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Hebrew: nabi, from a root meaning “to bubble forth, as from a fountain,” hence “to utter”, compare Ps. 45:1)
Nabi is is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of Samuel another word, ro'eh, “seer,” began to be used (1 Sam. 9:9). It occurs seven times in reference to Samuel. Afterwards another word, hozeh, “seer” (2 Sam. 24:11), was employed. In 1 Ch. 29:29 all these three words are used: “Samuel the seer (ro'eh), Nathan the prophet (nabi'), Gad the seer” (hozeh). In Josh. 13:22 Balaam is called (Hebrew) a kosem “diviner,” a word used only of a false prophet.
The “prophet” proclaimed the message given to him, as the “seer” beheld the vision of God. (See Num. 12:6, 8.) Thus a prophet was a spokesman for God; he spake in God's name and by his authority (Ex. 7:1). He is the mouth by which God speaks to men (Jer. 1:9; Isa. 51:16), and hence what the prophet says is not of man but of God (2 Pet. 1:20-21; compare Hebrews 3:7; Acts 4:25; 28:25).
Prophets were the immediate organs of God for the communication of his mind and will to men (Deut. 18:18-19). The whole Word of God may in this general sense be spoken of as prophetic, inasmuch as it was written by men who received the revelation they communicated from God, no matter what its nature might be. The foretelling of future events was not a necessary but only an incidental part of the prophetic office. The great task assigned to the prophets whom God raised up among the people was “to correct moral and religious abuses, to proclaim the great moral and religious truths which are connected with the character of God, and which lie at the foundation of his government.”
Any one being a spokesman for God to man might thus be called a prophet. Thus Enoch, Abraham, and the patriarchs, as bearers of God's message (Gen. 20:7; Ex. 7:1; Ps. 105:15), as also Moses (Deut. 18:15; 34:10; Hos. 12:13), are ranked among the prophets.
The seventy elders of Israel (Num. 11:16-29), “when the spirit rested upon them, prophesied;” Asaph and Jeduthun “prophesied with a harp” (1 Chr. 25:3). Miriam and Deborah were prophetesses (Ex. 15:20; Judg. 4:4). The title thus has a general application to all who have messages from God to men.
But while the prophetic gift was thus exercised from the beginning, the prophetical order as such began with Samuel. colleges, “schools of the prophets”, were instituted for the training of prophets, who were constituted, a distinct order (1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 15; 4:38), which continued to the close of the Old Testament. Such “schools” were established at Ramah, Bethel, Gilgal, Gibeah, and Jericho.
The “sons” or “disciples” of the prophets were young men (2 Kings 5:22; 9:1, 4) who lived together at these different “schools” (4:38-41). These young men were taught not only the rudiments of secular knowledge, but they were brought up to exercise the office of prophet, “to preach pure morality and the heart-felt worship of Jehovah, and to act along and co-ordinately with the priesthood and monarchy in guiding the state aright and checking all attempts at illegality and tyranny.”
In New Testament times the prophetical office was continued. Our Lord is frequently spoken of as a prophet (Luke 13:33; 24:19). He was and is the great Prophet of the Church. There was also in the Church a distinct order of prophets (1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 2:20; 3:5), who made new revelations from God. They differed from the “teacher,” whose office it was to impart truths already revealed.
Of the major Old Testament prophets there are sixteen, whose prophecies form part of the inspired canon.
These are divided into four groups:
Nabi is is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of Samuel another word, ro'eh, “seer,” began to be used (1 Sam. 9:9). It occurs seven times in reference to Samuel. Afterwards another word, hozeh, “seer” (2 Sam. 24:11), was employed. In 1 Ch. 29:29 all these three words are used: “Samuel the seer (ro'eh), Nathan the prophet (nabi'), Gad the seer” (hozeh). In Josh. 13:22 Balaam is called (Hebrew) a kosem “diviner,” a word used only of a false prophet.
The “prophet” proclaimed the message given to him, as the “seer” beheld the vision of God. (See Num. 12:6, 8.) Thus a prophet was a spokesman for God; he spake in God's name and by his authority (Ex. 7:1). He is the mouth by which God speaks to men (Jer. 1:9; Isa. 51:16), and hence what the prophet says is not of man but of God (2 Pet. 1:20-21; compare Hebrews 3:7; Acts 4:25; 28:25).
