Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say ( Exodus 4:12 ). God first concerned Himself about taking out from among the Gentiles a people. Listen to me. And isn't that the way sin is? Now the Lord spoke through His servants the prophets, saying. And there are pigeons just all over the place depending on who is throwing the stuff out. I just thought I wanted that. God has spoken to Moses. General Epistles Keep growing in intimacy with the Father through the Spirit! God appeared as a "whisper" to Elijah and in visions to other prophets. For example, when Joseph's brothers sold him into slavery, they told their father they had found Joseph . It covers Isaiah through Malachi. And God has spoken to Abraham. Johannine Writings And then you find out later Well, so did Israel. 1 Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. But perhaps ALL of the divers manners spoke of the Son and the main point is to lead us back into scripture to see that it all speaks of him in all those ways. It simply needs to be one way that God worked. So, the question is: Why is He speaking? The Bible names many prophets, but some of the most significant prophets to remember are: Abraham, whom God himself calls a prophet ( Genesis 20:7) Moses, the greatest of the Old Testament prophets ( Deuteronomy 34:10) Samuel, who anointed two kings of Israel on God's behalf ( 1 Samuel 3:19-20) How that would hurt you deeply! His going forth is certain, certain as the dawn. The "many ways" are: by angels, prophets, preachers, priests, judges. Major Prophets 20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. Point out that God works in a lot of different ways. I thought I said, don't do it. When the prophet speaks, you can discern like Jesus did, even in Psalm63-Jesus would read a portion of Scripture in the synagogue and He would stop right in the middle of one of our verses. Confess it. He was stating what happened long ago in contrast to what was happening to them at the present. This is a basic conviction of the Christian faith. 6:37 -40). In many parts and many ways, God, having spoken long ago to the fathers by the prophets, Majority Standard Bible On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. There is an historical sensus plenior aspect to John's death. Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, Purpose Of. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. Then secondly, He says, there has to be a turning back to the faithful God. And James got it and he stood up and said, "I got it!" And there is not a complete separation from these things in our heart like there ought to be. In a double-blind experiment, half of the students received psilocybin, while a control group received a large dose of niacin. And it is a huge case. And God has spoken to David. Who did the people hear from? just want to run. It is the voice YOU KNOW that you RECOGNIZE. They had broken the moral law and they had corrupted the ceremonial law. Paul says, "I do not say that you pray for them" (cf. Hosea 10:12 says. And it says she will call him, Ishi, or her husband, her beloved one. of Scripture. It is kind of like, "Grieve not the Holy Spirit by whom you were sealed until the day of redemption" (Ephesians 4:30). They also warn and advise all people about important topics. [He is pleading with the people, the whole nation.] Many ways He spoke to our fathers. And certainly that takes revelation of the Holy Spirit to show us what they are talking about. My heart is turned over within Me. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. If he will still take me, I will go back.". They are now among the nations like a vessel in which no one delights, has no pleasure.". Gomer becomes a slave. Israel has defiled itself. "world speaks to the kosmos which can mean "world affairs." And He just spoke over and over and over again, until finally He had to judge. We see the length, the width, the breadth, the height that God went through to draw us back and restore the relationship. One landmark experiment in this direction was the Marsh Chapel Experiment: Prior to the Good Friday service, twenty graduate degree divinity student volunteers from the Boston area were randomly divided into two groups. We see that even today. This was not God's fault. 12 Ways God Speaks to Us Posted 6/23/18 Skeptics say God doesn't speak anymore. The Lord sent against him bands of Chaldeans, bands of Arameans, bands of Moabites, and bands of Ammonites. You are learning the benefits of doing it. In chapter 8, He says, verse 8, "Israel is swallowed up. One topic which apparently is a popular assignment is on the NT authors' use of OT scripture. Are not these the words which the Lord proclaimed by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and prosperous along with its cities around it, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?, But did not My words and My statutes, which I commanded My servants the prophets, overtake your fathers? 1 Long ago God spoke to our ancestors by the prophets at different times and in different ways. And so, how do you restore that? Read the Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4. Polymeros means "various different times" (or "many portions" without context) and polytropos means "various ways" (archaic English: "divers manners" or "many ways" without context). The apparent 'obvious' purpose is to introduce the Son as the better revelation. God doesn't always speak directly to only one group of people. That being said I don't think one should over-analyze a single word that was selected, at least in part, because it starts with in a poetic figure of speech. He spoke to the prophets through dreams, visions, similitudes etc. There were probably many others ways as well. Now if you are not married, what happens when you get to that point? Thus John's standing as a true prophet with a message from God has the additional validation of following the historical pattern of God's previous timing and work. Say to Him, "Take away all iniquity." So God was letting it be known and James saw it. Hebrews 1:1English Standard Version. I communicate with My people, but My preferred way is to speak to people in their. No policy can out maneuver God. When the Lord spoke first through Hosea, the Lord said to Hosea: Go take to yourself a wife of harlotry and have children of harlotry, for the land commits flagrant harlotry, forsaking the Lord. But God says, "If you want to grieve Me, My response to that will be I will just return to My place and I will wait until you change." So the four prophetic viewpoints again are the prophet's own time, the captivity (which was huge), and the first coming of Christ, and then the