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Seers

Posted on Sep 29, 2016 in Ministry of the Seer |

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SEER’s  Scriptural Word Study Definition  and more
 

se’-er, ser:

The word in English Versions of the Bible represents two Hebrew words, ro’eh (1 Samuel 9:9,11,18,19;2 Samuel 15:27; 1 Chronicles 9:22, etc.), And chozeh (2 Samuel 24:11; 2 Kings 17:13; 1 Chronicles 21:9; 25:5;29:29, etc.).

The former designation is from the ordinary verb “to see”; the latter is connected with the verb used of prophetic vision. It appears from 1 Samuel 9:9 that “seer” (ro’-eh) was the older name for those who, after the rise of the more regular orders, were called “prophets.”

It is not just, however, to speak of the “seers” or “prophets” of Samuel’s time as on the level of mere fortune-tellers. What insight or vision they possessed is traced to God’s Spirit. Samuel was the ro’-eh by pr-eeminence, and the name is little used after his time.

Individuals who bear the title “seer” (chozeh) are mentioned in connection with the kings and as historiographers (2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Chronicles 21:9; 25:5; 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 12:15; 19:2, etc.), and distinction is sometimes made between “prophets” and “seers” (2 Kings 17:13; 1 Chronicles 29:29, etc.).

Havernick thinks that “seer” denotes one who does not belong to the regular prophetic order (Introductions to Old Testament, 50, English translation), but it is not easy to fix a precise distinction.
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Seer as an alternative title for a prophet

1Sa 9:9 Literally, a “seer” is “one who sees”, especially one who claims to see into the future or to have insight into the will of God. See also 2Sa 24:11 pp 1Ch 21:9

Seers used by people to enquire of God

1Sa 9:8-9

David had seers to enquire of God for him 1Ch 25:1-5 See also 2Sa 24:11 pp 1Ch 21:9; 2Sa 15:27; 2Ch 29:25; 2Ch 35:15

Seers were used by God to bring his word to the people

2Ki 17:13

Seers were used by God to bring his word to the king

2Ch 16:7-10; 2Ch 33:18

The words of a seer were sometimes unwelcome

2Ch 16:7-10; Isa 30:10; Am 7:12-13

Samuel was called a seer

1Sa 9:11-14,18-19; 1Ch 9:22; 1Ch 26:28; 1Ch 29:29

Asaph, the psalmist, called a seer

2Ch 29:30

Seers wrote Israel’s history

2Ch 33:18-19 See also 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 9:29; 2Ch 12:15

God judges Israel by blinding the seers

Isa 29:10; Mic 3:7

Bible Search results for: Seer
 
1 Samuel 9:9 (KJV)
9  (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called
a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
1 Samuel 9:11 (KJV)
11  And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
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1 Samuel 9:19 (KJV)
19  And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart.
2 Samuel 15:27 (KJV)
27  The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
2 Samuel 24:11 (KJV)
11  For when David was up in the morning, the word of the LORD came unto the prophet Gad, David’s seer, saying,
1 Chronicles 9:22 (KJV)
22  All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twelve. These were reckoned by their genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.
1 Chronicles 21:9 (KJV)
9  And the LORD spake unto Gad, David’s seer, saying,
1 Chronicles 25:5 (KJV)
5  All these were the sons of Heman the king’s seer in the words of God, to lift up the horn. And God gave to Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
1 Chronicles 26:28 (KJV)
28  And all that Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and Joab the son of Zeruiah, had dedicated; and whosoever had dedicated any thing, it was under the hand of Shelomith, and of his brethren.
 
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1 Chronicles 29:29 (KJV)
29  Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,
2 Chronicles 9:29 (KJV)
29  Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
2 Chronicles 12:15 (KJV)
15  Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
2 Chronicles 16:7 (KJV)
7  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 16:10 (KJV)
10  Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.
2 Chronicles 19:2 (KJV)
2  And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
2 Chronicles 29:25 (KJV)
25  And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.
2 Chronicles 29:30 (KJV)
30  Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
2 Chronicles 35:15 (KJV)
15  And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.
Amos 7:12 (KJV)
12  Also Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go, flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there eat bread, and prophesy there:

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The Fathers Seers

Posted on Sep 29, 2016 in Ministry of the Seer |

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“Question: “What was a seer in the Bible?”

