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Adventistische Schriften über: "Read 1 Samuel 9:3–14. What do these verses tell us about how others perceived God's faithful prophets?"
Answer
The provided documents demonstrate, based on 1 Samuel 9, that faithful prophets were perceived as individuals who were sought out to inquire of God. They explain that “Seer” was the earlier term for prophets and that this was a messenger of God from whom knowledge was expected. Additionally, it is noted that Samuel's fidelity as God's messenger led all of Israel to recognize him as a prophet appointed by God.
The “Seer” as a Contact for God's Will
»In the Book of Samuel the story of Saul and his father's servants who were searching for lost animals is recorded. On their journey they came to the town where the prophet Samuel lived, and as they went up the hill to the town they met young women who went out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here? (In ancient Israel, when a man wanted to inquire of God, he would say: Come, let us go to the seer, because the one now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) Thus a seer was one who conveyed knowledge of God to the people; for when they went to him, they went to inquire of God.«
Equivalence of the Terms Seer and Prophet
»A seer and a prophet are the same. In Samuel's time people said: The one now called a prophet was formerly called a seer. Samuel was a prophet as well as a judge in Israel.«
Samuel's Recognition as a Prophet Throughout Israel
»Samuel had given proof of his fidelity as Jehovah's messenger; and the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was appointed as the LORD's prophet.«
Original Sources (English)
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