her. Who and what we love being what matters. He will revive us after two days. I will put My law in their inward parts and write it in their hearts. And that is the saddest thing of all. Deuteronomy 18:20). Isn't that amazing? 1 In many separate revelations [[ a]each of which set forth a portion of the Truth] and in different ways God spoke of old to [our] forefathers in and by the prophets, 2 [But] in [ b]the last of these days He has spoken to us in [the person of a] Son, Whom He appointed Heir and lawful Owner of all things, also by and through Whom . There it is. Are not these the words which the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous along with its cities around it, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?, But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? Thirdly, it has to experience the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Patrick Oben Ministries Inc is the teaching ministry of Dr. Patrick Oben based in Ankeny, Iowa. But He says, "In their affliction then they are going to earnestly seek Him." In chapter 3-Well, he says in verse 2 of chapter 1. Jeremiah says, "The city shall not be plucked up or overthrown anymore forever. Now, there are three kinds of prophets: the exilic, the pre-exilic, and the post-exilic; in other words, before the exile-guys who spoke leading up to the captivity; guys that spoke during the captivity (the exilic prophets); and the guys who spoke after the captivity was over, during the time of restoration, the post-exilic. He is going to draw them and they are never going to turn away from Him again because it is going to be a work of God's Spirit and not by might or power of men. He spoke at many times. Secondly, Israel has to experience a national conversion, the regeneration of a new heart. They just go wherever you throw the bread, don't they? You throw it over there, they run there. and so forth. Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say ( Exodus 4:12 ). I am a simple soul that sees this in a much less complicated manner. But God is going to bring them back into reconciliation. It would appear that you are including 'angels, priests, judges,", etc in the perm 'prophet' "in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,". God doesn't always speak directly to only one group of people. For this is My covenant unto them when I shall take away their sins. But he goes on; He does not stop there and says-what? Somebody else throws some more out, whoosh, over there we go. 2 But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. And we know that blood points forward to the blood of Jesus Christ on the cross. He later described his experience as "the most powerful cosmic homecoming I have ever experienced".[4]. And it causes tremendous harm in the relationship between people. Him you shall hear, according to all you desired of the LORD your God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, "Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, nor let me see this great fire anymore, lest I die." The Gospels For they shall all know Me from the least of them to the greatest, for I will forgive their iniquity and I will remember their sin no more. You are quite correct. The prophet's message is unoriginal. And that is the way God feels when we sin. Because nothing is too difficult for Me.". which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end and with their impurity. Adverb from a compound of polus and tropos; in many ways, i.e. Now there are four major prophetic themes in the prophets. Arise, plead your case. It simply means the ROLE of the prophet in the New Testament has changed. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. He drew it through the love of Calvary. So, I mean, He says-what is His answer? We know what that is talking about, don't we? The remedy is found here and the need of grace is really felt here. Yet it is all God speaking. He created everything. So He says in verse 11 there of chapter 7, "So Ephraim has become like a silly dove without sense." ), Yet the Lord warned Israel and Judah through all His prophets and every seer, saying, Turn from your evil ways and keep My commandments, My statutes according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you through My servants the prophets., Because you have said, The Lord has raised up prophets for us in Babylon. The GREATEST thing to do to prepare for and grow in hearing Gods voice in your own heart or through other people or things around you is to KNOW HIM PERSONALLY. 666: The Mark of the Beast Made Simple. Learn More, Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets (Hebrews 1:1, ESV), The book of Hebrews opens up with the remarkable verse above summing up the essence of how God spoke to the nation of Israel in the Old Testament. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? And what does God say He will do? Hb). @Cullub perhaps it is? It is found in Deuteronomy 18:18 where God said, "I will raise up another prophet [Moses]; He will be a prophet like unto thee." He has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation. And in Hosea 4:17, He summarizes the case He has against her. It can be done, Jeremiah" (cf. For Have you ever hurt that much where you just felt like you are twisted and your heart is turned upside down? Well, yeah. So, in other words, if he is really a prophet of God it will come true all the time, not just some of the time. And then He concludes in Hosea 14:1-2. God almost always spoke to the nation of Israel through the prophets. And we speak different ways at different times for reasons. We can confess it, repent from it and begin to walk with Him. But it is so sad to see a situation where God has no pleasure in me because of a lack of true repentance, a lack of true commitment to Him. In Micah 6:3 God says, "Hear now what the Lord is saying. I understand it." But God will restore them.] Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers [their fathers being the Jews] for they did not continue in My covenant. God speaks to us in different ways. In some ways, a prophet is an advocate or mediator between God and a group of people. Man that just kills me! What is the content? She is going to be so happy because she realizes that God still loves her in spite of what she did. Now there are two types of prophets, the oral and the writing prophets. After the glorious kingdom was built in Act Two, they begin to speak. 1 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. You really cannot appreciate the prophets until you see the need. 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So, the answer to your question has two dimensions. 1:1 God has Spoken through the Prophets Hebrews 1:1 God has Spoken through the Prophets God has spoken and He did He has made Himself clear. The need is for the relationship to be restored, which seems almost impossible. And he stood up at the church council and said, "I got it! And you know the wound and how deep it goes. So a deep understanding of sin and its outworking in all of life is given in the prophets. Thus says the Lord God, Are you the one of whom I spoke in former days through My servants the prophets of Israel, who prophesied in those days for many years that I would bring you against them? MEMORY VERSE: "In the past, God spoke to our people through the prophets. " I had not ever considered that aspect. My contribution to this broad answer is to attempt to clarify what the author wrote. God has now spoken not just by prophets, but by his Son. Just like Hosea had to draw Gomer back, God has drawn His people back to Him. They go join the nations. Didn't He tell them to stay away from the nations? Most of the answers appear to agree with this by not distinguishing between the two. Then secondly, He says, there has to be a turning back to the faithful God. Return, O Israel, to the Lord your God. She just said, "Well, whoever." [He is pleading with the people, the whole nation.] But the sin teaches. And you think that relationship is going to be restored? There is hope in the Messiah. He is going to put a new heart. Gomer becomes a slave. I mean, it is amazing that God would even suggest that we could do this. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Issues with money, you know, et cetera, et cetera. For the ways of the Lord are right and the righteous will walk in them. Isaiah says they broke the everlasting covenant. Everybody has marital problems. It says that "a man should leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife" (cf. And as the mouthpiece of God, the prophet will do two things. They have to be fulfilled. And all the time God is standing there waiting, saying, "Why don't you turn away from it and come back to Me? He. And people that disobey it will find all kinds of hurt and pain and suffering emotionally and in many other ways in their life. Being chosen as a prophet is considered an honor, and it demands courage, diligence, and selflessnessnot easy things . And He is wounded, He is hurt by sin. When he spoke to the prophets, it always had to do with his redemptive plan, not personal issues in their lives. "In the past, God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways." Here the Hebrew writer says that God has spoken to us in a variety of ways. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy But we will do what we can. Jeremiah was given divine authority to prophesy. That would be tough. His going forth is certain, certain as the dawn. God will draw them and He will take away their sins. Are you able to tell if God is the One speaking to you through another person or if such persons with a supposed prophetic word are merely saying what is coming from their own mind and heart? When I passed by you and looked upon you, indeed your time was the time of love. They smell it and go-there is a certain bouquet about the wine. Behold, I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness and speak kindly to her. But what you are really responding to he sums up in Jeremiah 31:3. Listen to me. What's the most energy-efficient way to run a boiler? TEXT: 1:1 Going through a long line of prophets, God has been addressing our ancestors in different ways for centuries. He spoke at many times. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. You have to learn to listen to His voice. God used dreams and visions. On the other hand, John's death may be seen as evidence to the contrary (cf. He says, "Ephraim has become a cake half turned." GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. What is the method and what is the response? The prophets were the voice of God to the people. I would add God speaks through the world He created: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. I love this. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. Someone is throwing some food out, whoosh, over there they go. Your injury is serious." Variously as to time and agency. The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. "My people, what have I done? Well, she goes off. Have I wearied you? His fragrance is like the cedars of Lebanon. Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. Now, what response does God expect from His speaking through the prophets? And so, all Israel shall be saved as it is written: "There shall come out of Zion the deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.