Along the way....

GOD sent
prophets
 Theology 130

Understanding the
Prophets
Basic classifications

Arniel M. Iway, Ph.D.

 Prophet
Hebrew term “nabi” - "one who
speaks for another."
Opening words: "The Lord of
hosts has this to say..." or "Thus
says the Lord...." – started by
Nathan
 Nathan the prophet
Reference: 2 Samuel 12

When David sin with Bathsheba

Nathan was sent by God to hand
over God’s punishment to David
and also to correct him
to correct....
 Work of the prophet
Exodus 4:14-16

16 Aaron will speak for you

as a prophet speaks for
his God.
 Special task of a Prophet

1. To be concern about the current situation of

the community (Jeremiah 3:6-15)
 The photo looks
wonderful, but these
were taken during a
typhoon in manila
 If prophets were to
speak here they
would say
something about our
role in climate
change
 Special task of a Prophet

2. To comfort the people of God. (Jeremiah 29:11-

14)
This amazing
photo is a flooded
cornfield
These victims
need concrete
comfort from
their situations
3. To reform the people of God (Isaiah 5)

Special task of a Prophet

 On the background
you have the UST
Hospital
 It is located NOT
beside a river
 Surely Isaiah would
shout at us to clean
our canals and plant
more trees
4. To inspire the people of God in times of
great crisis. (Hosea 11:8-9)

Special task of a Prophet

 Typhoons are a
common source of
problem in the
Philippines
 However, it is the same
thing that brings out
the generosity of many
Filipinos
 Hosea is echoing Gods
word: come back to me
 The next slide shows the order of
appearance of the prophets in the history
timeline of Israel
 The numbers are the dates in BC; meaning
they happen before the time of Jesus
 Israel and Judah are the names of the
divided kingdom of Israel