The course covers the social, economic and political background of Old Testament Prophecy for example aspects of the origins of prophecy and development of prophecy from early to later prophecy. True and false prophecy and the criteria to distinguish them will be discussed .The debate on prophecy and ecstasy is also analyzed On the background the issue of the relationship between prophecy and politics is also analyzed since it has very crucial impact on the understanding of the Old Testament prophecy. It is important to note that I will not discuss all the aspects of the background here since some are there in the content section. The background coverage will enable the students to easily understand the individual prophets they will study. The course will also bring the understanding of the majority of the Old Testament prophets through the analysis of the personal, social, political and economic background of prophetic books as well as the major themes. The other requirement is the application of prophecy to the daily life of the students through either preaching or application to important life situations important.