divinely appointed societal office, correcting illegal beliefs and practices. 4. They understood what they preached. We shall comment on these affirmations in order, offering a sampling of evidence from the Old Testament, and considerations based thereon. Our discussion of the prophets is meant, by the way, to refer to the orthodox, true prophets, as opposed to the many professional pretenders (cf. 1 Kgs. 22:1–28). In Exodus
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