Prophesy (3) (concluded)

The period from Moses to Hosea. In the period of the judges prophets occasionally appear. It is to be noticed that they speak but once. After relieving them­selves of their burden they returned to silence and are not heard of again. In this period the Word of God was scarce. Not the prophet but the deliverers called judges occupy the stage. It was a time of action rather than of lofty revelation. The first great prophet of this period was Samuel. He originated the prophetic schools of the Old...