By Joe BabendreierMore by this AuthorTHE OLD TESTAMENT calls few men ‘prophet’; and even fewer women ‘prophetess’. Only one woman is explicitly called a ‘prophetess’ and that was Anna, daughter of Phanuel. Forty days after the baby’s birth, Joseph and Mary took him to the Temple to “present him to the Lord”. “She was now eighty-four years old and never left the Temple, serving God night and day with fasting and prayer. While others saw just one more baby in a procession of babies being presented to the Lord, Anna saw what only eyes of faith could see: the Promised One.

Source: Daily Nation October 23, 2016 03:45 UTC