PROPHET

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Key Verses

earnestly desire¹ and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy² [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people]. 1 Corinthians 14:1 AMP
Therefore, believers, desire earnestly to prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people] 1 Corinthians 14:39 AMP

Desire = covet (earnestly) envy, be jealous over
Prophesy = to foretell events

Prophet: Defined

One who speaks/sings by divine inspiration & foretells events

Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet³ to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5 NKJV
desire⁴ spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy⁵. 1 Corinthians 14:1 NKJV

Prophet = speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)

Prophesy = to foretell events

Prophetic Levels

Prophet: All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the Lord. 1 Samuel 3:20 NASB
Prophetic Gift: earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people]. 1 Corinthians 14:1 AMP
One off Prophesy: Then the LORD came down in the cloud, and spoke to him, and took of the Spirit that was upon him, and placed the same upon the seventy elders; and it happened, when the Spirit rested upon them, that they prophesied, although they never did so again. Numbers 11:25 NKJV

Receiving Messages

1. Inner Revelation

So let two or three prophets speak [those inspired to preach or teach], while the rest pay attention and weigh and discern what is said. But if an inspired revelation⁶ comes to another who is sitting by, then let the first one be silent. 1 Corinthians 14:29-30 AMPC
In the morning, O LORD, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart]. Psalm 5:3 AMP
For behold, He who forms the mountains and creates the wind And declares to man what are His thoughts, He who makes the dawn into darkness And treads on the heights of the earth—The Lord God of hosts is His name. Amos 4:13 AMP

2. Seeing

Amos: The words of Amos, who was among the sheepbreeders of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. Amos 1:1 NKJV
Habakkak: The prophesy which the prophet Habakkuk saw. Habakkuk 1:1 NKJV
Micah: The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Micah 1:1 NKJV

3. Hearing

Isaiah: He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple [as One who is taught]. The Sovereign LORD has opened my ears; I have not been rebellious, I have not turned away. Isaiah 50:4-5 AMP
Ezekiel: And the word of the LORD came to me, saying Ezekiel 21:1 NKJV
David: You have opened my ears and given me the capacity to hear [and obey Your word] Psalm 4:6 AMP
Agabus: And as we stayed many days, a certain prophet named Agabus came down from Judea. When he had come to us, he took Paul’s belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, “Thus says the Holy Spirit, ‘So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt, and deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles.’ ” Acts 21:10-11 NKJV

4. Seeing & Hearing

Moses: And He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord will make Myself known to him in a vision And I will speak to him in a dream. “But it is not so with My servant Moses; He is entrusted and faithful in all My house. “With him I speak mouth to mouth [directly], Clearly and openly and not in riddles; And he beholds the form of the Lord. Numbers 12:6-8 AMP

Examples

Micaiah: And Micaiah said, “As the Lord lives, whatever my God says, that I will speak.” … Then he said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’ ” 2 Chronicles 18:13&16 NKJV
Gad: Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying 1 Chronicles 21:9 NKJ V

Seers

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: “Come, let us go to the seer⁷”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) 1 Samuel 9:9 NKJV
Yet the LORD testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways, and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.” 2 Kings 17:13 NKJV
Who say to the seers, “Do not see,” And to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us right things; Speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits. Isaiah 30:10 NKJV
Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, indeed they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 2 Chronicles 33:18 NKJV

Seer = to {see} literally or figuratively

Examples of Seers

Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. 2 Chronicles 29:30 NKJV
And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. 2 Chronicles 35:15 NKJV
And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand. 2 Chronicles 16:7 NKJV
Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat? 2 Chronicles 9:29 NKJV
All these [men] were the sons of Heman the king’s seer to exalt him in accordance with the words of God; for God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters. 1 Chronicles 25:5 AMP
Now the acts of King David, first and last, indeed they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer 1 Chronicles 29:29 NKJV
Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. 1 Samuel 9:19 AMP

Seeing & Hearing Seers

Then the Lord came and stood and called as at the previous times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” The Lord said to Samuel, “Behold, I am about to do a thing in Israel at which both ears of everyone who hears it will ring. 1 Samuel 3:10-11 AMP
Then the LORD spoke to Gad, David’s seer, saying 1 Chronicles 21:9 NKJ V

Prophetic insights

1. Preparation

He has made My mouth like a sharp sword;
In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me,
And made Me a polished shaft;
In His quiver He has hidden Me.” Isaiah 49:2 NKJV

