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May 1, 1991 · This is a comprehensive and astute interpretive study of the prophetic tradition of ancient Israel. Ward interprets the whole of the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Prophets, placing the religious/theological message of these prophets into its most probable historical context.
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- James Merrill Ward
Jun 1, 2022 · English. 282 pages ; 23 cm. Interpretive study of the prophetic tradition of ancient Israel. Includes bibliographical references. The context of the prophetic message: The historical and social context ; The social role of the prophets ; The purpose of prophecy ; Prophets and kings ; The theological context ; The name of God ; The living God ...
May 1, 1991 · This is a comprehensive and astute interpretive study of the prophetic tradition of ancient Israel. Ward interprets the whole of the books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Twelve Prophets, placing the religious/theological message of these prophets into its most probable historical context.
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- James M. Ward
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Berean Standard Bible. “Therefore behold,” declares the LORD, “I am against the prophets who steal from one another words they attribute to Me.” King James Bible. Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour. New King James Version.
- (9-10) Jeremiah’s Broken Heart Over False prophets.
- (11-12) Profane Prophets and priests.
- (13-15) Judgment Promised Against The Corrupt prophets.
- (16-17) Don’T Listen to The Corrupt prophets.
- (18-20) The Serious Nature of God’s judgments.
- (21-22) The Corrupt Prophets Were Not Sent by God.
- (23-24) The Foolishness of Resisting Or Rejecting God.
- (25-27) Prophetic Lies.
- (28-29) The Low Place of Spiritual Phenomena Compared to The Word of God.
- (30-32) God Against The Corrupt prophets.
My heart within me is broken Because of the prophets; All my bones shake. I am like a drunken man, And like a man whom wine has overcome, Because of the LORD, And because of His holy words. For the land is full of adulterers; For because of a curse the land mourns. The pleasant places of the wilderness are dried up. Their course of life is evil, An...
“For both prophet and priest are profane; Yes, in My house I have found their wickedness,” says the LORD. “Therefore their way shall be to them Like slippery ways; In the darkness they shall be driven on And fall in them; For I will bring disaster on them, The year of their punishment,” says the LORD. a. For both prophet and priest are profane: Jer...
“And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: They prophesied by Baal And caused My people Israel to err. Also I have seen a horrible thing in the prophets of Jerusalem: They commit adultery and walk in lies; They also strengthen the hands of evildoers, So that no one turns back from his wickedness. All of them are like Sodom to Me, And her in...
Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They make you worthless; They speak a vision of their own heart, Not from the mouth of the LORD. They continually say to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD has said, “You shall have peace”‘; And to everyone who walks according to the dictates of his own heart...
For who has stood in the counsel of the LORD, And has perceived and heard His word? Who has marked His word and heard it? Behold, a whirlwind of the LORD has gone forth in fury— A violent whirlwind! It will fall violently on the head of the wicked. The anger of the LORD will not turn back Until He has executed and performed the thoughts of His hear...
“I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. But if they had stood in My counsel, And had caused My people to hear My words, Then they would have turned them from their evil way And from the evil of their doings. a. I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: The corrupt prophets were not called o...
“Am I a God near at hand,” says the LORD, “And not a God afar off? Can anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?” says the LORD; “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says the LORD. a. Am I a God near at hand: Asking rhetorical questions, God reminded Judah that He was near. There was no use in trying to hide in secret placesto avoi...
“I have heard what the prophets have said who prophesy lies in My name, saying, ‘I have dreamed, I have dreamed!’ How long will this be in the heart of the prophets who prophesy lies? Indeed they are prophets of the deceit of their own heart, who try to make My people forget My name by their dreams which everyone tells his neighbor, as their father...
“The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream; And he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat?” says the LORD. “Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces? a. The prophet who has a dream, let him tell a dream: God invited those obsessed with spiritual ...
“Therefore behold, I am against the prophets,” says the LORD, “who steal My words every one from his neighbor. Behold, I am against the prophets,” says the LORD, “who use their tongues and say, ‘He says.’ Behold, I am against those who prophesy false dreams,” says the LORD, “and tell them, and cause My people to err by their lies and by their reckl...
English Standard Version. But if you say, ‘The burden of the LORD,’ thus says the LORD, ‘Because you have said these words, “The burden of the LORD,” when I sent to you, saying, “You shall not say, ‘The burden of the LORD,’” Berean Standard Bible.
Thus says the LORD of hosts, “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who are prophesying to you. They are leading you into futility; They speak a vision of their own imagination, Not from the mouth of the LORD.
