Prophet

נָבִיא - Navi

נְבִיאִים - naviim - plural

Prophets = OT prophets foretelling the kingdom, deeds, death, and resurrection of the Messiah

Prophets can also refer to the books other than the first five books of the Bible. What modern Christians call “Old Testament”

PEOPLE WHO WERE CALLED PROPHETS:

Abraham

Aaron

Moses - none like him, none that the Lord knew face to face

Samuel

Saul prophesyed among the prophets 1 Samuel 10

Gad

Nathan

Ahijah the Shilonite

a man “came out of Judah” 1 Kings 13

“old prophet in Beth-el” 1 Kings 13

Jehu the son of Hanani

Elijah

Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah

A prophet came unto Ahab king of Israel 1 Kings 20

Four hundred prophets to King of Isreal 1 Kings 22

Micaiah the son of Imlah

Sons of the Prophets - associated with Elisha 2 Kings 4

Jonah, the son of Amittai

Isaiah, son of Amoz

Prophet who came out of Samaria - 2 Kings 23

Shemaiah

Obed

Noadiah (prophetess)

Jeremiah

Hananiah, son of Azur - not sent from the Lord - spoke of peace

Prophets of Israwel - see visions of peace but the Lord God said there was no peace

Habakkuk

Haggai

Micah

John the Baptist - Immerser

Daniel

Judas - Acts 15

Silas

Agabus - from Judaea

The seventy elders of Israel: Although God had provided the Israelites with manna and water, they demanded meat, as well. God promised to oblige. In preparation, Moses ordered seventy elders to the tent of meeting, and the Holy Spirit temporarily endowed them with the ability to prophesy (Numbers 11:25).

Tabernacle musicians: First Chronicles 25:1–7 lists the musicians whom David commissioned to perform before the tabernacle and identifies them as prophets. They include Heman, the grandson of Samuel; Jeduthun; and Asaph, as well as their sons.

Writers of the Psalms: Many of the psalms besides those directly identified as having been written by David refer to the coming Christ, including Psalms 2, 18, 89 (by Ethan the Ezrahite), 132, and many others.

A man of God from Judah: God sent this unnamed prophet to Bethel to confront the sin of King Jeroboam (1 Kings 13:1–10). God told this prophet not to eat or drink on his journey and to return home to Judah a different way than he had gone. While speaking to the king, the prophet performed a sign to authenticate his words: the altar used by Jeroboam split in two, and the ashes spilled out. When the king tried to arrest the man of God, the king’s hand withered; when the man of God prayed for the king, the king’s hand was healed.

An old prophet in Bethel: This unnamed prophet intercepted the man of God on his way home to Judah and deceived him into dining at his house (1 Kings 13:11–32). In this way, the old prophet caused the man of God from Judah to disobey the Lord's command. The result was that the man of God from Judah was mauled to death by a lion in the way. The old prophet buried the man of God and instructed his sons to bury him beside the man of God some day.

Unnamed Prophet: When the northern kingdom of Israel was threatened by Syria, this prophet assured King Ahab that Israel would triumph with God’s help. Ahab did triumph—twice. But he let Ben-hadad, the king of Syria, live. Another, or perhaps the same, prophet disguised himself as a wounded soldier and prophesied against Ahab for not killing Ben-hadad (1 Kings 20).

Unknown prophets: Various prophets lived during the time of Elijah and Elisha, belonging to the school of prophets. Nothing is known about these prophets except some lived in Bethel (2 Kings 2:3) and some in Jericho (2 Kings 2:5), and they all annoyed Elisha by reminding him that Elijah’s departure was imminent.

CHARACTERISTICS

• Lord makes himself known to them in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream - Numbers 12:6
• If there arise one, dreamer of dreams, gives a sign or a wonder do not follow unless: - Deuteronomy 13:1
  • shall walk after the Lord
  • fear him
  • keep his commandments
  • obey his voice
• YHWH will put words into his month
  • he will speak all YHWH has commanded
  • what he speaks will come to pass - else he is not a prophet
• Was beforetime called a Seer
• Annointed Kings
• Spoke against any one or nation not keeping God’s commands, statues, and all the law which was commanded
• Isaiah - shadow ten degrees backward
• Acts of David written in:
  • The Book of Samuel the seer
  • Book of Nathan the prophet
  • Book of Gad the seer
• Acts of Rehoboam
  • Book of Shemaiah
• Acts of Abijah
  • Story of the Prophet Iddo
• Acts of Uzziah and Hezekiah
  • Vission of Isaiah
• Make intercession to the Lord of hosts
• Prophesy against countries, great kingdoms, of war, and of evil, and of pestilence
• The prophet that prophesies of peace - when the word of the prophet comes to pass - then the prophet will be known and that the Lord has truly sent him.
• Visions and Similitudes
• The Lord brought Israel out of Egypt by a prophet
• Thus saith the Lord concernng the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teth and cry peace - Micah 3
• Says turn from your evil ways, from your evil doings, hearken unto the Lord.