2. Input

I have put My words in your mouth Isaiah 51:16 NKJV
Then the LORD stretched out His hand and touched my mouth, and the LORD said to me, “Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. Jeremiah 1:9 NASB
Behold, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them. Isaiah 42:9 AMPC

3. Output

But when I speak with you, I will open your mouth and you will say to
them, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD.’ He who hears, let him hear; and he who
refuses [to hear], let him refuse; for they are a rebellious house. Ezekiel 3:27 AMP
‘In that day I will cause the horn of the house of Israel to spring forth, and I will open your mouth to speak in their midst. Then they shall know that I am the LORD.’ ” Ezekiel 29:21 NKJV
prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved⁸ by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:21 NKJV

Moved = be driven rushing

4. Prophesy exactly

Do not add to His words, Or He will reprove you, and you will be found a liar. Proverbs 30:6 AMP
The prophet who has a dream may tell his dream; but he who has My word, let him speak My word faithfully. What has straw in common with wheat [for nourishment]?” says the Lord. Jeremiah 23:28 AMP
But you [Jeremiah], gird up your loins [in preparation]! Get up and tell them all which I command you. Do not be distraught and break down at the sight of their [hostile] faces, or I will bewilder you before them and allow you to be overcome. Jeremiah 1:17 AMP
“Thus says the Lord, ‘Stand in the court of the Lord’s house [Jeremiah], and speak to all [the people of] the cities of Judah who have come to worship in the Lord’s house all the words that I have commanded you to speak to them. Do not omit a word! Jeremiah 26:2 AMP

Other versions

“Therefore prepare yourself and arise, And speak to them all that I command you. Do not be dismayed before their faces, Lest I dismay you before them. Jeremiah 1:17 NKJV

5. Partial Revelation

Initial: Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; you shall anoint for Me the one I name to you.” 1 Samuel 16:3 NKJV
Later: So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!” 1 Samuel 16:12 NKJV

GOD reveals more as you obey Him.

6. Ask for Prophetic words

For the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and its Maker says this, “Ask Me about the things to come concerning My sons, And give Me orders concerning the work of My hands. Isaiah 45:11 AMP

7. Received word to a Prophet

Then I said, “I will not make mention of Him, Nor speak anymore in His name.” But His word was in my heart like a burning fire Shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, And I could not. Jeremiah 20:9 NKJV
The Lord GOD has spoken! Who can but prophesy? Amos 3:8 NKJV

Other versions

But if I say, “I will not remember Him Nor speak anymore in His
name,” Then in my heart it becomes like a burning fire Shut up in my
bones; And I am tired of holding it in, And I cannot endure it. Jeremiah 20:9 NASB

8. Prophesy for long periods of time

The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, [one] of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the word of the Lord came during the thirteenth year (627 b.c.) of the reign of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah. It came [to Jeremiah] also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, [continuing] until the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah, king of Judah, [and continuing] until the exile of [the people of] Jerusalem in the fifth month (July-August, 586 b.c.). Jeremiah 1:1-3 AMPC
“For these twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day—the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you over and over again, but you have not listened. Jeremiah 25:3 AMP
The word of the LORD that came to Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel. Hosea 1:1 NKJV
The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. Micah 1:1 NKJV

9. Creative power of the prophetic word

“You have heard [these things foretold]; look at all this [that has been fulfilled]. And you, will you not declare it? I proclaim to you [specific] new things from this time, Even hidden things which you have not known. “They are created now [called into being by the prophetic word] and not long ago; And before today you have not heard of them, So that you will not say, ‘Oh yes! I knew them.’ Isaiah 48:6-7 AMP

10. Prophetic words & fulfillment

- Who is there who speaks and it comes to pass, Unless the Lord has authorized and commanded it? Lamentations 3:37 AMP
- Now Samuel grew; and the LORD was with him and He let none of his words fail [to be fulfilled]. 1 Samuel 3:19 AMP
- And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass. 1 Samuel 3:19 NKJV

11. Irrevocability of prophetic gift

the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. Romans 11:29 NKJV

In the context of the prophetic, whether you get to prophesy through the gift of prophesy or by being a Prophet, once given the gift or made a Prophet, God does not take away the ability to prophesy.

