ABSTRACT

This article is an examination of the prophetic role of priests amidst the political and moral challenges of the present day. Nigeria as a country has been plagued by so many social ills, most of which are bordering on wrong political and moral choices. These choices affect every member of the society, including the faithful. From the scriptures, we see the role prophets played in the political contexts of their times. Given that the priest is a prophet ipso facto, this work journeys through the scriptures to discuss the role of prophets. It discusses also the role of priests in the scriptures and in the Church today and then creates a nexus between the office of priest-prophet by elaborating the prophetic role of priests in the current Nigerian political and moral context. Finally it makes recommendations and concludes.