10.10.2026
Old Testament Messengers
Read for This Week’s Lesson
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Memory Verse “Early in the morning all the people left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they started out, Jehoshaphat stood up. He said, ‘Judah, listen to me! People of Jerusalem, listen to me! Have faith in the Lord your God. He’ll take good care of you. Have faith in his prophets [special messengers]. Then you will have success’ ” (, NIrV).
GPS helps travelers know where they are on Earth. GPS helps people know where they are going, too. GPS also warns travelers against danger. In the same way, spiritual travelers on their way to heaven need help getting there, now and in the future. In times past, God used His messengers, or prophets, to help His people find their way to heaven. God’s messengers in Old Testament times wrote stories, gave advice, special messages, poems, and songs. Their writings tell us a lot about their lives.
This week’s lesson looks at some of God’s messengers in the Old Testament. Their lives help us better understand their special gift. As we’ll see, God’s messengers were people, the same as you and me. They were weak. At times, they felt fear, anger, and no hope. Life wasn’t always easy. Often, they suffered hard times and troubles, in the same way as anyone else.
If prophets suffer the same as anyone, can we learn from looking at the lives of a few of these servants of God?