offers his services, which God accepts without further ado (6:8–9a). The remainder of the account consists of the charge he is given to speak (6:9b–13). On the basis of the information given, it is impossible to say whether this account speaks of the “call” of the prophet in the sense usually intended, namely, an inaugural episode setting the prophet apart for the first time for a prophetic task. The problem is the penetration of the heavenly realm into the prophet’s experience. When the prophet