Translations:DEV 16FN Old Testament Survey/49/en

D.	The Prophets: The prophetic books have two purposes: to call God’s people back to the covenant they had made with Him and to reveal God’s plan for redemption in the coming Messiah. The prophets made utterances in the name of the LORD to mankind at that time. All prophets spoke and applied their messages that were given from God. So, to understand the meaning of their messages and prophecies, the reader must know the problem that was being addressed by the prophet. Only then could the reader know how to apply the prophet’s message properly today.