The "prophet" in the Bible (? ，nābī'/ψуοψ？ This concept has multiple meanings, not a single tradition. There is also "foresight" in the related title. Basically, "prophet" means a "prophet", "spokesman" or "speaker" who conveys God's revelation. The particularity of a prophet lies in that he is inspired by God for the future and speaks for it. The characteristics of prophets in the Old Testament include: as an Israelite, speaking in the name of God, and taking supernatural knowledge of the future as a sign, miracle and miracle designated by God. The New Testament refers to "prophets": prophets in the Old Testament, John the Baptist, Jesus, people who announce God's message, and Christians who prophesy.
The prophet's works constitute the third part of the Hebrew Bible, which is called the book of prophets. Today, we mainly understand the prophet's message from these works. Particularly representative are the classical prophets in the eighth and seventh centuries BC, including Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah and Habakkuk.
Prophets are born regardless of class, and usually focus on individual actions, but the overall prophetic activities are an indispensable part of Israeli religion, which together with kings and priests constitute the three axes of Israeli society. However, there is no exact training mechanism for the emergence of prophets, and sometimes there are mentoring forms, such as Elijah and Elisha, but most prophets' self-awareness as prophets is to directly appeal to God's call. The prophet's position in the community stems from being called by God, and his words and deeds, lifestyle and even family composition often convey symbolic significance. Prophets often conflict with society in terms of laws, institutional traditions and rituals, and these conflicts bring the fate of prophets.
Prophets have at least two functions in Israeli society. First, by criticizing faith and morality, the prophet set a boundary for people's disorderly behavior; Second, through symbolic words and deeds, help people to confirm the existence of God's concern in the coming problems. Some prophets express fanatical States, but these States are also accompanied by controlled behaviors and understandable information. In order to express the special style of prophets, some prophets will wear different clothes or special symbols, but this practice is not popular. Most of the characteristics of prophecy are expressed in words and actions, especially in conveying the Oracle with a specific language paradigm. Prophet's information often has the characteristics of facing the future, and the future has two aspects: "judgment" and "salvation", so as to appeal to people to engage in faith and moral repentance in the present.