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معارف اسلامی و الهیات::
نبی، پیامبر
God summoned people to hear what He was saying to them, sometimes in a special way, as in the case of the young prophet Samuel (1 Sam. 3), and sometimes in a general way, as in the case of the prophets' calling to the people, "Hear the word of the Lord!"
There was also the very particular calling that was reserved for prophets in the Bible, an event that typically involved the Lord's addressing the prophet from the divine assembly and commissioning him for the prophetic task.
For example, the calling of Isaiah in the temple included all of the major elements of a prophetic calling: a vision of the heavenlies, interaction between the heavenly beings and the Lord, the prophet's reluctance, the granting of a sign, and the clear prophetic message that is meant for the people (Isa. 6).
Other prophets received their callings to the prophetic office in a similar fashion: Ezekiel was called while in exile, and the Apostle Paul was called on the road to Damascus-a calling he referred to throughout his ministry as proof of his legitimacy as an Apostle.
For instance, David was chosen by God to be Israel's king even though the prophet Samuel did not perceive in the boy the obvious physical attributes that he would have expected in a monarch.
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