The prophet's dictionary guide to the supernatural

obstinacy, stubbornness; Deborah—a bee, industrious and fruitful; Anna—grace (feminine of John); Huldah—weasel or mole, hid away. Others named in the Bible are Jasher, the prophet to Jeroboam, Iddo the Seer, and John the son of Hanani, Amaziah’s prophet and the remainder of the apostles of Jesus Christ as apostles too are prophets. Studying the names of the prophets provides insight into the work that they were called either to do or address, and the reason the Lord summoned them into His service. 194. Biblical Prophetics—An exclusive term coined to identify the range and emphasis of study of the prophetic realm according to Scripture. 195. Biblical Numbers—See Sacred Numbers. 196. Big Toe—A) The big toe was anointed by, and of, the priests in the Old Testament and signified their position of headship. The anointment established the basis upon which their fountainhead of power stood. B) It is the leading extension that directs walking movement. Both thumbs and toes signify apostolic movement or direction thereby. Exodus 29:20; Leviticus 14:14, 17, 25, 28. See Toe. 197. Birds—Birds in spiritual and symbolic contexts refer to messages from heaven to earth by way of spiritual messengers. Ecclesiastes 10:20. 198. Birthing Prophecy—The spiritual counterpart of bringing a natural life into the world. It applies to the prophetic because of its seedlike nature as the word of God, which is life. The prophet or the prophetic vessel once impregnated in the spirit with the word of the Lord can find his or her experiencing something akin to the gestation of a woman with child over the time it takes for the word to ripen and be mature enough to come forth. At the time of delivery, the preliminary experiences that qualify the prophet to bring forth the word can resemble (in physical sensation) the labor contractions of a woman. Jeremiah, among others, spoke of the onset of physical sensations that occur at the time of prophesying. Isaiah 21:3. 199. Bishop—New Testament word in the Greek for one of the church’s elders, the highest one in the Christian church. Apostles are automatically bishops; the opposite is not necessarily so. 1 Timothy 3:1–2; Titus 1:7; 1 Peter 2:25. 200. Bishop’s Staff—A crooked rod carried by bishops to symbolize their pastoral authority. It became adopted as such because of their shepherds’ duties and the sheep-like nature of the family of God over which they had charge. Their