PROPHETS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
God spoke of old by
The messengers of God
The servants of God
The watchmen of Israel
Were esteemed as holy men
Women sometimes endowed as
Were under the influence of the Holy Spirit while prophesying
Spoke in the name of the Lord
Frequently spoke in parables and riddles
Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people
Frequently left without divine communication on account of sins of the people
Sometimes received divine communications and uttered predictions under great bodily and mental excitement
Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse
Often accompanied by music while predicting
Often committed their predictions to writing
Writings of, read in the synagogues every Sabbath
Frequently married men
Wore a coarse dress of hair-cloth
Often led a wandering and unsettled life
Simple in their manner of life
The historiographers of the Jewish nation
The interpreters of dreams
Were consulted in all difficulties
Presented with gifts by those who consulted them
Sometimes thought it right to reject presents
Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted
Assisted the Jews in their great national undertakings
One generally attached to the king's household
Were mighty through faith
Great patience of, under suffering
God avenged all injuries done to
Christ predicted to exercise the office of
Christ exercised the office of
WERE CALLED
Men of God
Prophets of God
Holy prophets
Holy men of God
Seers
GOD COMMUNICATED TO
His secret things
At various time and in different ways
By an audible voice
By angels
By dreams and visions
WERE REQUIRED
To be bold and undaunted
To be vigilant and faithful
To receive with attention all God's communications
Not to speak anything but what they received from God
To declare everything that the Lord commanded
ORDINARY
Numerous in Israel
Trained up and instructed in schools
The sacred bards of the Jews
EXTRAORDINARY
Specially raised up on occasions of emergency
Often endued with miraculous power
WERE SENT TO
Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance
Denounce the wickedness of kings
Exhort to faithfulness and constancy in God's service
Predict the coming of Christ
Predict the downfall of nations
PREDICTIONS OF
Frequently proclaimed at the gate of the Lord's house
Proclaimed in the cities and streets
Written on tables and fixed up in some public place
Written on rolls and read to the people
Were all fulfilled
MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE
Enoch
Noah
Jacob
Aaron
Moses
Miriam
Deborah
Prophet set to Israel
Prophet sent to Eli
Samuel
David
Nathan
Zadok
Gad
Ahijah
Prophet of Judah
Iddo
Shemaiah
Azariah the son of Oded
Hanani
Jehu the son of Hanani
Elijah
Elisha
Micaiah the son of Imlah
Jonah
Isaiah
Hosea
Amos
Micah
Oded
Nahum
Joel
Zephaniah
Huldah
Jeduthun
Jeremiah
Habakkuk
Obadiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Haggai
Zechariah son of Iddo
Malachi
Zacharias the father of John
Anna
Agabus
Daughters of Philip
Paul
Peter
John
THE JEWS
Require to hear and believe
Often tried to make them speak smooth things
Persecuted them
Often imprisoned them
Often put them to death
Often left without, on account of sin
Called SEERS
Schools of
Kept the chronicles
Counselors to kings
Not honored in their own country
Inspired by angels
Persecutions of
Martyrs
Presents
Presents refused by
FALSE
Warnings to
Denunciations against
Punishment of
Noadiah
400 In Samaria
INSPIRATION OF