What happens when the truth becomes unwelcome?
The prophets of the Old Testament did not minister in peaceful times. They were sent into covenant crisis, institutional resistance, and public hostility — and they paid for their faithfulness with their reputations, their freedom, and in some cases their lives. Jeremiah was imprisoned for preaching judgment. Amos was expelled from the sanctuary for exposing injustice. Micaiah stood alone against four hundred unanimous voices and was struck in the face for telling the truth. Ezekiel was sent to a people God Himself described as stubborn and hard-faced.
