The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

his bones, felt fire and a pulsating palpitation whenever he determined to not prophesy. Daniel and Zechariah were two other prophets who recorded physical sensations associated with receiving their divine communications. God spoke to Jeremiah through visions and dreams. He used parables, riddles, symbolism, and enigmas to convey His thoughts to the prophet and to depict for him the words He wanted uttered. So harsh were the people’s reaction to Jeremiah’s word that one prophet, Hananiah, grandstanding before the king in opposition to Jeremiah’s word, retaliated by yanking Jeremiah’s prophetic yoke from his neck. Jeremiah departed and returned later with the Lord’s response. Hananiah would be dead in twelve months because he dared teach rebellion against the Lord. The word came true and the rebel prophet died according to Jeremiah’s word. In addition, the land was surrendered to the Babylonian king who allowed Jeremiah to remain in his country living on his own property as promised by God for his faithful delivery of the word of the Lord. Meanwhile, his headstrong king and the other nobles were cruelly deported as foretold by Jeremiah. 712. Jericho—The name means “moon city.” It also means “fragrant place.” Jericho was a Moabite city. Joshua, Moses’ successor, sent spies to Jericho before they were to conquer the city. There they met and were sheltered by a harlot named Rahab before they left it to take back their report to Joshua. Later, when they captured the town, Rahab and her family were spared due to her kindness. Eventually her kindness led to her being grafted into the lineage of Israel as an eternal heir of its commonwealth. Joshua 6:22–25. 713. Jeroboam—The Ephraimite son of a widow who attended to King Solomon. Jeroboam’s industriousness won him the throne of ten of Israel’s tribes. Jeroboam made two golden calves for Israel to worship in place of going to Jerusalem. He devised his counter-religious cult centers, which the Bible says he did from his own heart. Jeroboam did this because he feared the return of his subjects to the rule of Judah. Bethel and Dan were the names of his two worship centers. 714. Jerusalem—Israel’s capital city taken by its second king, David, from the Jebusites. Once the city of Judah, it is called by several other names in the Bible: Salem, Ariel, the city of God, and the holy city and Zion—God’s fortress or high place. It is named because of the two great mountains it is situated around. See Mountains. Summarily, its name means “foundational possession of peace,” which harmonizes with Ezekiel 43:7, 12. A city so ancient that Egyptian texts from the third century B.C. refer to it. Jerusalem’s nativity, said the prophet Ezekiel, comes from the land of Canaan. Being the product of a mixed marriage,