The Shamar Prophet

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Thou also, son of the man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about. (Ezek. 4:1-2) Ezekiel was told to lay siege against the city of Jerusalem. He was told to portray it upon a tile. This was a prophetic act demonstrating and releasing the siege of the Babylonians upon Jerusalem. This is a picture of the warfare aspect of the prophet's ministry. Prophets have the ability to attack strongholds. They war against the powers of hell. They lay siege. They build forts against the enemy, they cast mounts, they set a camp against, and they set battering rams against. This is a picture of siege warfare. And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. (2 Kings 3:16) Elisha instructed the king to dig the valley full of ditches. The Moabite saws the ditches filled with water and thought they were full of blood. The enemy was confused and thought the Israelites had smitten each other. When they came to the camp of Israel they were smitten and defeated. Elisha gave the king a prophetic strategy to defeat the enemy. Prophets give strategies the church needs to overcome the attacks of the enemy. Prophets are needed in warfare. The prophetic word can release strategies to overcome the enemy and cause the church to be victorious.

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