NOTES:

Blueletterbible.org

The KJV translates Strong's H5030 in the following manner: prophet (312x), prophecy (1x), them that prophesy (1x), prophet (with H376) (1x), variant (1x).

Heiser, Michael S.. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible. Lexham Press. Kindle Edition.

Prophets were simply people who spoke for God—men and women who, at God’s direction, looked their fellow Israelites in the eye and told them they were being disloyal to the God to whom they owed their existence and who had chosen a relationship with them over everyone else on earth. Prophets told people the unvarnished truth and often paid dearly for it.

SCRIPTURES:

LEMMA

נָבִיא nā·ḇî(ʾ)

Abridged BDB

ROOT | KJV 1900

נָבִיא nā·ḇî(ʾ) prophet

נָבִיא nā·ḇî(ʾ) prophet

נב nbʾ be in a prophetic trance; behave like a prophet

נְבִיאָה neḇî·ʾā(h) prophetess

נְבוּאָה neḇû·ʾā(h) prophetic utterance

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Are Prophets for after Jesus Ascended?

Ephesians 11 (Paul 62 AD - 32 years after Jesus Ascended)

v10-11 the very one who ascended higher ... gave the apostles, the neviim/prophets, the evangelists, the pastors, and the teacher to equip his people for works of service so that the body of Christ may be built up ... UNTIL we ALL reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of Jesus AND become MATURE, attaining to the WHOLE MEASURE of the fullness of Christ

• • this specifically says Christ gave these offices and why they were given and when they would be taken away
  • This was written over 30 years after Jesus ascended - why mention these ministries if they were no longer in operation?

1 Corinthians 12 (Paul 54 AD - 29 years after Jesus Ascended)

V28 YAH has placed in the assembly first of all apostles, second neviim/prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing ....

• • This specifically says Yah put these in the CURRENT assembly
  • Paul does not write to forget about these because they are no longer in operation

1 Corinthians 14 - (Paul 54 AD - 29 years after Jesus Ascended)

v29 - Two or three neviim/prophets should speak

V30 - If a word comes to a nav/prophet sitting down, the first navi/prophet should stop.

V37 - if anyone thingks they are a navi/prophet or otherwise ...

• • Paul is given instructions to CURRENT neviim/prophets in operation at that time

Revelation 22 (John from Patmos 95 AD - 65 years after Jesus Ascended)

v9 Don’t do that I am a fellow servant with you //John// and with your //John// fellow prophets

• • John was called a prophet
  • Fellow prophets implies others in John’s time were prophets

Acts 21 - (Paul in Jerusaelm in 59 AD - 29 years after Jesus Ascended)

v10 - a prophet named Agabus came down from Judea

1 John 3 - (John’s first letter written around 90 AD - 60 years after Jesus Ascended)

v7 - do not let any navi/prophet lead you astray

1 John 4 (John’s first letter written around 90 AD - 60 years after Jesus Ascended)

V4 because many false prophets have gone out into the world ... this his how you can recognize

• • John doesn’t say there aren’t anymore prophets, he goes on to tell how to tell recongize one with the Spirit of God.

2 Peter 2 (67 AD - 37 years after Jesus Ascended)

V1 false neviim/prophets among the people just as there will be false teaches among you.

• • Peter doesn’t say there will not be true prophets

Hebrews 1 (68 AD - 38 years after Jesus Ascended)

V1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in vairous ways, but in these last days he HAS spoke to us by his Son

• HAS spoken through Jesus - does not say will no longer speak through prophets - saying in THESE last days he HAS spoke through Jesus
• If we take this as he will no longer speak through prophets - then the only way moving forward is to speak through Jesus? What about in Revelation where John is called a prophet?

Ephesians 3 (Paul 62 AD - 32 years after JEsus Ascended)

V5 which was not made know to people in other generations as it HAS NOW been revealed by the Spirit to Gods holy apostles and prophets

Revelation 11 (John from Patmos 95 AD - 65 years after Jesus Ascended)

v18 the time has come for judging the dead and for rewarding your sevants the prophets

• • Could be refering to the neviim/prophets from the Old Testament but it is not conclusive because all the other’s are present tense and do not refer to people from a specific time frame.

Revelation 18 (John from Patmos 95 AD - 65 years after Jesus Ascended)

v20 Rejouce apostles and naviim/prophets for God has judged her

• • Could be referring previous prophites, not conclusive because it does not specify a time frame.

v24 In her was found the blood of naviim/prophets and of God’s holy people

• • Could be referring previous prophites, not conclusive because it does not specify a time frame.