Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy (Biblia.com)

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Themes and Transformations in Old Testament Prophecy goes beyond standard introductions to the prophets. Yet it does so in a way that will inform and intrigue beginning students and anyone curious about the prophets of Israel. Sam Meier explores some recurring themes and features—such as angels, writing, miracles, the future, and king-making—and their transformation over time.

a plan for which he merely solicits the council’s perfunctory approval. If God is not playing games and acting out a masquerade of false condescension—and there is no hint that he is—then the drama portrays the future as contingent upon the decisions that the council recommends and God approves. The preceding discussion confirms this whenever the prophet or council asked God to change his mind or when they proposed a plan for God to consider. These images are so persistent in the prophets that one

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