“Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord;”
The Lord identifies the false prophets who speak from their own hearts, revealing that their prophecies originate not from divine encounter but from human imagination and desire. These prophets lack genuine access to God's word yet claim divine authority, representing a fundamental spiritual fraudulence that corrupts Israel's covenantal relationship with God. The phrase "from their own hearts" indicates an inversion of the proper prophetic calling, which requires submission to God's will rather than the assertion of personal intuition. This verse exposes the idolatry inherent in self-directed prophecy, where the prophet essentially becomes his own god.
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