Was Solomon a prophet?

[jmt356]

the prophecies are explanations about the things in the faith, while the forecasts are other thing, and the Truth is that there is no forecast in the Bible, but there are only prophecies, because the Scripture does not give forecast, but just explanations about the difference between the right faith and the wrong as well as their possible appearances/occurrences of the relevant time

I strongly disagree.

First off, a prophecy is defined by the Oxford English dictionary as “a prediction†and “the faculty or practice of prophesying,†which is in turn defined as predicting and speaking or writing “by divine inspiration.†Therefore, predicting or forecasting is an integral part of prophesying.

Second, there are forecasts in the Bible—many of them. Here are a few:
- Micah 3 prophesies the destruction of Jerusalem and its reduction to a “heap of ruins†(Mic 3:12) because of the leaders of the sins of the leaders of Jerusalem, who pervert justice (Mic 3:9). This prophecy came true when the Babylonians overtook Jerusalem.
- Micah 5 contains a messianic prophecy of the coming of Jesus from Bethlehem: "you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth the One to be Ruler of Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting†(Mic 5:2). This is a prophecy of the coming of Jesus from Bethlehem.
- Micah continues that God will give up Israel “until the time that she who is in labor has given birth†(Mic 5:3). This is referring to the spiritual darkness that followed after the conquest of Israel and Judah by the Assyrians and Babylonians. “Then the remnant of His brethren Shall return to the children of Israel†(Mic 5:3) is referring to the Gentiles who would be grafted into the Covenant of Israel through Christ’s Covenant of faith (see Rom 11:17).
- Psalm 41:9 declares “Even My bosom friend in whom I trusted, who ate of My bread, has lifted his heel against Me.†This is a Messianic prophecy foreshadowing John 13:18: “that the Scripture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with Me hath lifted up his heel against Me.â€
- Psalm 69:9 KJV declares “zeal for Thy house has consumed Me, and the insults of those who insult Thee have fallen on Me.†This is Messianic prophecy foreshadowing John 2:15-17: “when He had made a scourge of small cords, He drove them all out of the Temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not My Father's House an house of merchandise. And His disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.â€

Micah (the author of Micah) and King David (the author of many of the Psalms) were among the Prophets. Solomon (the author of Proverbs and Songs and the probable author of Ecclesiastes) was not a prophet because he never prophesied.

 

[Eugene]

Where men make mistakes today is thinking there are new things to reveal to the church not fulfilled by Paul's revelation of a gospel given him by Jesus that was hidden from the previous ages and generations. Colossians 1:26

Psalms 68:11 The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it. - Preaching and teaching are prophesying.

1 John 4:1 Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

1 Corinthians 11:5- "But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven." The Lord gave the Word and the company of women that published it was a great host. (Grace & Glory)

Strong's in addition to predicting.

1) in Greek writings, an interpreter of oracles or of other hidden things.

2e) of men filled with the Spirit of God, who by God's authority and command in words of weight pleads the cause of God and urges salvation of men.

2f3) in the religious assemblies of the Christians, they were moved by the Holy Spirit to speak, having power to instruct, comfort, encourage, rebuke, convict, and stimulate, their hearers.

 

[JCitoL]

I strongly disagree.

First off, a prophecy is defined by the Oxford English dictionary as “a prediction” and “the faculty or practice of prophesying,” which is in turn defined as predicting and speaking or writing “by divine inspiration.” Therefore, predicting or forecasting is an integral part of prophesying.....

the Truth is that there are no forecasts in the biblical scripture as a (general) rule, but the Lord Himself was offered in order the humankind to be once and for all completely saved unto everlasting life, so that He(Jesus) had to be passed through the inimical "fire"of forecasting which is (more) typical for the system of human(666) spirituality/religion, not (so) for the system of right faith (for reference read Deuteronomy 18:10-15), because He suffered not just in spirit, but in body, for such was His sacrifice - for the sake of overall salvation

Galatians 3:13-14 "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law(i.e. of the human religion), being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree(i.e. on a human spiritual/religious system): That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."

because the true scripture as a (general) rule contains prophetic schemes or (in other words) explanations about what must and what must not be the things in the faith, and of course these things may also be (more or less) forecasting, because if e.g. it is written that the righteous believer will be saved first, then if any believer is righteous to the utterance, it will be sure that the same believer will surely be saved first according to the written in the Scripture, but the Lord Himself suffered and died for us so that the people after to be free from whatever inimical forecast(-ing), because if all inimical forecasts out of the scripture are already fulfilled then there is already nothing for a fulfilment therein

Blessings