A prophet was to be a spokesman for the Lord. Each of the men granted with this ability would receive some type of communication directly from the Lord. The mode varied from instance to instance, but the communication was always undeniably from God. Upon receiving this communication from the Lord, the prophet would then be required to turn around and relay the information to the intended audience. This information was never for the gain of the prophet, but always used to glorify God.
A prophecy often contained two parts (dual fulfillment prophecies), the major prophecy, which was the prophecy from God of which, God instructed them to speak. In some instances, the major prophecy would not occur for several …show more content…
33 "But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days," declares the LORD, " I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people. 34 They will not teach again, each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, 'Know the LORD,' for they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest of them," declares the LORD, "for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin I will remember no