The prophet was God’s representative and he received his call directly from God. Some people were called prophets even before they prophecy, like Abraham, when the Lord had closed up all the wombs of Abimelech house, he prayed to God and God healed them and they bore children (Gen. 20:7 NKJV); Aaron was Moses prophet (Ex. 7:1 NKJV); and Moses was a greatest leader who was a prophet prototype (Deut. 18:15 NKJV). Samuel was the first of a long line prophets called by God (1 Sam. 3:4-14 NKJV). He also served as a prototype for the future prophets in tension with the kings of Israel and Judah. It was during his prophecy period when the elders of Israel appealed to him for a king “like all the nations” (1 Sam. 8:3, 5, 20 NKJV) but he understood it as rejection of God’s rule and he warned them of the dangers of monarchy (1 Sam. 8:10-18 NKJV). He was the one who anointed the first king of the Israelites, Saul and after the rejection of Saul as king, he anointed David as king. …show more content…
After Elijah and Elisha, God raised up new prophets to speak for Him, they continue in the prophetic tradition of Moses, continued in the spirit of Elijah; thus the Major Prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel), and the Twelve Minor Prophets (the final twelve books of our Old Testament) and they are called the writing prophets to distinguish them from their