Prophets: Extraordinary: Specially Raised up on Occasions of Emergency

And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and He let none of Samuel’s words fall to the ground. …

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!”

And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”