nation of believers recognized three categories of religious leaders—priests, prophets, and wise men. Jeremiah 18:18 helpfully names all three and hints at their respective roles: “the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet.” (Ezekiel 7:26 uses the same formula, except that “the wise” are there called “elders.”) The division of duties among these religious leaders was approximately as follows: the priests represented the people to God; the prophets