Why Did The Prophets Say What They Said?

According to The Preacher’s Outline and Sermon Bible’s Old Testament Prophets, there are 45 named prophets and 8 unnamed prophets in the Old Testament, including John the Baptist. We are all familiar with the four Major Prophets and the 12 Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. Regardless, the majority of these prophets were sent to YAHWEH’s people, Israel, which was and is comprised of The House of Israel and The House of Judah. According to Noah Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, a prophet/prophetess is 1. One that foretells future events; a predicter; a foreteller. 2. In Scripture, a person illuminated, inspired or instructed by Yahweh to announce future events, such as Moses, Elijah, David, Isaiah, etc. 3. An interpreter, one that explains or communicates sentiments. 4. One who pretends to foretell; an imposter; as a false prophet (Acts 13). 5. The School of the Prophets, i.e., among the Israelites, a school or college in which young men were educated and qualified for public teachers. These students were called sons of the prophets. 6. A female prophet, in Scripture, a woman who foretells future events, such as Miriam, Huldah, Anna, etc. On that note, Arnold E. Kennedy is well-known in Australia and New Zealand (with pockets around the world) as an excellent theologian. I came across him in my studies on the Prophets of Israel in the Bible a few years ago. As an English professor and an etymologist, I was quite impressed with Mr. Kennedy’s body of work, all of which can be found online for free at my website: https://drjustinprock.com. The book which you are about to read, written under the pseudonym of Eliel, was written by Arnold E. Kennedy. According to Hank Roelofs, Mr. Kennedy did not think that he could publish it, so he used a pseudonym. Regardless, Eliel’s work on the subject of an exclusive Israel in the Bible is quite excellent. In fact, so much so, that there really was not anything that I could add to or subtract from it. The reason why I am publishing this book is the fact that this is a fantastic study on the prophets and the exclusiveness of Israel in the Bible. In my first book, Why Did Yahweh and His Son Yahshuah Say What They Said? A Who’s Who That May Change The Way We Think About Eschatology, I discussed at length the etymologies of specific people groups in the Bible, and who they are in the Twenty-First Century. I included Eliel’s work in my second book, Biblical Eschatology: A Study on the End Times and The Exclusiveness of Israel in the Bible, but I do not think people got to the second half of the book. As such, I am publishing Mr. Kennedy’s work in its entirety, untouched, for the reader to come to his/her own conclusions, albeit with a new title, along with J. Bell’s British-Israel Bible Notes. I personally was persuaded by all of Arnold E. Kennedy’s works, as well as with the other authors/pastors who are mentioned in the Acknowledgements. This is the meat that the Apostle Paul was talking about in I Corinthians 3:2. It is time to put down that glass of repetitive milk and start chewing on some meat. Unfortunately, we have come to the dry season of Bible teaching. There are very few, and I do mean very few, who dare to teach the meat of Yahweh’s Word. Even Yahshuah’s disciples heard His words, and in John 6:60, stated, This is a hard saying, who can hear it? Will you be one of those disciples who cannot accept what Yahshuah says? The irony of today is that most of us sing O Come, O Come Emmanuel during the Christmas season, but have any of us really paid attention to the lyrics? O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny From depths of hell thy people save And give thee victory o’er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by thine advent here Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home, Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, O come, thou Lord of might, Who to thy tribes, on Sinai’s height, In ancient times did’st give the Law, In cloud, and majesty and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. Do you understand what you are saying when you are singing these lyrics, which were originally written in Latin over 1,200 years ago, and only recently translated into English? They knew that they were True Israel, as did Arnold E. Kennedy. So, without further ado, here is The Exclusiveness of Israel by Eliel, the perfect sequel to my first book, followed by J. Bell’s British Israel Bible Notes. Please make sure that you have your Bible at your side while reading this book! May YAHWEH bless you richly! Dr. Justin G. Prock January 31, 2023