Abrahamic prophets are not soothsayers or prognosticators. They're poets and social critics that speak truth to power when power doesn't want to hear it in language that cannot be ignored. Their message is shockingly consistent through the ages: we allow people to be oppressed; that is not right; no good will come of it.
Thanks very much for the explanation and the link. This is a new view and a lens for me. It makes lots of sense. I think I am going to have new questions now. This also means they did believe they were the chosen ones and must speak up and that's how it kept going on for generations with similar messaging. It couldn't have worked as well as it did otherwise.
Isaiah 58 absolutely crackles with this.
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