Torrey's Topical Index

Prophets

God spoke of old by—Ho 12:10; Heb 1:1

The messengers of God—2Ch 36:15; Isa 44:26

The servants of God—Jer 35:15

The watchmen of Israel—Eze 3:17

WERE CALLED

Men of God
—1Sa 9:6
Prophets of God
—Ezr 5:2
Holy prophets
—Lu 1:70; Re 18:20; 22:6
Holy men of God
—2Pe 1:21
Seers
—1Sa 9:9

Were esteemed as holy men—2Ki 4:9

Women sometimes endowed as—Joe 2:28

GOD COMMUNICATED TO

His secret things
—Am 3:7
At various time and in different ways
—Heb 1:1
By an audible voice
—Nu 12:8; 1Sa 3:4-14
By angels
—Da 8:15-26; Re 22:8,9
By dreams and visions
—Nu 12:6; Joe 2:28

Were under the influence of the Holy Spirit while prophesying—Lu 1:67; 2Pe 1:21

Spoke in the name of the Lord—2Ch 33:18; Eze 3:11; Jas 5:10

Frequently spoke in parables and riddles—2Sa 12:1-6; Isa 5:1-7; Eze 17:2-10

Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people—Isa 20:2-4; Jer 19:1,10,11; 27:2,3; 43:9; 51:63; Eze 4:1-13; 5:1-4; 7:23; 12:3-7; 21:6,7; 24:1-24; Ho 1:2-9

Frequently left without divine communication on account of sins of the people—1Sa 28:6; La 2:9; Eze 7:26

WERE REQUIRED

To be bold and undaunted
—Eze 2:6; 3:8,9
To be vigilant and faithful
—Eze 3:17-21
To receive with attention all God's communications
—Eze 3:10
Not to speak anything but what they received from God
—De 18:20
To declare everything that the Lord commanded
—Jer 26:2

Sometimes received divine communications and uttered predictions under great bodily and mental excitement—Jer 23:9; Eze 3:14,15; Da 7:28; 10:8; Hab 3:2,16

Sometimes uttered their predictions in verse—De 32:44; Isa 5:1

Often accompanied by music while predicting—1Sa 10:5; 2Ki 3:15

Often committed their predictions to writing—2Ch 21:12; Jer 36:2

Writings of, read in the synagogues every Sabbath—Lu 4:17; Ac 13:15

ORDINARY

Numerous in Israel
—1Sa 10:5; 1Ki 18:4
Trained up and instructed in schools
—2Ki 2:3,5; 1Sa 19:20
The sacred bards of the Jews
—Ex 15:20,21; 1Sa 10:5,10; 1Ch 25:1

EXTRAORDINARY

Specially raised up on occasions of emergency
—1Sa 3:19-21; Isa 6:8,9; Jer 1:5
Often endued with miraculous power
—Ex 4:1-4; 1Ki 17:23; 2Ki 5:3-8

Frequently married men—2Ki 4:1; Eze 24:18

Wore a coarse dress of hair-cloth—2Ki 1:8; Zec 13:4; Mt 3:4; Re 11:3

Often led a wandering and unsettled life—1Ki 18:10-12; 19:3,8,15; 2Ki 4:10

Simple in their manner of life—Mt 3:4

The historiographers of the Jewish nation—1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29

The interpreters of dreams—Da 1:17

Were consulted in all difficulties—1Sa 9:6; 28:15; 1Ki 14:2-4; 22:7

Presented with gifts by those who consulted them—1Sa 9:7,8; 1Ki 14:3

Sometimes thought it right to reject presents—2Ki 5:15,16

WERE SENT TO

Reprove the wicked and exhort to repentance
—2Ki 17:13; 2Ch 24:19; Jer 25:4,5
Denounce the wickedness of kings
—1Sa 15:10,16-19; 2Sa 12:7-12; 1Ki 18:18; 21:17-22
Exhort to faithfulness and constancy in God's service
—2Ch 15:1,2,7
Predict the coming of Christ
—Lu 24:44; Joh 1:45; Ac 3:24; 10:43
Predict the downfall of nations
—Isa 15:1; 17:1; Jer 47:1-51:64

