So one of the main reasons for the prophets is to bring the people back to the covenant. This was designed for their blessing, and before the covenant was even finalized, they broke it and they were offering sacrifices to idols and looking to other means and ways to guarantee the good life for themselves. So it was not given to them in order to redeem them, but it was given to them to show how to live in the land, to have a right relationship with God, to treat each other in truly human ways and to treat the earth as good stewards of the earth’s resources. What can happen in a marriage relationship is that the loyalty of one of the partners or both of the partners may flag over time, and God had given this covenant to them because he had delivered them out of Egypt. And they became like husband and wife-a covenant is a permanent relationship with very serious commitments. When God brought Israel out of Egypt and into the desert at Sinai, he made a covenant with them. Then he made a new start with Abraham and with his family, which turned into the nation of Israel. He made a brand-new start with Noah and that went down the tubes pretty quickly. God created the world and everything went down the tubes pretty quickly. First of all they were calling the people back to the covenant. Well, there are a number of roles that they play. What was the role of the Old Testament prophets, both in their historical setting and in the canon? Peter, welcome, and congratulations on your new book! Hi, I’m Fred Zaspel, editor here at Books At a Glance, and I’m talking about Peter Gentry’s new book, How to Read and Understand the Biblical Prophets, and Dr. And so it’s a happy occasion when a little book like this comes along to introduce the prophets to us again. The Old Testament Prophets are perhaps not quite foreign to most Christians, but they are not usually the most familiar parts of the Bible to us either.
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