The Narrative Call Pattern in the Prophetic Commission of Enoch Moses 6

the narrative call pattern in the prophetic commission of enoch moses 6

stephen D ricks

introduction in his luminous examination of the book of ezekiel walther zimmerli distinguishes between two types of prophetic call in the bible the narrative type which includes a dialogue with god or other divine interlocutor and the throne theophany type which introduces the prophetic commission with a vision of the heavenly throne ofofgodgodi1 blake ostler in his study on the throne theophany and prophetic commission in 1 nephi 2hasahas2 has demonstrated in detail the presence of the throne theophany type of prophetic call in the bible the apocrypha the pseudepigrapha and the book of mormon there is a similarly striking example of a narrative type call in the prophetic commission of enoch in moses 623 36 this study considers the elements of the narrative call pattern those elements of this form found in the prophetic commission of enoch are examined and compared with the biblical narrative call passages among the first to isolate and examine in detail the elements in the narrative call pattern in the bible was norman habel in a 1965 article he distinguished six characteristic features of the pattern 1 the divine confrontation 2 the introductory word 3 the commission 4 the objection 5 the reassurance and 6 the sign 3 habel sees this pattern embracing the prophetic commissions of the throne theophany type for example isa 61 13 ezek 11 311 as well as the narrative variety ex 31 12 moses judg 611 27 gideon andeerandjerand jer 14 10 jeremiah the jeremiah passage provides a typical example of the pattern stephen D ricks is an associate professor of hebrew and semitic langaugeslangauges at brigham dungaungmung&ungyoungmoung university 98 BYU studies

1 divine confrontation v 4 then the word of the lord came unto me saying 2 introductory word v 5aaa5 a before I1 formed thee in the belly I1 knew thee and before thou camestearnestearmest forth out of the womb I1 sanctified thee and 3 commission v ab5b I1 ordained thee a prophet unto the nations 4 objection v 6 then said I1 ah lord god behold I1 cannot speak for I1 am a child 5 reassurance vv 7 8 but the lord said unto me say not I1 am a child for thou shalt go to all that I1 shall send thee and whatsoever I1 command thee thou shalt speak be not afraid of their faces for I1 am with thee to deliver thee saith the lord 6 sign vv 9 10 then the lord put forth his hand and touched my mouth and the lord said unto me behold I1 have put my words into thy mouth see I1 have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms to root out and to pull down and to destroy and to throw down to build and to plant 4 since ostler s study so ably discusses the throne theophany type of the prophetic call pattern this discussion is restricted to an examination and comparison of the prophetic commission passages in exodus judges jeremiah and the book of moses

ELEMENTS OF THE NARRATIVE CALL PAMRNPATTERN the divine confrontation in both the moses and gideon prophetic call narratives there is an unexpected confrontation with the divine moses was tending the flocks of his father in lawjethrolawjethro when the angel of the lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush and moses said I1 will now turn aside and see this great sight why the bush is not burnt ex 31 3 similarly gideon was surreptitiously threshing wheat when the angel of the lord appeared unto him judg 611 12 there is a like element ofsurprise in the enoch pericope there enoch is on a journey whose exact nature and purpose are not further indicated when the spirit of god descended out of heaven and abode upon him moses 626 in the exodus and judges passages there appears to be an alternation between the divine spokesmen in the exodus section the divine agent is first identified as the angel of the lord ex 32 however later in the passage the being with whom moses converses the narrative call pattern 99 is identified as the lord ex 34 7 in exodus 36 moses divine interlocutor says 1 I am the god of thy father the god of abraham the god of isaac and the god of jacob whereafter moses hid his face for he was afraid to look upon god in the judges call passage the divine being is again identified as the angel of the lord judg 612 but is later referred to in the narrative alternately as the lord uudojudguudg 614 16 23 and the angel of the lord judg 620 21 22 it is of course possible and perhaps likely that in each of these cases both the lord and an angel of the lord were present and spoke in the case of enoch the spirit of god rests upon him after which the lord addresses him moses 626266 2277 3322 353 5 the introductory worfword the function of the introductory word in the call narratives is as norman habel explains not merely to arouse the attention of the prophet but to spell out the specific basis or grounds grund for the commission 5 in the calls of moses gideon and enoch the reasons for their vocation as prophet are explained in the exodus pericope after moses divine interlocutor identifies himself as the god of abraham the god of isaac and the god ofiacobjacob ex 36 he continues 1 I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in egypt and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasterstaskmasters I1 have also seen the oppression wherewith the egyptians oppress them ex 37 9 theref- ore he has come down to deliver them from the egyptians and to lead them out of egypt to a land flowing with milk and honey ex 38 in contrast in the passage containing gideons call it is gideon who describes the current crisis but now the lord hath forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the midianitesMidianites judg 613 similarly it is the wickedness and unbelief of the people which provide the grounds for enoch s call and for these many generations ever since the day that I1 created them have they gone astray and have denied me and have sought their own counsels in the dark moses 628 the introductory word section of the jeremiah call passage is slightly different whereas the moses gideon and enoch passages each provide an insight into the historical situation that necessitated their calls to be prophets gods premortal knowledge and foreordination of jeremiah formed the basis of his commission to act as gods spokesman before I1 formed thee in the belly I1 knew thee and before thou camestearnestearmest forth out of the womb I1 sanctified thee jeroer 151 5 the commission in the moses gideon and jeremiah passages following the recitation of the grounds for their prophetic vocation the call itself 100 BYU studies is made thus in moses call god tells him come now therefore and I1 will send thee unto pharaoh that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of israel out of egypt ex 310 compare judg 614 jer l5b15blab the enoch pericope differs from the biblical passages only in that the call is stated before the introductory word which is introduced by the causal conjunction for and he heard a voice from heaven saying enoch my son prophesy unto this people and say unto them repent for thus saith the lord I1 am angry with this people moses 627 the objection

