Overview and Objectives

Lesson Ten surveys Israel’s prophets and their writings. These books contain some of the Bible’s most profound insights into God’s nature and His compassionate concern for His people.

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

• Understand that the prophetic office was ordained by God during the time of Moses.
• Explain why a proper understanding of the time period of a prophetic book is essential.
• Summarize the collective eternal message of the prophets.

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Dr. Buzzell compared prophets to preachers today. Why?