Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Peter Kirk <peter AT qaya.org>]

On 30/08/2006 06:25, Shoshanna Walker wrote:
> ...
>
> a.  Daniel never spoke directly to God. According to the Torah, 
> prophets speak to God, not to intermediaries like angels. Daniel saw 
> angels and never spoke to God. This is the primary reason Daniel is 
> not considered a prophet.
>
>   
This is an interesting definition of a prophet. I would have expected 
the reverse, that God speaks to prophets rather than vice versa.

But certainly Daniel spoke directly to God, especially 9:4-19, addressed 
directly to "O Lord, the great and awesome God".

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