DISCUSS SIX SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE TRADITIONAL AFRICAN PROPHETS AND THE TRUE PROPHETS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
- Both predicted future events/ disasters
- Both acted as mediators between God and the people
- Both had supernatural powers to exercise their duties
- Both had a personal relationship with God/ received revelations through visions/ dreams
- They were religious leaders who could offer sacrifices! prayers
- Both played an advisory role to the political leaders/ acted as the conscience of the leaders
- Both urged their people to be morally upright! condemned evil in society
- They led exemplary lives! were role models
- In both cases, there were prophets arid prophetesses
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