Felt deeply on account of the calamities which they predicted—Isa 16:9-11; Jer 9:1-7

PREDICTIONS OF

Frequently proclaimed at the gate of the Lord's house
—Jer 7:2
Proclaimed in the cities and streets
—Jer 11:6
Written on tables and fixed up in some public place
—Hab 2:2
Written on rolls and read to the people
—Isa 8:1; Jer 36:2
Were all fulfilled
—2Ki 10:10; Isa 44:26; Ac 3:18; Re 10:7

Assisted the Jews in their great national undertakings—Ezr 5:2

MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE

Enoch
—Ge 5:21-24; Jude 1:14
Noah
—Ge 9:25-27
Jacob
—Ge 49:1
Aaron
—Ex 7:1
Moses
—De 18:18
Miriam
—Ex 15:20
Deborah
—Jud 4:4
Prophet set to Israel
—Jud 6:8
Prophet sent to Eli
—1Sa 2:27
Samuel
—1Sa 3:20
David
—Ps 16:8-11; Ac 2:25,30
Nathan
—2Sa 7:2; 12:1; 1Ki 1:10
Zadok
—2Sa 15:27
Gad
—2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 29:29
Ahijah
—1Ki 11:29; 12:15; 2Ch 9:29
Prophet of Judah
—1Ki 13:1
Iddo
—2Ch 9:29; 12:15
Shemaiah
—1Ki 12:22; 2Ch 12:7,15
Azariah the son of Oded
—2Ch 15:2,8
Hanani
—2Ch 16:7
Jehu the son of Hanani
—1Ki 16:1,7,12
Elijah
—1Ki 17:1
Elisha
—1Ki 19:16
Micaiah the son of Imlah
—1Ki 22:7,8
Jonah
—2Ki 14:25; Jon 1:1; Mt 12:39
Isaiah
—2Ki 19:2; 2Ch 26:22; Isa 1:1
Hosea
—Ho 1:1
Amos
—Am 1:1; 7:14,15
Micah
—Mic 1:1
Oded
—2Ch 28:9
Nahum
—Na 1:1
Joel
—Joe 1:1; Ac 2:16
Zephaniah
—Zep 1:1
Huldah
—2Ki 22:14
Jeduthun
—2Ch 35:15
Jeremiah
—2Ch 36:12,21; Jer 1:1,2
Habakkuk
—Hab 1:1
Obadiah
—Ob 1:1
Ezekiel
—Eze 1:3
Daniel
—Da 12:11; Mt 24:15
Haggai
—Ezr 5:1; 6:14; Hag 1:1
Zechariah son of Iddo
—Ezr 5:1; Zec 1:1
Malachi
—Mal 1:1
Zacharias the father of John
—Lu 1:67
Anna
—Lu 2:36
Agabus
—Ac 11:28; 21:10
Daughters of Philip
—Ac 21:9
Paul
—1Ti 4:1
Peter
—2Pe 2:1,2
John
—Re 1:1

One generally attached to the king's household—2Sa 24:11; 2Ch 29:25; 35:15

THE JEWS

Require to hear and believe
—De 18:15; 2Ch 20:20
Often tried to make them speak smooth things
—1Ki 22:13; Isa 30:10; Am 2:12
Persecuted them
—2Ch 36:16; Mt 5:12
Often imprisoned them
—1Ki 22:27; Jer 32:2; 37:15,16
Often put them to death
—1Ki 18:13; 19:10; Mt 23:34-37
Often left without, on account of sin
—1Sa 3:1; Ps 74:9; Am 8:11,12

Were mighty through faith—Heb 11:32-40

Great patience of, under suffering—Jas 5:10

God avenged all injuries done to—2Ki 9:7; 1Ch 16:21,22; Mt 23:35-38; Lu 11:50

Christ predicted to exercise the office of—De 18:15; Ac 3:22

Christ exercised the office of—Mt 24:1-25:46; Mr 10:32-34