in each of the call passages the prophet protests hihiss inability to fulfill his prophetic commission moses possibly with an eye to the slaying which had initially caused him to flee from egypt objects to his call by saying who am I1 that I1 should go unto pharaoh and that I1 should bring forth the children of israel out of egypt ex 311 indeed moses protest against his commission is not exhausted by a single outburst but is followed by four more which with their concomitant words of reassurance and giving of a sign constitute the balance of exodus 3 and most of exodus 4 gideon replies to his task of saving israel from the hanahand of the midianitesMidianites judg 614 with the protest oh my lord wherewith shall I1 save israel behold my family is poor in manasseh and I1 am the least in my father s house judg 615 both jeremiah and enoch cite youth and lack of speaking ability as reasons for refusing their prophetic calls in like manner moses complains of a want of eloquence in ex 410 enoch further insists that all the people hate me moses 631 jer 16 the reassurance in response to their protestations of inexperience and incapacity god assures his chosen vessels of aid sufficient to fulfill their commiscommis- sion in reply to moses objection god replies simply certainly I1 will be with thee ex 312a similarly the lord tells gideon surely I1 will be with thee and thou shalt smite the midianitesMidianites as one man judg 616 both moses and gideon had misunderstood their calls assuming that they would be required to stand alone against the power of pharaoh or the might of the midianitesMidianites god s reassurance places in sharper focus the nature of their prophetic commission they are to act as gods agents and spokesmen but they could expect and would receive his constant companionship and aid the divine reassurance to jeremiah and enoch represents an explicit response to their objections jeremiah had objected that he was a child jer 16 and could not speak to which god replies the narrative call pattern 101

