Bible Question: is there a difference between seers and prophets? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Nandi12... There is a gloss in the first book of Samuel that provides the answer to your question: "(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, 'Come, let us go to the seer,' for today's 'prophet' was formerly called a seer.)" (1 Samuel 9:9 ESV) See, also, 2 Samuel 24:11, which uses each word for the same person. In Him, Doc |