Other prophetic parables acted out by Jeremiah include burying a linen belt so that it gets ruined to illustrate how God intends to ruin Judah's pride. The Rechabites refuse, for which God commends them. For example, in order to contrast the people's disobedience with the obedience of the Rechabites, God has Jeremiah invite the Rechabites to drink wine, in disobedience to their ancestor's command. In addition to writing and speaking messages from God, Israelite or Judean nevi'im ("spokespersons", "prophets") often acted out prophetic parables in their life. “He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) 1310 (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Siena Cathedral). Malachi, one of the last prophets of Israel, painting by Duccio di Buoninsegna, c. The root nun- bet- alef ("Navi") is based on the two-letter root nun-bet which denotes hollowness or openness to receive transcendental wisdom, one must make oneself "open". The meaning of Navi is perhaps described in Deuteronomy 18:18, where God said, ".and I will put My words in his mouth, and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him." Thus, the Navi was thought to be the "mouth" of God. The second subdivision of the Tanakh, ( Nevi'im), is devoted to the Hebrew prophets. In Hebrew, the word נָבִיא ( nāvî), "spokesperson", traditionally translates as "prophet". In a different interpretation, it means advocate or speaker. The English word prophet is the transliteration of a compound Greek word derived from pro (before/toward) and phesein (to tell) thus, a προφήτης ( prophḗtēs) is someone who conveys messages from the divine to humans, including occasionally foretelling future events. The message that the prophet conveys is called a prophecy.Ĭlaims of prophethood have existed in many cultures and religions throughout history, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, ancient Greek religion, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Hinduism, and many others. In religion, a prophet or prophetess is an individual who is regarded as being in contact with a divine being and is said to speak on behalf of that being, serving as an intermediary with humanity by delivering messages or teachings from the supernatural source to other people.
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