A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
PROPHETS
A prophet, in the strict and proper sense, was one to whom the knowledge of secret things was revealed, that he might declare them to others, whether they were things past, or present, or to come. The woman of Samaria perceived our Saviour was a prophet, by his telling her the secrets of her _past_ life, John iv, 19. The Prophet Elisha had the _present_ conduct of his servant Gehazi revealed to him, 2 Kings v, 26.
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