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A Biblical Literacy Moment: The Prophet Defined

Elder pouring oil on kneeling young man's head in a biblical village at sunset

The prophet’s role is revealed in the Torah Portion Shoftim. Moses evokes Mt. Sinai’s fireworks and the Ten Commandments to explain one of the prophet’s essential duties. With this, Moses also introduces a qualifying requirement for the position. To appreciate Moses’ retelling of what transpired at Mt. Sinai, a reading of Exodus’ contemporaneous account isContinue reading “A Biblical Literacy Moment: The Prophet Defined”