Daniel: The Predictions of a Prophet
Read: Daniel 2:44, 47, Deuteronomy 18:21-22, Matthew 11:28-29 In our study of the Book of Daniel, we will begin by observing the account it gives of the making of a prophet. The king said to Daniel, “Truly, your God is God of gods and Lord of kings, and a revealer of mysteries, for you have been able to […]
Ezekiel: A Prophet’s Responsibility
Read: Ezekiel 33:7-11, 30-33 Ezekiel 36:25-28, Hebrews 2:1-3 In this message we will discuss the question: What does the figure of the watchman teach us about the function of a prophet and consequently of a minister of the Word of God? So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of […]
Jeremiah: The Word of the Lord
Read: Jeremiah 23:1-40, 2 Timothy 4:2-4 In our study of this passage from Jeremiah we will find five characteristics of a true prophet of the living God. Let the prophet who has a dream tell the dream, but let him who has my word speak my word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat? says the […]
Isaiah: The Vision of God
Read: Isaiah 6:1, 5-7, Isaiah 55:1-2, 8-9, Hebrews 1:1-2, 2 Peter 1:16-21 The whole message of the Bible can be summed up in three basic words: God has spoken. This is the foundation of the Christian faith. In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train […]