This morning, we are going to look at the last of the Old Testament prophets who was commissioned by God to prepare the way for the King, the Lord Jesus Christ. We need to understand that a prophet of God has not spoken to Israel since Malachi 400 years prior. The was a spiritual famine of Israel. So people were hungry to hear from God. So, when John the Baptist started to call the people of Israel back to God, he  told them to repent of their sin and be prepared for the coming of the King who would die for them so that their sin might be forgiven by faith in Jesus.