28:9, RSV). But false prophets who prophesy lies are ones of whom the Lord says, “I did not send them” (Jer. 29:9, RSV; cf. Ezek. 13:6). Quite often the prophet is a special kind of messenger. He is a “messenger of the covenant”—sent to remind Israel of the terms of her covenant with the Lord, calling the disobedient to repentance and warning that the penalties of disobedience will soon be applied (see, for example, 2 Chron. 24:19; Neh. 9:26, 30; Jer. 7:25; Mal. 4:4–6). Why is this important? It
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