12. Built up as Prophet

(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.) … So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been confirmed⁹ as a prophet of the Lord. Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord. 1 Samuel 3:7,20-21 NKJV

Confirmed = properly to build up

13. Prophets more than Prophesy

Healing: the Syrians had gone out on raids, and had brought back captive a young girl from the land of Israel. She waited on Naaman’s wife. Then she said to her mistress, “If only my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! For he would heal him of his leprosy.” 2 Kings 5:2-3 NKJV
Miracles: So the man of God said, “Where did it fall?” And he showed him the place. So he cut off a stick, and threw it in there; and he made the iron float. 2 Kings 6:6 NKJV
Pray: Now therefore, restore the man’s wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you shall live. But if you do not restore her, know that you shall surely die, you and all who are yours.” Genesis 20:7 NKJV

A Prophet may do more than Prophesy.

14. Prophesy Past, Present & Future

Past: Samuel: As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. 1 Samuel 9:20 BSB
Present: Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.” 2 Kings 6:12 NKJV
Past & Present: The Lord Jesus: The woman answered and said, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You have well said, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one whom you now have is not your husband; in that you spoke truly.” The woman said to Him, “Sir, I perceive that You are a prophet. John 4:17-19 NKJV

Prophets can know the past and the present; not just the future.

15. Prophesy at will

the spirits of prophets are subject to the prophets [the prophecy is under the speaker’s control, and he can stop speaking] 1 Corinthians 14:32 AMP
Now Samuel grew; and the LORD was with him and He let none of his words fail [to be fulfilled]. 1 Samuel 3:19 AMP
He said to me, “Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! … So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and suddenly a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to bone. Ezekiel 37:4, 7 NKJV
he said to me, “You must prophesy again about many peoples, nations, tongues, and kings.” Revelation 10:11 NKJV
The servant said to him, “Look here, in this city there is a man of God,
and the man is held in honor; everything that he says comes true. 1 Samuel 9:6 AMP

16. Specific Prophetic Instructions

So He sent two of His disciples and told them, “Go into the city, and a man carrying a jug of water will meet you. Follow him, and whichever house he enters, say to the owner, ‘The Teacher asks: Where is My guest room, where I may eat the Passover with My disciples?’ And he will show you a large upper room, furnished and ready. Make preparations for us there.” So the disciples left and went into the city, where they found everything as Jesus had described. And they prepared the Passover. Mark 14:13-16 BSB
Now it came to pass the same night that the LORD said to him, “Take your father’s young bull, the second bull of seven years old, and tear down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the wooden image that is beside it Numbers 16:25 NKJV
When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?”’ Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.” When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. 1 Samuel 10:2-9 ESV

17. Time bound prophecies

Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’ ” 2 Kings 7:1 BSB
And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” 2 Kings 4:16 BSB
But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.” Genesis 17:21 NKJV
Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return
to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.” Genesis 18:14 NKJV
For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. Genesis 21:2 NKJV

18. Influence of a Prophet

By a prophet the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt,
And by a prophet he was preserved. Hosea 12:13 NKJV
And Elisha saw it, and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” So he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. 2 Kings 2:12 NKJV
Elisha had become sick with the illness of which he would die. Then Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over his face, and said, “O my father, my father, the chariots of Israel and their horsemen!” 2 Kings 13:14 NKJV

19. Prophets GOD's Confidantes

Certainly the Lord GOD does nothing Unless He reveals His secret plan To His servants the prophets. Amos 3:7 NASB

God does not do anything major without revealing it to His prophets. See example below

So now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live. Genesis 20:7 AMP
The LORD said, “Shall I keep secret from Abraham [My friend and servant] what I am going to do Genesis 18:17 AMP

GOD here is talking about Abraham. Genesis 20:7 AMP

20. Who becomes a Prophet?

The secret [of the wise counsel] of the LORD is for those who fear Him, And He will let them know His covenant and reveal to them [through His word] its [deep, inner] meaning. Psalm 25:14 AMP

Start prophesying when ...

1. On receiving word or vision from GOD directly

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. Isaiah 1:1-2 NKJV
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin, to whom the word of the Lord came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign. Jeremiah 1:1-2 NKJV
Now it came to pass in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the captives by the River Chebar, that the heavens were opened and I saw visions of God. Ezekiel 1:1 NKJV
In the first year of Belshazzar king of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head while on his bed. Then he wrote down the dream, telling the main facts. Daniel 7:1 NKJV

2. In the presence of other Prophets

Saul: After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying. Then the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person… When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him; then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.1 Samuel 10:5-6 BSB & 1 Samuel 10:10 NKJV
Saul’s messengers: When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah, he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy. 1 Samuel 19:19-20 BSB
Saul’s other messengers: when Saul was told, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. Then Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. 1 Samuel 19:21 NKJV

