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2 Kings 17:23

Agency Representation Time-Bound Fulfillment The Prophetic Office

“Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.”

For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the Lord, and made them sin a great sin.

For the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

Until the Lord removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord: therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them.

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The verse states that the Lord "had said by all his servants the prophets," which indicates communication through intermediaries, but it does not explicitly detail the nature of their authority or whether they acted as agents with the full authority of the sender.

Time-Bound Fulfillment

The verse states that the removal of Israel happened "as he had said by all his servants the prophets," indicating a fulfillment of prophecy. However, it does not specify any particular duration or time frame that was part of the original prophecy, nor does it suggest that the fulfillment was recognized due to a defined duration.

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The verse mentions "prophets" but does not elaborate on their role, institution, or their relationship to other societal figures, thus not directly supporting the idea of "The Prophetic Office" as a recognized role or institution.

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Related Verses

2 Kings 18:11

“And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:”

2 Kings 17:6

“In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.”

2 Kings 20:17

“Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store unto this day, shall be carried into Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the Lord.”

2 Kings 19:17

“Of a truth, Lord, the kings of Assyria have destroyed the nations and their lands,”

2 Kings 21:10

“And the Lord spake by his servants the prophets, saying,”

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Agency Representation Time-Bound Fulfillment The Prophetic Office

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