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In order to understand the message of a prophetic book, what are two important things to consider?
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We have to know and understand the audience and the cultural context.
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The two most important things to consider when reading the message of a prophetic book is the historical background at the time and the audience to whom the prophet was speaking.
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In order to understand the message you have to understand the time and place of when it happened.
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Two important things to consider when trying to understand a prophetic book are time and place. If one knows the time and place they are better orient their mind around what is going one at that time. The more “clues”, such as date and location, can help with the comprehension of what the prophetic book is teaching.
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In order to understand a prophetic book, it’s very important to understand the time and place of the events when the book was written. That will provide the background necessary to understand what the prophet is writing about.