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The Amish Voice 12

What Is A Prophet?

Can you name some of God's prophets?

[Hint: Jeremiah was one of God's

prophets]

We can name some of the prophets, but what is a prophet? To

find out, let's read Exodus 4:10-14. God wanted Moses to speak

to the children of Israel. Did Moses want to do this (Exodus

4:10)? Was God pleased or angry (Exodus 4:14)? Who did God

choose to do the speaking (Exodus 4:14)?

Now read Exodus 4:15-16 carefully and look at the following

diagram:

We find the same thing in Exodus chapter 7:1-2. In these two

verses we see that God had a message for Pharaoh, the King of

Egypt. When we say that Aaron was Moses' prophet, what do

we mean? We mean that Aaron did the talking for Moses.

Aaron was Moses' spokesman or mouthpiece. He spoke the

words of Moses.

Look again at the diagram:

Every person who is a true prophet of God acts as God's

mouth. A prophet speaks God's message:

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As the world continues to turn its back on God, we want to

take a look at what the future holds according to the One

who is the Beginning and the End—God! We hope you

enjoy and benefit from this series, courtesy of Middletown

Bible Church. Follow along, fill in the blanks, and look up!

May we all be ready for the return of Jesus Christ!

Note: You will need a

Bible for this lesson.