<![CDATA[Three key terms are used of the prophet: ro’eh, hozeh, nabi. The terms ro’eh and hozeh are translated as “seerâ€, while the most important term is nabi, which is usually translated “prophet.†It means “one who is called to speak.†There is no particular reference to the prophets as “men of miracle†in the Old Testament. However, we have two prophets, Elijah and Elisha, who performed amazing and powerful miracles of the Lord. Within about sixtyfive years after Solomon’s death the nation of Israel had reverted back to such a state of apostasy from God that the prophet Elijah was raised up to witness against them. He was succeeded by Elisha who asked for a double portion of Elijah’s miraculous powers (2 Kings 2:9). Both men prophesied in one of Israel’s greatest times of disloyalty to God. Through their stories and miracles we are reminded to the Hebrew word “dabar†which is sometimes used in reference to the “Divine Word†and also in an active sense as the “Divine Workâ€.]]>
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