3. When filled with or on receiving the Holy Spirit

Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him; and He took some of the Spirit who was upon Moses and put Him upon the seventy elders. When the Spirit rested upon them, they prophesied [praising God and declaring His will], but they did not do it again. Numbers 11:25 AMP
Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied Luke 1:67 BSB
Then the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 1 Samuel 10:6 NKJV
Two men, however, had remained in the camp—one named Eldad and the other Medad—and the Spirit rested on them. They were among those listed, but they had not gone out to the tent, and they prophesied in the camp. Numbers 11:26 BSB
Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly. And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: … 2 Chronicles 20:14-15 BSB
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed Luke 1:41-42 BSB
Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!” Numbers 11:29 NKJV

4. Laying on of hands by Anointed

when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. Acts 19:6 NKJV

5. Transferred from a Prophet

Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied—but they never did so again. Numbers 11:25 BSB

6. During Worship

But now bring me a musician.” And it came about while the musician played, that the hand (power) of the Lord came upon Elisha. He said, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Make this valley (the Arabah) full of trenches.’ For thus says the Lord, ‘You will not see wind or rain, yet that valley will be filled with water, so you and your cattle and your other animals may drink. 2 Kings 3:15-17 AMP

Prophesy fulfilment

It happened in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that
suddenly water came [miraculously] from the area of Edom, and the
country was filled with water. 2 Kings 3:20 AMP

Prophetic Transformation

1. Samuel

And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli.
Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located. Then the LORD called to Samuel, and he answered, “Here I am.”
Once again the LORD called, “Samuel!”
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, because the word of the LORD had not yet been revealed¹⁰ to him. Once again, for the third time, the LORD called to Samuel.
Then the LORD came and stood there, calling as before, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” Then the LORD said to Samuel
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. So all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD. And the LORD continued to appear at Shiloh, because there He revealed Himself to Samuel by His word. 1 Samuel 3 BSB

2. Asaph

Kinsman/Singer: These are the men David put in charge of the music in the house of the LORD after the ark rested there. They ministered with song before the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, until Solomon built the house of the LORD in Jerusalem. And they performed their duties according to the regulations given them. These are the men who served, together with their sons… Heman’s kinsman was Asaph, who served at his right hand: Asaph the son of Berechiah, the son of Shimea 1 Chronicles 6:31-33&39 BSB
Chief: Asaph the chief, and next to him Zechariah, then Jeiel, Shemiramoth, Jehiel, Mattithiah, Eliab, Benaiah, and Obed-Edom: Jeiel with stringed instruments and harps, but Asaph made music with cymbals 1 Chronicles 16:5 NKJV
Singer: Then on that day David first entrusted to Asaph and his brethren the singing of thanks to the Lord [as their chief task] 1 Chronicles 16:7 AMPC
Prophesies: Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was: Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah; the sons of Asaph were under the direction of Asaph, who prophesied according to the order of the king. 1 Chronicles 25:1-2 NKJV
Seer: Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped. 2 Chronicles 29:30 NKJV
Exaltation: For in the days of David and Asaph of old there were chiefs of the singers, and songs of praise and thanksgiving to God. Nehemiah 12:46 NKJV

Asaph’s Descendants

Descendant Prophesies: Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly. And he said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the LORD says: … 2 Chronicles 20:14-15 BSB
Sons Singers: And the singers, the sons of Asaph, were in their places, according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. 2 Chronicles 35:15 NKJV
Sons Overseers: Also the overseer of the Levites at Jerusalem was Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha, of the sons of Asaph, the singers in charge of the service of the house of God. Nehemiah 11:22 NKJV

1. Born a Prophet

Then the word of the Lord came to me [Jeremiah], saying, Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:4-5 AMPC

2. Made a Prophet

Then Amos answered, and said to Amaziah:
“I was no prophet,
Nor was I a son of a prophet,
But I was a sheepbreeder
And a tender of sycamore fruit.
Then the Lord took me as I followed the flock,
And the Lord said to me,
‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ Amos 7:14-15 NKJV

Other versions

Then Amos replied to Amaziah, “I am not a prophet [by profession], nor am I a prophet’s son; I am a herdsman and a grower of sycamore figs. But the Lord took me as I followed the flock and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to My people Israel.’ Amos 7:14-15 AMP

