18 Bible Verses about Prophecy, Inspiration Of Ot

First of all, you must understand this: No prophecy in Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, because no prophecy ever originated through a human decision. Instead, men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.

You were patient with them for many years, warning them by your Spirit through your prophets. But they would not listen, so you turned them over to the control of people in other lands.

They made their hearts hard like a diamond, to keep from obeying the Law and the messages that the LORD of the Heavenly Armies sent by his Spirit through the former prophets.

God, having spoken in former times in fragmentary and varied fashion to our forefathers by the prophets,

So I responded, "This message came to me from the LORD: "Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: "Look! I'm about to profane my sanctuary, the source of your proud strength, the desire of your eyes, and the object of your affection. Your sons and daughters, whom you've left behind, will die by the sword.

This message from the LORD came to Samuel:

But later that same night, this message came to Nathan from the LORD:

Later, while they were sitting down at the table, a message from the LORD was delivered to the prophet who had brought him back,

Later, a message came from the LORD to Hanani's son Jehu. It was directed to rebuke Baasha, and this is what it said:

Later, this message came to him from the LORD:

Before Isaiah had left the middle court, this message from the LORD came to him.

This message from the LORD came to him during the thirteenth year of the reign of Ammon's son Josiah, the king of Judah,

The LORD continued with his message to me.

Now this message from the LORD came to Amittai's son Jonah:

On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of the second year of the reign of King Darius, this message from the LORD came to Haggai the prophet:

In the eighth month of the second year of the reign of Darius, this message from the LORD came to Berechiah's son Zechariah, the grandson of Iddo the prophet:

Whenever a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the oracle does not come about or the word is not fulfilled, then the LORD has not spoken it. The prophet will have spoken presumptuously, so you need not fear him."

When a prophet prophesies peace, and what the prophet speaks comes about, he will be known as the prophet whom the LORD has truly sent."