What's the Difference Between a Prophet and Everyone Else?

Having met prophets, psychics, mediums and the like, I wanted to know the differences between them all, or at least most of them. I narrowed it down to prophets and everyone else not just to shorten the title. I found prophets to have one major difference from all the others. An exclusive difference that set them apart.

I started by using the Complete Jewish Bible for the prophet Daniel because the original Hebrew names and terms are listed. The reference is in the book of Daniel (Dani'el) in chapter 2. In verse 2 of this chapter it states that "the King Nebuchadnezzar (N'vukhadnetzar) ordered the magicians, exorcists, sorcerers and astrologers summoned to interpret the king's dreams to him." He hadn't asked Daniel yet because his court was already set up with its own menagerie of fortune tellers.

King Nebby had had a dream about a towering image made of different materials like gold, silver, iron and clay. It represented the various kingdoms of the earth, including his own, and what was yet to come in the future.

Verse 5 says what the king decided to do about his dream. "Here is what I have decided: if you don't tell me both the dream and its interpretation, you will be torn limb from limb and your houses reduced to rubble. (v.6) But if you do state the dream and its interpretation, I will give you presents, rewards and great honor. Just tell me the dream and its interpretation."

He played hard ball with them. A little rough, but how did they respond? Verse 7, "A second time they said, 'Let his majesty tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.'"

I would be frightened, too. But later on Daniel gets wind that nobody could tell what the dream was or give its interpretation. This meant death to them all, even to Daniel who was considered to have heavenly powers as well. Not wanting anyone to die, he decided to do what some of us might do: ask your friends to pray-hard!