Anna The Prophetess

Anna the Prophetess
Anna is a form of 'Hannah'. The name means 'grace' or 'favor'. She was a servant. She
served God and man and remained in a state of readiness for opportunities the Lord would
bring her way. Anna is a prophetess that bears witness to the redeemer. She is a woman
mentioned in the New Testament in the Gospel of Luke. She was the daughter of Phanuel,
of the tribe of Aser. Asher was the eighth son of Jacob and his named means happy or
blessed. Anna knew the blessings of God and true happiness even though her outward
circumstances may have indicated otherwise. Because her life represented the truth and
grace of God in Christ, her joy was made full. The apostle John would later record the words
of Christ as he spoke of what Anna surely experienced during her days. (Phan'u-el means
'face of God'; this may be a play on words, since Anna will be among the first to recognise
the face of God when she sees the infant Jesus. Phan'u-el, her husband, was from the tribe
of Asher, one of the northern tribes from the so-called ten lost tribes of Israel. )
Anna was a prophetess, which means she received direct revelation from God (usually
about future events) and passed it along to others. This gift tells us that Anna was one who
spoke forth truth. Her life represented the Truth. She was gifted with a prophecy that she
might welcome the Christ in his coming and proclaim his name to the people. Behold her
very name, in Hebrew, means Grace! And so, she is a special patron of all those women
who share this name with her.
In early life she married, but we may well believe that the Lord was with her in all the
commonplaces of housekeeping and household duties. The same God who afterwards
gave her her vocation was her Counsellor and Strength. Whenever God gives to a woman a
special spiritual vocation, it will generally be found that her home life was made of God a
preparation for it. She was an aged Jewish woman who prophesied about Jesus at the
Temple of Jerusalem. She appeared during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
Anna's married life was short-only seven years-and then came the deepest blow of all to the
heart of a woman, and especially a Jewish woman. Sorrow hardens those who live a selfish
life. She didnt give up. She still accepted the Lord her God as her stay is perhaps one of the
happiest, one of the most useful, one of the most gracious of God's creatures. Anna's
vocation was that of prayer. "She was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which
departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day."
She never fell away or became faithless. She was faithful, she never left the temple, she
kept trusting and obeying. Anna believed and depended upon God not only to supply her
every need but also to use her life for His Glory. She did what God told her to do. For her,
prayer in the Temple was the focus of her whole life. She was very old but spent all her time
worshiping God by fasting and praying at the temple. She is a holy woman concentrating all
her remaining energy on communion with God.
Anna the Prophetess

Background
Anna is a form of 'Hannah'. The name means 'grace' or 'favor'. She was born during the 1 st
century, BC. Her feast day is on September 1. She was a servant. She served God and
man and remained in a state of readiness for opportunities the Lord would bring her way.
Anna is a prophetess that bears witness to the redeemer. She is a woman mentioned in the
New Testament in the Gospel of Luke. She was the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of
Aser. She was an aged Jewish woman who prophesied about Jesus at the Temple of
Jerusalem. She appeared during the presentation of Jesus at the Temple.
In early life she married at the age of 14, but we may well believe that the Lord was with her
in all the commonplaces of housekeeping and household duties. Anna's married life was
short-only seven years-and then came the deepest blow of all to the heart of a woman, and
especially a Jewish woman. She didnt give up. She still accepted the Lord her God as her
stay is perhaps one of the happiest, one of the most useful, one of the most gracious of
God's creatures. Anna's vocation was that of prayer.
She was always faithful, she never left the temple, she kept trusting and obeying. She did
what God told her to do. For her, prayer in the Temple was the focus of her whole life. She
was very old but spent all her time worshiping God by fasting and praying at the temple.
She is a holy woman concentrating all her remaining energy on communion with God.
Prophecy
Anna was a prophetess, which means she received direct revelation from God (usually
about future events) and passed it along to others. This gift tells us that Anna was one who
spoke forth truth. Her life represented the Truth. She was gifted with a prophecy that she
might welcome the Christ in his coming and proclaim his name to the people. Behold her
very name, in Hebrew, means Grace! And so, she is a special patron of all those women
who share this name with her.

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