Bible Handbook

Leading Prophets

• Isaiah 63:12. The Lord led Israel by the hand by Moses. BHB 135.9

• Deuteronomy 18:15, 18. Moses was a type of Christ. BHB 135.10

• Deuteronomy 34:10; Numbers 12:7, 8. There was no other prophet like Moses. BHB 135.11

• Exodus 32:32, 33; Hosea 12:13. Moses offered his life for the people. BHB 135.12

• Joshua 1:1-9. Before Moses died on the borders of the promised land, he wrote the instruction which, if followed, would have led Israel safely into the land. BHB 135.13

• Jeremiah 15:1. Moses and Samuel had special power in prayer for the people. BHB 135.14

• 1 Samuel 7:8, 9; Psalm 99:6. Samuel’s prayers saved the people from their enemies. BHB 136.1

• 1 Samuel 3:20; 4:1; 7:5; 6. Samuel was a leading prophet; he led the people. BHB 136.2

• 1 Samuel 3:19. He delivered all of God’s words. BHB 136.3

• Psalm 89:20-37. David’s throne, a type of God’s throne. BHB 136.4

• 2 Samuel 6:14-19. David was a priest-king. He wore the ephod and offered sacrifices. BHB 136.5

• 1 Kings 17:1. Elijah, the Tishbite, a grand character. BHB 136.6

• 1 Kings 18:4, 17-19. There were one hundred prophets, but only Elijah reproved Ahab. BHB 136.7

• 1 Kings 19:15, 16; 2 Kings 8:12, 13; 9:13. Elisha carried forward the work of Elijah; they together completed one great work. Prophets and Kings, 235. BHB 136.8

• 1 Kings 17:17-23; 2 Kings 4:32-36. Each of these prophets raised the dead; they were both leading prophets. BHB 136.9

• Malachi 4:4-6; Luke 1:17. Elijah’s work was a type of the closing message. BHB 136.10

• Matthew 17:10-13; Prophets and Kings, 227. BHB 136.11

• Isaiah was a leading prophet. He also gave testimonies to the surrounding nations. Chapters 13-23. BHB 136.12

• Jeremiah 1:1-10. Jeremiah was chosen before his birth. He also was a prophet for the nations. BHB 136.13

• Jeremiah 1:17-19. Jeremiah lived in a crisis. BHB 136.14

• Jeremiah 7:16; 11:14; 17-22. Like Moses and Samuel, he carried a burden for the people, and prayed for them even when God told him not to pray to them. BHB 136.15

• Luke 7:24-30. John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, was the greatest prophet that ever lived. BHB 136.16

• 2 Corinthians 11:28. Paul carried the burden of all the churches. Through him God gave instruction for the organization of the Christian church. The Acts of the Apostles, 198. In each important period of the world when the law of God has been honored, God has had a leading prophet through whom He has led His people. BHB 137.1