Feb 12, 2019

Prophets, Priests, and Kings

This is a very basic attempt to delineate between the offices of the prophets, priests and kings in ancient Israel.
 
Kings, Priests, and Prophets in Israel
Title
King
Priest
Prophet
Function
Rules by God
Represents the people before God
Represents God before the people
Tribal
Yes (Judah)
Yes (Levi)
No
Women
Maybe (Athaliah?)
No
Yes, but rarely (e.g. Huldah)

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