Was Ezra a prophet?

[NathanH83]

Did Ezra prophesy anything?

 

[pinacled]

Did Ezra prophesy anything?

Revelation 19:10

 

[Odë:hgöd]

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[NathanH83]

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.Old Testament prophets weren't necessarily predictors of future events. The
Hebrew word basically refers to inspiration; for example Abel was a prophet (Luke
11:49-51) and Abraham too. (Gen 20:7)
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Was Ezra a prophet?

 

[NathanH83]

Revelation 19:10

Ezra didn’t write Revelation. John did.
Was Ezra a prophet?

 

[NathanH83]

Also, was Nehemiah a prophet?
Is Nehemiah the Word of God?

 

[Forgiven1]

According to my research he did predict the rebuilding of the temple. That being said, he was mainly one sent by God to inspire the people at a time of trials and tribulations.

 

[RichWh1]

Did Ezra prophesy anything?

I think that Ezra was a saint of old however I am not certain whether he was a prophet or not. He was a high priest who witnessed the canonization of the Torah

His works are studied alongside the Writings or Khethubim


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[pinacled]

Ezra didn’t write Revelation. John did.
Was Ezra a prophet?

My point is a que.
Did ezra prophesy the messiah?

 

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[NathanH83]

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I would agree that he was inspired, due to being a scribe as you said, and also because he was high priest.

But was he a prophet?
What did he prophesy?

 

[NathanH83]

My point is a que.
Did ezra prophesy the messiah?

Read the book of Ezra. I’m pretty sure you’re not going to find any prophecies in there. I looked and couldn’t find any.

Uh oh. Sounds like Ezra doesn’t belong in the Bible.

 

[pinacled]

Read the book of Ezra. I’m pretty sure you’re not going to find any prophecies in there. I looked and couldn’t find any.

Uh oh. Sounds like Ezra doesn’t belong in the Bible.

I'll take your answer as a no.

And that you disagree with a divine number of prophets parallel to the tribes of israel.

 

[NathanH83]

I'll take your answer as a no.

And that you disagree with a divine number of prophets parallel to the tribes of israel.

I believe the book of Ezra is divinely inspired by God. But not because he’s a prophet. Because he’s a high priest.

I can also think of someone else who is divinely inspired by God due to being high priest.
I’ll give you a hint who it is.
Starts with an “M”.
And ends with an “accabees”.

 

[NathanH83]

I'll take your answer as a no.

And that you disagree with a divine number of prophets parallel to the tribes of israel.

Oh, by the way, Ezra is not one of the 12 books of the minor prophets. That’s a different section. Not sure what you were going for there.

 

[NathanH83]

According to my research he did predict the rebuilding of the temple. That being said, he was mainly one sent by God to inspire the people at a time of trials and tribulations.

Can you quote the scripture verse where Ezra “predicted” the rebuilding of the temple?

I think you may be confusing Ezra with Zechariah.

 

[eddif]

I just could not get this thread out of my head. I would read the comments over and over, and get the feeling the answer was available but would not be revealed.

this is a trail you have to follow.

Acts 2:18 kjv Peters Pentecost sermon (quoting the prophet Joel).

18. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
So
We are at The Dsy of Pentecost
Something happened that Peter quoted the prophet Joel
Was it all the foreign languages? I think not?
But, one little hidden statement in verse 11
11. Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

prophecy is the (wonderful works of God).

There were about 120 disciples (followers of Jesus) there, plus those from foreign lands,and others. How many were speaking? I do not know. Were some daughters? I was not there. Were they all prophets? I suppose not. Good chance they were sons and daughters.

Thus about Ezra.
If we can find Ezra speaking to God and speaking of the wonderful works of God, I think we might just about say he did prophesy.
And, at that time make him a prophet.

Ezra 9:8 kjv
8. And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9. For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10. And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

eddif

 

[NathanH83]

I just could not get this thread out of my head. I would read the comments over and over, and get the feeling the answer was available but would not be revealed.

this is a trail you have to follow.

Acts 2:18 kjv Peters Pentecost sermon (quoting the prophet Joel).

18. And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy:
So
We are at The Dsy of Pentecost
Something happened that Peter quoted the prophet Joel
Was it all the foreign languages? I think not?
But, one little hidden statement in verse 11
11. Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

prophecy is the (wonderful works of God).

There were about 120 disciples (followers of Jesus) there, plus those from foreign lands,and others. How many were speaking? I do not know. Were some daughters? I was not there. Were they all prophets? I suppose not. Good chance they were sons and daughters.

Thus about Ezra.
If we can find Ezra speaking to God and speaking of the wonderful works of God, I think we might just about say he did prophesy.
And, at that time make him a prophet.

Ezra 9:8 kjv
8. And now for a little space grace hath been shewed from the LORD our God, to leave us a remnant to escape, and to give us a nail in his holy place, that our God may lighten our eyes, and give us a little reviving in our bondage.
9. For we were bondmen; yet our God hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but hath extended mercy unto us in the sight of the kings of Persia, to give us a reviving, to set up the house of our God, and to repair the desolations thereof, and to give us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem.
10. And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

eddif

You might want to check out the book of 2 Esdras (sometimes called 4 Esdras). It claims to have been written by Ezra himself, and is filled with prophecies.
Although not accepted by all Christians, it is accepted by Russian Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox.

But Protestants, Jews, Greek Orthodox, and Catholics claim that Ezra was not a prophet, but only a high priest and scribe.

 

[Origen]

A quick check of Evans' book shows that he does not claim 1st and 2nd Esdras, 3rd Maccabees, the Prayer of Masasseh, or Psalm 151 are part the O.T. canon of the Coptic church.

 

[RichWh1]

Hebrew sources say that Ezra was a Scribe, one from the Tribe of Levi. Scribes were the ones entrusted to copy the Holy Scriptures from generation to generation.
When the Hebrew people were imprisoned in Babylon they lost their Hebrew tongue, all except the Scribes or the copiers of the Scriptures, who later became the teachers in Israel since they alone were able to read and interpret the Scriptures.


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