The Hebrew word for prophet is “nabi” which means one who speaks (or the act of speaking) for God, not only in His name and by His authority, but under His influence; in other words, by divine inspiration. The gift of prophecy included more than prophetic foresight. The prophet was inspired to reveal the will of God, to act as an instrument of communication between God and man and to deliver His message, whether it regarded the past, the present or the future. The prophets were obsessed with a deep