Multiply by Francis Chan
Week 12: Part 3, Session 5 — The Prophets
Read Part 3, Session 5 of Multiply. Key Scriptures: Isaiah 6:1–8; Jeremiah 1:4–10; Micah 6:8.
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The prophets were not primarily predictors of the future — they were preachers of righteousness to their own time, and their message is startlingly relevant today.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Chan describes the prophets as people who stood between a holy God and an unfaithful people, calling Israel to return. What is the equivalent of that prophetic role in the church today?
2.Isaiah's vision of God in Isaiah 6 — the Lord 'high and lifted up,' the seraphim covering their faces, the smoke and the shaking — is one of the most dramatic theophanies in Scripture. What does Isaiah's immediate response ('Woe is me!') teach us about what happens when we genuinely encounter God's holiness?
3.The prophets consistently called Israel to justice for the poor, the widow, and the foreigner — often more urgently than they called for correct ritual. How does that emphasis challenge comfortable Christianity today?