Prophetic Ethics in Ancient Israel: Implications for the Nigerian Context
| dc.contributor.author | Awojobi, Peter Olanrewaju | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-05T08:50:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-11-05T08:50:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Prophecy is a divine oracle delivered by a Prophet to a particular audience. A prophet is a person that has been divinely appointed and inspired to communicate the mind of God to a specific individual or group. In most cases a positive response is expected from the recipient of the oracle. Gleaning from the biblical literature, we discovered that whenever people respond positively to prophecy what follows is blessings. To some people, prophecy is prediction of the future. However, a deeper study of the Old Testament prophetic books reveals that prophecy is forth-telling and fore-telling. Forth-telling is preaching, teaching and encouraging while fore –telling is prediction. The intention of this paper is to show the place of Ethics in prophecy in ancient Israel and the Nigerian context. In other words, what is the place of forth-telling in prophecy? Historical method was used in this research. It was discovered that forth-telling is deeply rooted in ethical teachings and it covers a larger percentage of prophetic words. It is therefore recommended that people should give more attention to forth-telling for us to build a virile nation. | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2734-2743 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6393 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Biblical and Cognate Studies. A Publication of Department of Religion and Cultural Studies, Benue State University, Makurdi | |
| dc.title | Prophetic Ethics in Ancient Israel: Implications for the Nigerian Context | |
| dc.type | Article |