The
definition of a prophet is one who speaks for God. Prophecy consists
of speaking God's Word, and praising the Lord. The Holy Spirit moves
a chosen person to communicate through then prophecy is at work.
The
Bible makes no distinction between men and women. Prophets are
chosen by God, who opens their spirits, their minds and souls and
gives them a message, and directs them in speaking His Word.
Deborah
was a judge in the period between the death of Joshua and the
anointing of Saul as king. Israel had fallen into sin and the Lord
had allowed the Canaanites to control them for 20 years. During
part of this time, Deborah was a judge and a prophet.
Huldah was a prophetess during the time of Josiah a King of Judah. At this time the Book of the Law was discovered Huldah was consulted and she prophesied the judgment of God.
Anna was a prophetess who bore witness to Jesus as the Redeemer upon seeing Him as a baby in the temple.
The
Book of Acts tells us that the evangelist Philip had four virgin
daughters who were prophetesses.
There are warnings of false prophetesses in the Bible. These women practiced divination and were not true prophets. One such was Jezebel Jesus exposed her to the church of Thyatira.
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