Second Coming, the millennial and the end times. Lord, I just pray for everyone here, myself included, we do not want to be deceived by sin because You are not mocked. They are half baked. For the ways of the Lord are right and the righteous will walk in them. I will leave the second dimension, "many ways," to some one else. It was not real revival. Behold, I will allure her and bring her into the wilderness and speak kindly to her. And he does both. Hosea 14:3-7). She just said, "Well, whoever." Isaiah says they broke the everlasting covenant. Johannine Writings Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. One could argue the historical parallelism is one of the ways God spoke to the people, in this case affirming John as a prophet. Of old, long ago, in times past, former. He draws everyone back to Himself. (cf. It might be suggested that the diverse manners spoken of are not well-known. And she has been joined to idols. God calls plenty of people in the Bible, but I've only found eight times he calls out to individuals by name twice in a row . And He says, "Ephraim is joined to idols; Let them alone." Compare Bible translations of Hebrews 1:1 using all available Bible versions and commentary. Some persons have had personal communication with angels. Likewise after the "close" of the Old Testament prophets there was a period of silence of about 400-years until John the Baptist appeared. Are these quarters notes or just eighth notes? The definition of "prophet" is simple, but the significance is powerful. Including sometimes the new heaven and earth runs through the prophets. Now it seems impossible because you could not restore it. "contradistinguished " Here the Son of God Spoke directly to the people, whereas in the past, the Son of God as the Word spoke to the various prophets. "I will restore you to health. He does not even know it. They need restoration and reconciliation. How long would he last at his church? God told him, "You shall go, and you shall say what I tell you" (Jeremiah 1: 7). The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your midst, from your brethren. He is going to write it. Have you had bread or things like that to throw to them? That is another problem. Look how many prophets spoke before the judgment came. So we have these four major prophetic themes going on during the times of the prophets. God refused to accept Jeremiah's excuses. God will draw them and He will take away their sins. Could a subterranean river or aquifer generate enough continuous momentum to power a waterwheel for the purpose of producing electricity? But Isaiah 61:8 says, "I will make an everlasting covenant." Biblical Hermeneutics Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for professors, theologians, and those interested in exegetical analysis of biblical texts. And so they are going to repent and they are going to confess it. Man that just kills me! I will be like the dew to Israel. To subscribe to this RSS feed, copy and paste this URL into your RSS reader. The Bible The Holy Bible is God's Word. You have eaten something where they cooked it on one side and didn't cook it on the other side. And, you know, these things were written for our admonition upon whom the end of the world has come. What is the content? I do believe the original autographs of the Bible are inspired and that every word is true and meaningful. Then I will give her vineyards from there and the valley of Achor as a door of hope and she will sing there as in the days of her youth; as in the days when she came up from the land of Egypt. Genesis 6:3,13 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years. In Hosea 7:8, Ephraim mixes or joins himself with the nations. And are here contradistinguished from the Son of God, in whom God's revelation is expressed in full, and not by mediation, or only in part (Col. 2:9). But you can pretty much be sure that relationships between a man and woman, when the relationship does not work, the fault is with both of them. You stumble because of your iniquity. That does not mean the office of a prophet is no longer valid. And that is, He speaks through the prophets. Receive us graciously that we may present the fruit of our lips. As Jesus was weeping over Jerusalem looking forward to what was going to happen, probably when Titus came in AD 70. All you are doing is hurting yourself. This is the story of the prodigal wife or the loving husband. However, the author of Hebrews is not so much interested in the mechanics of inspiration but more in the contrast between these many methods and the greatest revelation of God, as given in Heb 1:2, "But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son ". The Lord appeared to King Solomon in a dream, promising to grant what he asked. Well, she goes off. First prophets, then the Son. Being chosen as a prophet is considered an honor, and it demands courage, diligence, and selflessnessnot easy things . Well, is there any hope for the future? A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. There are only very few instances that He spoke directly to individuals who were not prophets. [There will be a freshness, there will be a new start.] Have I wearied you? The relationship broke up, but it was not because of anything God did. A Double-minded Man is Unstable in All His Ways. The oral were guys like Elijah and Elisha. "In the past, God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways." Here the Hebrew writer says that God has spoken to us in a variety of ways. Niacin produces clear physiological changes and thus was used as an active placebo. Prophets Prophets receive direction from God to help people navigate challenges and situations. Sin is sure destruction and the prophets communicate that. I would add God speaks through the world He created: 18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. Somebody else throws some more out, whoosh, over there we go. He wouldn't even finish the verse out and He would close the book and He would say, "This day this Scripture is fulfilled in your ears"-that Scripture. God has now spoken not just by prophets, but by his Son. What does 'the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets' mean in 1 Cor 14:32? But it was the same speaker in the OT an the NT, just different hearers?? I will add that to the list. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point The Whole Bible So this is an everlasting covenant of pure grace apart from human agencies and is solely unconditional. What is Wario dropping at the end of Super Mario Land 2 and why? I love this. "-when a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD, if the thing does not happen or come to pass, Did you commit adultery with that woman? Return to the Lord. The Old Testament However, the effects of the psilocybin intensified over the first few hours. "My people, what have I done? that is the thing which the LORD has not spoken; the prophet has spoken it presumptuously; you shall not be afraid of him. 1 In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. Patrick Oben Ministries Inc is the teaching ministry of Dr. Patrick Oben based in Ankeny, Iowa. And the first mountaintop is he speaks to his own time-what is happening right now historically-this is his own time. Even in the Old Testament you see what He says in the New Testament. So this general revelation can be present in history both as it happens and retrospectively. That is the theme that covers the first and second coming, the suffering and the reigning. Who and what we love being what matters. "I have loved you with an everlasting love. So He says in verse 11 there of chapter 7, "So Ephraim has become like a silly dove without sense." What should I follow, if two altimeters show different altitudes? For example, before God brought the nation out of Egypt, there was a period of prophetic silence of about 400-years until Moses. Reality #4: God speaks by the Holy Spirit through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church to reveal himself, His purposes, and His ways. 1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by . And that is just, that is such a hard thing to do. Because that is so hard as a human being to deal with. (. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy So God was warning so much before the actual captivity took place-wasn't He? And you know the story of the prodigal son or the loving father. That is a theme in the prophets. Poetical Books Literally, his scent; it is the word used in viticulture for bouquet. [You know, we are not going to trust our own hand. Because Zechariah 9:11 says, "By the blood of Thy covenant I have sent forth Thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water." Not like the covenant which I made with their fathers [their fathers being the Jews] for they did not continue in My covenant. We see the all-conquering, undying love of God through Hosea because he has to choose this woman to be his wife. So let her alone. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work" ( 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ). And that is the worst thing about my sin is that it separates me from God to the point He has no pleasure in me. Luke-Acts And he said, "Against Thee only and against Thee I have sinned" (Psalm 51:4). You say, "Well, I have not seen destruction yet." God almost always spoke to the nation of Israel through the prophets. They do not know they are getting old and dying. Or, he will go further to the first coming of Christ, which has to do with His suffering usually. I was the one that was lavishing all this stuff on her. He says, "Your wound is incurable. Whoever is discerning, let him know these things. God specifically instructs His people to stay away from such practices and the people involved in them (Zechariah 10:2; Isaiah 8:19-20; Acts 8:9-24). We want to get back with God, the true lover of our heart and our life. which You have commanded by Your servants the prophets, saying, The land which you are entering to possess is an unclean land with the uncleanness of the peoples of the lands, with their abominations which have filled it from end to end and with their impurity. Email / username or password was incorrect! The prophets were the voice of God to the people. It is the proliferation of these papers which keeps the subject of Sensus Plenior alive. We can confess it, repent from it and begin to walk with Him. You cannot find anything that I did wrong. Stack Exchange network consists of 181 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for developers to learn, share their knowledge, and build their careers. "polymeros" is a compound word, many-portions. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. And this is where the new covenant is proclaimed by the prophets. All of My compassions are kindled. The Bible speaks of six ways that God speaks to us: 1. I will not destroy Ephraim again; for I am God and not man. I do not know how that could ever happen. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top, Not the answer you're looking for? When you open a bottle of wine, they smell the bouquet. Wisdom Literature In at least some cases, those who received the niacin initially believed they had received the psychoactive drug. Because He created it and made it work that way. But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in My name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that prophet shall die. After the glorious kingdom was built in Act Two, they begin to speak. He spoke to Saul on. Romans 11:26. God has spoken to Moses. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Letters: Hebrews 1:1 God having in the past spoken (Heb. (cf. And so, that is what God does. A novel idea of a 'Son of God' would not be accepted by Hebrews unless their scripture is shown to say so. It is a miracle. And this is where the new covenant is proclaimed by the prophets. And I will sow her for myself in the land and have compassion on her. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. They broke off the relationship or maybe they committed adultery with another person, or fornication with another person. It really is. You know, half baked, not turned. Why did DOS-based Windows require HIMEM.SYS to boot? By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. In addition world speaks to the kosmos which can mean "world affairs." There is no real repentance. He touched Jeremiah's lips so he would have the words of God to speak. I am a simple soul that sees this in a much less complicated manner. It is pretty amazing. He says, "You cannot be my kids." We see how true it is that in "many and various ways" God spoke through the prophets. Then came the dramatic showdown between the prophet of God and the 450 prophets of Baal, at the climax of which Elijah prayed once more and fire came down from heaven to vindicate God's cause. Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands. You do not care what they have done; You are still there for them. With man it is impossible, but with God it is possible because all things are possible with God. It is like, "I married you," says the Lord God, "but you trusted in your own beauty, played the harlot because of your fame and poured out your harlotry to everyone passing by who would have it." She did not care who it was.
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