say not I1 am a child for thou shalt go to all that I1 shall send thee and whatsoever I1 command thee thou shalt speak be not afraid of their faces for I1 am with thee to deliver thee saith the lord jer 17 8 enoch had similarly protested his youth his want of glibness and the contempt in which he was held gods response contains both command and reassurance go forth and do as I1 have commanded thee and no man shall pierce thee open thy mouth and it shall be filled and I1 will give thee utterance moses 632 if before enoch had been weak in speaking gods gift would make that weakness a strength unequalunequalledled in other men behold my spirit is upon you wherefore all thy words will I1 justify and the mountains shall flee before you and the rivers shall turn from their course moses 634 the sign to betoken and guarantee the prophetic commission god gives the prophet a sign usually of a miraculous nature gideon is the only one among the prophets under discussion who explicitly requests and receives a sign and he said unto him if now I1 have found grace in thy sight then shew me a sign that thou tallesttalkest with me judg 617 whereupon he is provided a sign the sign given moses following his first objection was the promise that he and the children of israel would serve god upon this mountain ex 312b following his third objection ex 41 his hand is made leprous and then healed again after his final protest moses is given a rod wherewith thou shalt do signs ex 417 god touches Jeremiajeremiahsjeremiahhhs mouth previously the source of embarrassment and shame and says behold I1 have put my words in thy mouth jer 19 following gods reassurance to enoch god tells him to anoint his eyes with clay and wash them moses 635 thereafter he beheld the spirits that god had created and he beheld also things which were not visible to the natural eye moses 636 conclusion the report of the prophetic vocation of enoch in the book of moses accords with impressive consistency with the call narratives in the bible all of the elements of the prophetic call pattern isolated and examined by habel in the calls of moses gideon and jeremiah are also found in the enoch passage with one minor exception the order of the elements in the vocation of enoch is the same as in the call accounts recorded in the bible this additional authenticating detail places enoch more securely in the tradition of the prophets and the book of moses more firmly in the form and tradition of the prophetic literature tit i ai 0 am 00 o a y 0 0 ameamo of gu for mcq ever gmegmo the thezaezao andmaemcqooandmae lnor the S S fierce NNayhave their their untodago enoch aj4j them 3 955y rt rt fl devised 52 ouloutont SSS I1 in gloeeyed my them kept among himmia hard andmcdmcm emdegave hia lord off glegie hearing soughtmonema mcm journeyed andmcd thatghat ourneyed they aie generations created iie iljlmiijliiandmammcm ourn 36 eipl afar cotnot 1 upon gaogmo ghidescended I the ipl waxed 62636 a a S against maom 9 astray dark s passaa 11 have rt landmandG a u 3 of have which ergmag626 C seegoegoo 1 3 he0 S people u I saith gh have emo 6 t3 eneldullenen amasamaymany thatgamt thelag to0 abode li reamremm thegmegmo 5 adam have 5 19951295S mcqg s aas n l mocogone andmae 1 cannot I moses ta kindled cohgodeom0 rt in an thus this aremlo ale dayemy omaecameomaos eal abominations andmcdmcm inecaeoas mcamag o a these rt andC andmaemcqG soa me u rt hearts TS rt hijjiy counsels father 0 gog with cars sui theyaggeugge commandments eyed of0 forgol a sa eyes stistrtheameamo c is forgolmol journeyed 0 it ourneyed diadla S a murder ta people 5 heaven denied t3 ourn angry anger spirit 27b mcula since radandramc 3 g ggtheir theirusgtheir andmcq have own own their 8 5 iijjirabram 3sg gils 9 acar SSSS S S ailss 8 S 1 omeocame I camest belly iji sanctified lordzordzold thezaezao 1thouthonwhon 10 1 1410 inS I thezaezao g 14 sgwomb before of iglthee Q

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walther zimmerli ezekiel trans roland E clements 2 vols philadelphia fortress press 1983 197 100 I1 also wish to thank my colleague david P wright for sharing with me his insights on the narrative call pattern in the bible and in the book of moses blakebiakelake T ostler the throne theophany and prophetic commission in 1 nephi A form critical analysis brigham young university studies 26 fall 1986 67 norman habel the form and significance of the call narratives zeitschnftzeitschriftfiir furburamr die a1ttestamendichealttestamentliche wissenschaftwlissenschaftWissenschaft 77 october 1965 298 301 the literature treating the narrative call pattern in biblical literature is not inconsiderable compare rudolf kilian die prophetprophetischenischen berufungsberichte min theologiatheologieTheologie im wandetwandel ttlbingentubmgentilbingenTil katholisch theologische Fakultfakukatfakultdtdt tilttlTiibingentubmgentiibingen 1967 356 76 antonius FL J Gunngunnewegeweg ordinationsformularordinationsfbrmularOrdinationsformular oder berufungsbenchtberufungsbericht inmjjeremiaeremia I1 min gerhard mullermulier and winfried zeller eds glaube geist geschichte festschriftarernstfestschriftbertberrFestschrift furehremt ernst benz leiden brill 1967 91 98 klaus baltzer considerations regarding the office and calling of the prophet harvard theological review 61 october 1968 567 81 wolfgang richter die sogenannten vorprophetischen berufungsberichte gbttingengottmgen vandenhoeck and ruprecht 1970 grcgoriogregono del olmo lete la vocationvocacionvocvoovocaci6nacion delderdelltderliderlimerllmer en el antiqueantiquoantiguo israel salamanca universidadumversidad Pontipontificiapontificialficia de salamanca 1973 W vogels les recitsrebitsr6cits de vocation des prophetsproph6tesprophetesprophetes nouvelle revue theologiquetheologique 95 january 1973 3 24 theathe4the appendix is a chart showing the respective elements of the narrative call passages in ex 313 1 4174 17 judg 611 24 jer 14 10 and moses 6266 26 36 norman habel call narratives 298 99

NOTES TO THE APPENDIX

in general the analysis of the call passages into constituent elements follows habel call narratives 297 309 itt should be noted that the commission element in the enoch passage precedes rather than follows the introductory word section in the moses call passage the objectionreassurancesignobjection reassurancesignreassurance sign elements continue from ex 3133155153 13 4174 17 objection 2 ex 3133 13 14 reassurance ex 314351414 22 objection 3 ex 41 sign ex 424 2 9 objection 4 ex 410 reassurance ex 411 objection 5 ex 413 reassurance ex 4144 14 16 sign ex 4174 17