GOD's will : All Prophets or Prophesy

Then Moses said to him, “Are you zealous for my sake? Oh, that all the LORD’s people were prophets and that the LORD would put His Spirit upon them!” Numbers 11:29 NKJV
earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual gifts [to be used by believers for the benefit of the church], but especially that you may prophesy [to foretell the future, to speak a new message from God to the people]. 1 Corinthians 14:1 AMP
I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied¹¹ 1 Corinthians 14:5 NKJV

God would have us all become Prophets or at least Prophesy

All Prophesy in Church

But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all 1 Corinthians 14:24 BSB
For you are all able to prophesy one by one, so that all may learn, and all may be exhorted. 1 Corinthians 14:31 BLB

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But if all prophesy [foretelling the future, speaking a new message from God to the people], and an unbeliever or outsider comes in, he is convicted [of his sins] by all, and he is called to account by all [because he can understand what is being said] 1 Corinthians 14:24 AMP

Children Prophesy

it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young¹² men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. Acts 2:17 NKJV

See example (these were not just prophesying they were actual Prophetesses)

Now this man had four virgin daughters who were prophetesses. Acts 21:9 NASB

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2206 ζηλόω [ZHLO/W] {zēlóō} \dzay-lo'-o\ from 2205; to have warmth of feeling for or against:--affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
4395 προφητεύω [PROFHTEU/W] {prophēteúō} \prof-ate-yoo'-o\ from 4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:--prophesy.
Strongs 5030 נביא [nâbîy'] \naw-bee'\ From 5012; a prophet or (generally) inspired man: - {prophecy} that {prophesy} prophet.
5012 נבא [nâbâ'] \naw-baw'\ A primitive root; to {prophesy} that {is} speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse): - prophesy (-ing) make self a prophet.
2206 ζηλόω [ZHLO/W] {zēlóō} \dzay-lo'-o\ from 2205; to have warmth of feeling for or against:--affect, covet (earnestly), (have) desire, (move with) envy, be jealous over, (be) zealous(-ly affect).
4395 προφητεύω [PROFHTEU/W] {prophēteúō} \prof-ate-yoo'-o\ from 4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:--prophesy.
601 ἀποκαλύπτω [A)POKALU/PTW] {apokalýptō} \ap-ok-al-oop'-to\ from 575 and 2572; to take off the cover, i.e. disclose:--reveal.
7200 ראה [râ'âh] \raw-aw'\
A primitive root; to {see} literally or figuratively (in numerous {applications} direct and {implied} {transitively} intransitively and causatively): - advise {self} {appear} {approve} {behold} X {certainly} {consider} {discern} (make to) {enjoy} have {experience} {gaze} take {heed} X {indeed} X {joyfully} {lo} look ({on} one {another} one on {another} one upon {another} {out} {up} {upon}) {mark} {meet} X be {near} {perceive} {present} {provide} {regard} (have) {respect} ({fore-} cause {to} let) see ({-r} {-m} one {another}) shew ({self}) X sight of {others} (e-) {spy} {stare} X {surely} X {think} {view} visions.
5342 φέρω [FE/RW] {phérō} \fer'-o\ a primary verb (for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only; namely, οἴω [OI)/W] {oíō} \oy'-o\ and ἐνέγκω [E)NE/GKW] {enénkō} \en-eng'-ko\ to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows):--be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.
539 אמן ['âman] \aw-man'\ A primitive root; properly to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or {faithful} to trust or {believe} to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain; once (in ; by interchange for 541) to go to the right hand: - hence {assurance} {believe} bring {up} {establish} + {fail} be faithful (of long {continuance} {stedfast} {sure} {surely} {trusty} {verified}) {nurse} (-ing {father}) ({put}) {trust} turn to the right.
1540 גּלה [gâlâh] \gaw-law'\ A primitive root; to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively to reveal: - + {advertise} {appear} {bewray} {bring} ({carry} {lead} go) captive (into {captivity}) {depart} {disclose} {discover} {exile} be {gone} {open} X {plainly} {publish} {remove} {reveal} X {shamelessly} {shew} X {surely} {tell} uncover.
Strongs 4395 προφητεύω [PROFHTEU/W] {prophēteúō} \prof-ate-yoo'-o\ from 4396; to foretell events, divine, speak under inspiration, exercise the prophetic office:--prophesy.
3495 νεανίσκος [NEANI/SKOS] {neanískos} \neh-an-is'-kos\
from the same as 3494; a youth (under forty):--young man.