Prophets:

Moses: Prophet of Deliverance

Before we get too deep into the weeds, I would like to clear up a few definitions, first.

Question: Define: Prophet. What is a Prophet?

1. One who utters divinely inspired revelations: such as.: the writers of the prophetic books of the Bible.

2. A revealer of God’s Word. Present tense and Future tense.

3. Prophets are humans who speak on God’s behalf.

4. It’s also important to note that the Bible mentions false prophets, individuals who claim to speak on God’s behalf, but don’t. And to further complicate things, while God has his own prophets, there are prophets who speak on behalf of other gods, too. The most famous example of this takes place in the showdown between Elijah and 450 prophets of the Canaanite god Baal (1 Kings 18:16–39),

Question: How does the Holy Bible define a Prophet?

1. In Christianity, a prophet (or seer) is one inspired by God through the Holy Spirit to deliver a message. ...

2. The Bible terms anyone who claims to speak God's words or to teach in his name without being a prophet …a false prophet.

Question: Who can name the 4 Major Prophets of Bible Books?

1. The five books of The Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, , Ezekiel, and Daniel) cover a significant time span and present a wide array of messages...

2. The twelve Minor Prophets of Bible Books… Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.

Question: But I thought our Sunday school lesson was titled MOSES – Prophet of Deliverance?

Answer: Moses wrote substantially, the first 5 books of the Bible. ? Moses, the greatest of the Old Testament prophets (Deuteronomy 34:10)

34:10 Since that time no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

Last Question: How does a message come to a Prophet?

Throughout the Bible these messages come in many forms: dreams, poetry, sermons, and even dramatic physical stunts—like when the prophet Isaiah went nude for three years to signify how the Assyrians would strip and shame the Egyptians (Isaiah 20:3).

Isa 20:1 In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him,) and fought against Ashdod, and took it;

Isa 20:2 At the same time spake the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

Isa 20:3 And the LORD said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

Isa 20:4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt. Isa 20:5 And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

i. “God would sometimes have his prophets to add to their word a visible sign, to awaken people’s minds to a more serious consideration of the matters proposed to them.” (Poole)

iii. “Other prophets were asked to go through equally difficult experiences as signs to Israel. Hosea endured a trying marriage, and Ezekiel’s wife died as an illustration for the nation (Eze_24:16-24).” (Wolf)

These ALL are powerful examples and powerful proofs, that God was the Originator of the Prophecy.

Another Question: How do we know WHO to listen too?

2Ti 4:1 I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;

2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant (Immediate, direct) in season, out of season; (whether it feels right or not) reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;

2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.”

Friends, that time is now here. This world and this Nation is under Satan’s spell. It is in our schools, our governments, our communities. and our families.

"Onward, Christian Soldiers" is a 19th-century English hymn. ... The hymn's theme is taken from references in the New Testament to the Christian being a soldier for Christ, for example II Timothy 2:3 (KJV): "Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."

Lyrics

1. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus

Going on before.

Christ, the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See his banners go!

[Chorus]

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the cross of Jesus