Charles Ellicott Commentary Jeremiah 7:25

"Since the day that your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day, I have sent unto you all my servants the prophets, daily rising up early and sending them:" — Jeremiah 7:25 (ASV)

Daily rising up. —Emphasis is placed on the continual succession of prophets as witnesses of the Truth from the beginning. The prophet was not restricted by the precise terminology used for his office, and the prominence given to Samuel, as the first to bear the name of prophet (1 Samuel 9:9), seems at first to contradict this.

On the other hand, the gift of prophecy (as seen in Numbers 11:25-29) was freely given even during the wilderness wanderings. The mention of prophets (Judges 4:4; Judges 6:8) and men of God (Judges 13:6), perhaps also that of the “angel” or messenger of God (Judges 5:23), as well as the honor paid to seers before the time of Samuel (1 Samuel 9:8), show that, great as he was, it was the name and the organization, rather than the gift, that were new in his ministry.