1 Samuel 10

"And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. " vv.5-6

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We read about this school of prophets that was most likely set up by Samuel for the training of young men. Weird to think that one can be "trained" to prophesy as it is speaking God's words without having studied or memorized what God has said nor what man thinks He'll say. "It is a grave mistake to conclude that all, or even the greater part, of these young men trained in the “schools of the prophets” were inspired in the usual sense of the word. The aim of these institutions, beside high mental culture, seems to have been to train the youth of Israel to love, and then live, noble pure lives" (Ellicott's Commentary).  These possibly would be those who were trained and qualified to instruct the people; who, though they had not the gift of foretelling future events or of the vision of prophecy, yet had gifts qualifying for the edification of the people.  Yet Saul wasn't just going to school to learn how to prophesy but was immediately, without having study, given the gift of prophesy by the Holy Spirit coming upon him.  This turning into another man is to say that another spirit will be acting through him and that not of himself but of God.  How do you understand the gift of prophesy then and today?