 

Answer: A seer is a person who “sees.” In the Bible, a seer is another name for a prophet (see 1 Samuel 9:9). But, more specifically, a seer was a prophet who saw visions—pictures or scenes seen in the mind’s eye, in dreams, or even with one’s natural eye. God spoke to His people through prophets in different ways, and one way was through visions. Accompanying the ability to see visions, a seer was given insight into what God was saying by these visions.

There are a few different Hebrew words translated “seer.” Roeh (1 Samuel 9:11) and chozeh (2 Samuel 24:11) are the two most common. Second Chronicles 9:29 might differentiate between prophet and seer: “Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?” The distinction is probably that Nathan was God’s spokesman in the world (whether or not he had visions), while Iddo was specifically associated with “visions.” Another prophet, Jeremiah, also operated as a seer (see Jeremiah 1:11–13). Notice that God doesn’t ask Jeremiah what he “feels” or “thinks,” but rather what he “sees.” After Jeremiah sees the vision, God gives him insight into what the vision meant (Jeremiah 1:14–18).
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The term seer isn’t used in the New Testament, but there were still prophets who had visions. Paul had a vision of heaven (2 Corinthians 12:2), as did Stephen (Acts 7:55–56) and John (Revelation 1:12–16).

Seers in the Bible possessed a unique gift as God vividly communicated with and through them. Their faithfulness in writing down what they saw helped to complete the Word of God as we have it today.

Recommended Resource: Are Miraculous Gifts for Today – Four Views edited by Wayne Grudem

 

SEER

se’-er, ser:

The word in English Versions of the Bible represents two Hebrew words, ro’eh (1 Samuel 9:9,11,18,19;2 Samuel 15:27; 1 Chronicles 9:22, etc.), And chozeh (2 Samuel 24:11; 2 Kings 17:13; 1 Chronicles 21:9;25:5; 29:29, etc.). The former designation is from the ordinary verb “to see”; the latter is connected with the verb used of prophetic vision. It appears from 1 Samuel 9:9 that “seer” (ro’-eh) was the older name for those who, after the rise of the more regular orders, were called “prophets.” It is not just, however, to speak of the “seers” or “prophets” of Samuel’s time as on the level of mere fortune-tellers. What insight or vision they possessed is traced to God’s Spirit. Samuel was the ro’-eh by pr-eeminence, and the name is little used after his time. Individuals who bear the title “seer” (chozeh) are mentioned in connection with the kings and as historiographers (2 Samuel 24:11; 1 Chronicles 21:9; 25:5; 29:29; 2 Chronicles 9:29; 12:15; 19:2, etc.), and distinction is sometimes made between “prophets” and “seers” (2 Kings 17:13; 1 Chronicles 29:29, etc.). Havernick thinks that “seer” denotes one who does not belong to the regular prophetic order (Introductions to Old Testament, 50, English translation), but it is not easy to fix a precise distinction.

See PROPHET; PROPHECY.
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“I will stand my watch… to see what He will say to me…” (Habakkuk 2:1)

Simply expressed, prophecy can be defined as hearing the voice of God and speaking what He says. This gift is commonly experienced in two ways.

One is audial, meaning the one receiving the message hears words, which they then repeat/release. The other—the seer—is visual, meaning the receiver sees a message through some type of picture, which they then release. Generally, these pictures are either received while awake by means of visions, or while asleep through dreams. Many prophetic people will experience both aspects at various times, but they tend to have one that is more dominant or frequent.

In addition, there are two groups who practice the prophetic or seer anointing. Those in the first group exercise the gift of prophecy as recorded in 1 Corinthians 12:10 for the purpose of edification, exhortation and comfort. Those in the second are those who prophesy within the position and

office of a prophet

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Not everyone who prophesies is a prophet; however, scripture reveals that we can all prophesy (1 Cor. 14:1, 31). This means that every Spirit-filled believer—including you—can develop in the prophetic!

Varieties Of the Seer Gifting

Visual images or impressions: Sometimes when praying or prophesying over someone, the Holy Spirit will reveal an image. For example, I might see a scripture written like a banner over someone’s head, or get a mental picture that gives direction.

Dreams: Dreams enrich your life by giving encouragement, direction, insight for intercession, and revelation. I get much of my personal prophetic revelation through words rather than pictures, yet I also get many spiritual dreams and visions. Unless you hold the office of a prophet, most dreams are likely for your personal benefit. (See Job 33:14-16.)

Visions: This category would include things like open visions, audible messages, angelic encounters, open heavens, trances, being caught up in the Spirit, and heavenly visitations.

