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Because Shemaiah has prophesied to you, though I did not send him, and has led you to trust in a lie, 32therefore thus says the LORD: I am going to punish Shemaiah of Nehelam and his descendants; he shall not have anyone living among this people to see[87] the good that I am going to do to my people, says the LORD, for he has spoken rebellion again

15And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them through the countries. 16But I will let a few of them escape from the sword, from famine and pestilence, so that they may tell of all their abominations among the nations where they go; then they shall know that I am the LORD.

Elijah’s power is limited, because traditionally a prophet cannot invoke his own authority to establish the halakhah:

The old Israel is replaced by the new. There is no longer a covenant with Abraham’s children. The new covenant is made with whoever heeds its call.

Genesis 22:2

Isaiah—As the supreme writing prophet, Isaiah foretells Jerusalem’s fall and restoration. More importantly, he prophesies the coming messianic King, the Prince of Peace. This King is also the Suffering Servant who takes away “the iniquity of us all” (Isa 53:6).

I have put my words in your mouth, and hidden you in the shadow of my hand, stretching out[148] the heavens and laying the foundations of the earth, and saying to Zion, “You are my people.”

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