GJ 1:1 (Spr 60) p. 12 However, the great distinction between the messages of the true prophets and those of the false was not in the manner of its delivery, but in the content of the message itself. The false prophets were the yes-men of their times, currying favor with the political figures of the day and giving the messages that would justify the actions of those politicians. They were motivated by a policy of self-seeking, and were too shallow in their perception of God to know His mind on a given