(Due to space limitations, for further study of these expressions of the seer anointing, I recommend reading

The Seer

by James Goll.)
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Developing The Gift

“Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do, for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him all things that He Himself does…” (John 5:19, 20)

Pursuing Intimacy

Scripture does not reveal exactly how Jesus saw all that His Father was doing, but we do know that He and His Father were one. My sense is that Jesus moved more by  the Holy Spirit giving Him knowledge of what His Father was doing, but He may also have had dreams at night, as well as visions in times of contemplation or prayer, which gave Him specific direction.

Regardless, just as Jesus made time to be alone with His Father and spent time in prayer, so should we. The more intimate we become with God, the more we will be able to see what it is that He’s doing. Make the Lord your focus, and prophetic revelation will follow!
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Ask!

Once my life was transformed and I became Spirit-filled, I could not get enough of experiencing the Lord’s presence and hearing His voice! I immediately began to cry out to Him to speak to me, especially at night.

Each night, when I went to bed, I would ask the Lord to come to me in dreams, visions, angelic encounters, visitations or by transporting me to heaven! (I still do this.) Scriptures such as Joel 2:28-29, Matthew 7:7-12 and Luke 18:1-8 reinforced my resolve to ask.

Growth And Maturity

“And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries… but have not love, I am nothing.” (1 Cor. 13:2)

For those who wish to increase in their prophetic and seer anointing, some practical guidelines for growth and maturity follow:

– Remember: the purpose of a word is to edify, encourage and build up. Words of a corrective nature should generally be spoken by someone who walks in the office of a prophet (versus the gift of prophecy) and between those who have relationship.

– Be wary of releasing negative words. Ask yourself, “Does what I am about to speak release the Father’s heart and love for that person/group; is the word redemptive in nature?”

– Seek wisdom! Just because you sense/hear/see something does not mean it is supposed to be released. And timing is key—a word spoken out of season has limited, if any, anointing and can actually hinder what Holy Spirit is doing!

– Shortcomings you see in another might actually indicate something is your assignment. Recently, someone I had barely met asked if she could “pray with me”—then proceeded to tell me that in one area of ministry, I was “not doing it right.” When I sought the Lord, He reminded me of a principle I call dust on top of the fridge. A mentor I once had was fairly laid-back about housekeeping. She used to say that if you came to her house and noticed the coating of dust on the top of her fridge, it was likely you were the one who was supposed to clean it!

If you’d like to see more clearly, let me speak this prayer over you: Just as the Lord blesses me with dreams, visions, and supernatural encounters—so I bless you!

Recommended reading for further study:

The Seer

by James Goll

Understanding the Dreams You Dream

by Ira Milligan (Vols. 1 & 2)

Dreams and Visions

by Jane Hamon  

Dream On

by Sandie Freed
 

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Prophets & Seers

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 in Ministry of the Seer |

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The differences between a Seer and a Prophet


A quote from The Seer, ‘All seers are prophets but
not all prophets are seers.’ The main difference
between a prophetic Seer and a Prophet is the
avenue in which they receive revelation. A prophet
can be a non-seeing prophet or a seer.

A seer is one whose prophetic ministry is largely
based in the realm of receiving from the Lord in the
form of dreams and visions. Seers have a larger
percentage of their prophetic gift centered around
vision, receiving messages, and revelation knowledge
by dreams and visions.

A non-seeing prophet receives auditory revelation
either through spoken communication in their spirit or
through a message delivered to their spirit. The
difference between a spoken message to their spirit
and words delivered to their spirit is that sometimes
the Words come from God verbatim and other times
God just drops an entire message into our spirit, like a
package, which we then have to articulate and
communicate through English language.

A Seer’s main source of revelation comes through
vision. They will receive revelation in the form of
vision, through pictures, images, and sometimes
colors and shapes. Along with the visual revelation
they sometimes get a divine understanding or
interpretation, and/or emotions and feeling by
revelation. However, seers do not always understand
what they are seeing. Daniel and John did not
understand much of what they saw. They simply
documented what they saw faithfully.
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And he said, Hear now My words: If there be a
prophet among you, I the Lord will make myself
known unto him in a vision, and will speak to him in a
dream. (Num 12:6)

 

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I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have
multiplied visions and used similitudes by the

ministry of the prophets. (Hos 12:10)

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God,
I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young
men shall see visions and your old men shall dream
dreams. (Acts 2:17)
A seer sees things related to their area of anointing and ministry. God does not
give divine revelation in a void. If He is giving the revelation it is for a purpose. I
see many national things because my ministry is a national and worldwide ministry
and the things that God shows me are for intercession and sometimes as a sign
and a wonder to authenticate the prophetic nature of this ministry. The difference
between a prophet’s dreams and those of another person is that a prophet will
receive messages for the future and for the body of Christ. An individual who is not
prophetic will usually dream of things that God is speaking to them regarding
themselves.

