Let’s be honest; the Old Testament Prophets are very foreign to us and reading them is not always the easiest thing to do. In fact, many times it leaves us scratching our heads and saying, “huh?”

If you were to poll the average person on the street and ask them what a prophet was they might answer, “The money left over in a business after all the expenses were paid.” Then, after clarifying that you are referring to a “prophet” not “profit,” they would most likely say either, 1) a crazy person who stands on the street corner yelling out that God is going to kill everyone, or 2) a person who can predict the future. Read more…