Your Sons & Daughters Shall Prophesy - Prophetic Gifts Today In The New Testament Church

A Profile of the Ancient Hebrew Prophet

The prophets of Israel stand in a class by themselves in ancient Near Eastern history. No countries other than Israel had persons who can truly be compared with them. In Israel their significance for the religious condi tion of the people can hardly be overstated. It is true that there was con siderable defection from God's Law in spite of them, but apart from them this waywardness would have been far more extensive. 32 LeonJ. Wood In all of the various periods of Israel's history in the Old Testament, there appears to be no greater or grander ministry than that of the prophets. The prophets were noble and holy men of God. They were the representa tives of God to Israel, declaring His word, His mind and His will to the nation in times of prosperity or adversity. 33 Kevin Conner