Quote from The Seer: ‘The main purpose for those with a dream and vision
anointing is to awaken the people of God to the spirit realm. It is a miraculous
manifestation of the Spirit that creatively illuminates truth and can confirm the
direction of God that has been given to others. A good biblical example is the
prophet Zechariah.’


I believe seers have a larger capacity for ministry than the statement above but this
statement is profoundly true in my own life. I am a Seer and I have a burning
passion to evangelize Christians and non-Christians alike with the message that
God is speaking today through dreams and visions.

If you have a seer anointing and are clueless about what you should do with it,
especially if your anointing is largely foretelling future events through dreams and
visions, I recommend keeping a journal now for the time when God wants you to
share the things that He has shown you to further advance the Kingdom of God
through life in the Spirit. Remember He doesn’t give gifts in a void, if He’s giving
them He will likely have a use for them at some point!


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Ministry of the Seer

Posted on Sep 28, 2016 in Ministry of the Seer |

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Ministry of the Seer


Within the overall realm of the prophet lies the particular and distinctive realm of the Seer. The word “seer” describes a particular type of prophet who receives a particular type of prophetic revelation or impartation.

The Old Testament uses two words primarily to refer to a seer: ra’ah and chozeh. Ra’ah literally means “to see,” particularly in the sense of seeing visions. Other meanings include to “gaze,” to “look upon,” and to “perceive.” Chozeh literally means “a beholder in vision” and can also be translated as “gazer” or “stargazer.”

With these definitions now in place, the distinction between a prophet (nabiy’) and a seer (ra’ah or chozeh) becomes a little clearer. When it comes to prophetic revelation, a prophet is primarily an inspired hearer and then speaker, while a seer is primarily visual. In other words, the prophet is the communicative dimension and the seer is the receptive dimension. Whereas nabiy emphasizes the active work of the prophet in speaking forth a message from God, ra’ah and chozeh focus on the experience or means by which the prophet “sees or perceives” that message.

The first lays emphasis on a prophet’s relationship with the people; the other, on their revelatory relationship with God.

The Power of the Seer Anointing

Everyone needs a vision to sustain them in life.

Proverbs 29:18 states,

“Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained, but happy is he who keeps the law.” This verse in the New International Version reads: “Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law.”

Some other translations, such as the New Revised Standard Version, use the word “prophecy” instead of “vision” or “revelation.” The point is clear: without prophecy, without divine revelation or vision, people will cast off all restraint. They will run wild because they have no guidance – no vision. The Word of God – His law – provides vision and guidance for living, and those who follow it are blessed.
As Christians, we are called to be a people of vision. We must learn to set a goal or target in front of our eyes to gaze upon. It is only when we aim at something that we have any chance of hitting it! The apostle Paul set his sights on knowing Christ, which he acknowledged was a lifelong process:
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Philippians 3:13-15a
“13 Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude.”

Like Paul, we need to be a people of vision. Let us set our sights on the Lord and aim at His goals. The seer will move your heart and stir up your hunger for intimacy with God, because “the seer’s goal is to reveal the man Christ Jesus!”

A Change in Seasons – Here Come The Seers!

What is the purpose of the Seer? Like all true seers of old, we must reach high. We must look heavenward. We must think otherly. We must passionately pursue the God of visitation. For years, the Church at large has struggled just to believe and teach that God speaks today. But now, the Church is beginning to grasp the many ways God speaks, including how he speaks to the SEER.

Formerly considered “strange,” the SEER anointing is becoming known as much more mainstream in the Church today. And that’s good news for you. I can hear many of you saying, “Finally, they’ll know I’m not crazy…in fact, I’ll know I’m not crazy!”

Times are changing! The seers are being restored to their place of insight, counsel, and the word of the Lord! Here come the Seers!

If there are true seers today, and there surely are, then we must have our aim and focus clear. We must see Jesus! In all our seeing – let’s be like John the beloved. Let’s get in the Spirit and release the true prophetic spirit by revealing a testimony of Jesus (Revelation 19:10). He is the one I long to see. He is the one for whom my heart yearns and pants. He is the goal and prize of my life.

In all our seeing – let us see and reveal the man Christ Jesus!


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