Verse 10— Take, my brethren, the prophets. As Jews you know the prophets and their writings. You knew Isaiah and Jeremiah and Elijah, and many others. You know the history of these as the same has been handed down. These prophets spoke in the name of the Lord. They brought God's messages of mercy to our fore­fathers. Their examples are before you, and therein they show what may be borne from the very persons to whom they brought their messages of love and mercy. They also show the patience with which they endured the afflictions thrust upon them. They suffered and were patient, and en­dured unto the end, and God blessed them.