Prophets were the immediate organs of God for the communication of his mind and will to men (Deut. 18:18-19). The whole Word of God may in this general sense be spoken of as prophetic, inasmuch as it was written by men who received the revelation they communicated from God, no matter what its nature might be. The foretelling of future events was not a necessary but only an incidental part of the prophetic office. The great task assigned to the prophets whom God raised up among the people was “to correct moral and religious abuses, to proclaim the great moral and religious truths which are connected with the character of God, and which lie at the foundation of his government.”
Any one being a spokesman for God to man might thus be called a prophet. Thus Enoch, Abraham, and the patriarchs, as bearers of God's message (Gen. 20:7; Ex. 7:1; Ps. 105:15), as also Moses (Deut. 18:15; 34:10; Hos. 12:13), are ranked among the prophets.
The seventy elders of Israel (Num. 11:16-29), “when the spirit rested upon them, prophesied;” Asaph and Jeduthun “prophesied with a harp” (1 Chr. 25:3). Miriam and Deborah were prophetesses (Ex. 15:20; Judg. 4:4). The title thus has a general application to all who have messages from God to men.
But while the prophetic gift was thus exercised from the beginning, the prophetical order as such began with Samuel. colleges, “schools of the prophets”, were instituted for the training of prophets, who were constituted, a distinct order (1 Sam. 19:18-24; 2 Kings 2:3, 15; 4:38), which continued to the close of the Old Testament. Such “schools” were established at Ramah, Bethel, Gilgal, Gibeah, and Jericho.
The “sons” or “disciples” of the prophets were young men (2 Kings 5:22; 9:1, 4) who lived together at these different “schools” (4:38-41). These young men were taught not only the rudiments of secular knowledge, but they were brought up to exercise the office of prophet, “to preach pure morality and the heart-felt worship of Jehovah, and to act along and co-ordinately with the priesthood and monarchy in guiding the state aright and checking all attempts at illegality and tyranny.”
In New Testament times the prophetical office was continued. Our Lord is frequently spoken of as a prophet (Luke 13:33; 24:19). He was and is the great Prophet of the Church. There was also in the Church a distinct order of prophets (1 Cor. 12:28; Eph. 2:20; 3:5), who made new revelations from God. They differed from the “teacher,” whose office it was to impart truths already revealed.
Of the major Old Testament prophets there are sixteen, whose prophecies form part of the inspired canon.
These are divided into four groups:
- The prophets of the northern kingdom (Israel), viz., Hosea, Amos, Joel, Jonah.
- The prophets of Judah, viz., Isaiah, Jeremiah, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah.
- The prophets of Captivity, viz., Ezekiel and Daniel.
- The prophets of the Restoration, viz., Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.
(found here)
[h=3]Prophet • WebBible Encyclopedia • ChristianAnswers.Net[/h]
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However the Marine in me just want's 2 have u say that 2 my face! Freedom isn't free, I know, I was bought with a price.
I don't know about u but I took an oath 2 defend my country and the Constitution of The United States from all enemies foreign and domestic.
So yeah that was a REAL-POST!!! Protected by the 1st amendment.
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However the Marine in me just want's 2 have u say that 2 my face! Freedom isn't free, I know, I was bought with a price.
I don't know about u but I took an oath 2 defend my country and the Constitution of The United States from all enemies foreign and domestic.
So yeah that was a REAL-POST!!! Protected by the 1st amendment.
"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines. Marines and those who have met them in battle...Everyone else has a second hand opinion."
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Uh ... OK. Overreact much?Wow, 4 all the loving comments i've read it just makes me want 2 share the love of CHRIST JESUS here at cc.com
However the Marine in me just want's 2 have u say that 2 my face! Freedom isn't free, I know, I was bought with a price.
I don't know about u but I took an oath 2 defend my country and the Constitution of The United States from all enemies foreign and domestic.
So yeah that was a REAL-POST!!! Protected by the 1st amendment.
"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines. Marines and those who have met them in battle...Everyone else has a second hand opinion."
-SBB
I doubt that. His sons' views are generally more progressive than his were, and they're next in line to the throne. Considering the cultural implications of radical reform, the Saudis take a policy of patient restructuring at the guide of sociological study and careful consideration. The Saudis aren't behind the door about stating their intent to reform the country into a more humane nation for the people, but they're also not stupid enough to think doing it overnight won't end with them with their heads in buckets.
Muslim countries are fragile in large part because the people (educationally and socially) are much more conservative than Western countries are. It was Abdullah who allowed male-female universities and let women enter education. Even that was a struggle to convince people of.