According to some views, prophecy is not a gift that is arbitrarily conferred upon people; rather, it is the culmination of a person's spiritual and ethical development. When a person reaches a sufficient level of spiritual and ethical achievement, the Shechinah (Divine Spirit) comes to rest upon him or her. Likewise, the gift of prophecy leaves the person if that person lapses from his or her spiritual and ethical perfection.
—http://www.jewfaq.org/prophet.htm
So a prophet must be a good guy.
Cain just killed his brother. So that means he's not. But God spoke to him. So that means he's a prophet. How do we resolve this?
Actually, what's the definition of a prophet anyway? Is anyone that God spoke to a prophet?
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