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LEADERS, RELIGIOUS
(A) PRIESTS
(1) General references to
Ge 14:18; Ex 18:1; 24:5; Jos 3:6; 2Ch 11:13; 29:16
(2) Laws in Regard to
Ex 29:1; 40:15; Le 10:9; 21:1; Ezr 7:24; Ne 7:65
(3) Should be Holy
Ex 19:22; Le 10:3; 21:6; 22:9; 2Ch 6:41; Isa 52:11
Mal 2:7
(4) Corrupt Condemned. See LEADERS
(5) Idolatrous, examples of
Jud 17:5; 1Sa 5:5; 1Ki 12:31; 13:2; 2Ki 10:11; 11:18
2Ki 23:5; 23:20
(6) Dues of. See LEADERS
(7) Food of
Ex 29:32; Le 6:16; 7:6; 7:15; 8:31; 10:12; 10:17
Le 24:9; Nu 18:31
(8) Inheritance of
Nu 18:20; 26:62; De 10:9; 12:12; 14:27; 18:2
Jos 13:14; 14:3; 18:7; Eze 44:28; 45:4
(9) High Priests
Ex 28:1; Le 21:10; Zec 3:1; Heb 5:5; 9:7
-- Garments of. See DRESS
(B) PROPHETS
(1) General References to
Nu 12:6; 1Sa 10:11; 1Ki 18:4; 2Ch 20:20; 36:16
Ps 74:9; 105:15; Am 3:7; Mt 13:57; 23:37
--SEE Man of God, LEADERS
(2) Names of Persons spoken of as
Aaron
Ex 7:1
Abraham
Ge 20:7
Agabus
Ac 21:10
Ahijah
1Ki 11:29
Amos
Am 1:1
Balaam
Nu 22:5
Daniel
Mt 24:15
David
Mt 13:35
Eldad
Nu 11:26
Elijah
1Ki 18:36
Elisha
1Ki 19:16
Ezekiel
Eze 1:3
Gad
1Sa 22:5
Habakkuk
Hab 1:1
Haggai
Ezr 5:1
Hananiah
Jer 28:17
Hosea
Ho 1:1
Iddo
2Ch 13:22
Isaiah
2Ki 19:2
Jehu
1Ki 16:7
Jeremiah
Jer 1:5
Joel
Joe 1:1
John the Baptist
Lu 7:28
Joshua
1Ki 16:34
Jonah
2Ki 14:25
Malachi
Mal 1:1
Medad
Nu 11:26
Micah
Jer 26:18
Micaiah
1Ki 22:8
Moses
De 34:10
Nahum
Na 1:1
Nathan
2Sa 7:2
Obadiah
Ob 1:1
Obed
2Ch 28:9
Samuel
1Sa 3:20
Shemaiah
2Ch 12:5
Zacharias
Lu 1:67
Zechariah
Zec 1:1
Zephaniah
Zep 1:1
(3) False. SEE LEADERS
(4) Incognito
Jud 6:8; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 13:11; 20:35
(5) Prophets in the Christian Church
Ac 11:27; 13:1; 1Co 12:28; 14:29; Eph 4:11
--SEE Christian Teachers, TEACHERS, CHRISTIAN
(6) Called Seers
1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 15:27; 24:11; 1Ch 25:5; 29:29; 2Ch 16:7
2Ch 19:2; 35:15
(7) Schools of
2Ki 2:5; 4:38; 6:1; 2Ch 17:9; Da 1:4
-- Prophetesses. SEE Women, WOMEN
(C) MEN OF GOD
(1) Prophets and other Spiritual Men so called
De 33:1; Jud 13:6; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 12:22; 17:18; 20:28
2Ki 1:9; 4:7; 5:14; 6:10; 7:2; 2Ch 8:14; Jer 35:4
1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17
(2) Men raised up as Deliverers of Israel
Jud 2:16; 3:9,31; 9:17; 13:5; 1Sa 9:16; Ne 9:27
(3) Chosen Instruments to accomplish God's purposes
Hag 2:23; Joh 15:16; Ac 9:15; 1Co 1:27; 1:28; 1:29
--SEE Divine Call (2), INVITATIONS
(4) Sent as Divine Messengers
Nu 16:28; Isa 48:16; Jer 25:4; Zec 2:8; 4:9; Mt 22:3
Lu 1:19; Joh 1:6
--SEE Divine Call (2), INVITATIONS
(D) HUMBLE LEADERS, examples of
Moses
Ex 3:11
Gideon
Jud 6:15
King Saul
1Sa 9:21
King David
1Sa 18:18
King Solomon
1Ki 3:7
Isaiah
Isa 6:5
Jeremiah
Jer 1:6
John the Baptist
Mt 3:14
--SEE Humility (3), HUMILITY
(E) COURAGEOUS REFORMERS, rebuke sinful rulers
Nathan before King David
2Sa 12:7
Elijah before King Ahab
1Ki 21:20
Micaiah before King Ahab
1Ki 22:14
Elisha before King Jehoram
2Ki 3:14
Daniel before King Belshazzar
Da 5:22
John the Baptist before Herod
Mt 14:4
Peter and John before the Sanhedrin
Ac 4:18-20
Stephen before the Council
Ac 7:51
--SEE Sin Rebuked, DENUNCIATION of sin
THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OF, in Refusing Gifts
1Ki 13:8; 2Ki 5:15; 5:16; Da 5:17
--SEE Temptation Resisted, TEMPTATION
(F) ELDERS
(1) Governmental
Ex 3:16; 4:29; 19:7; 24:1; Jos 23:2; Jud 21:16
Ru 4:2; 1Ki 21:8; Pr 31:23
(2) Jewish
Mt 15:2; 21:23; 26:57; Mr 15:1; Ac 22:5
(3) Christian: SEE Church, CHURCH, THE
(G) APOSTLES
(1) General References to
Lu 17:5; 22:14; Ac 1:13; 1:26; 1Co 4:9; 9:1; 2Co 11:5
Eph 2:20; 4:11; Re 21:14
(2) Names of
Mt 10:2; Mr 3:16; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13
(3) Call Of to Special Work
Mr 1:17,20; 2:14; Lu 6:13; Joh 1:43; Ac 22:21
--SEE Discipleship, DISCIPLESHIP
& DISCIPLESHIP
-- Heal. See 1540
-- Persecution of. See SUFFERING
(H) MINISTERS Select Readings for
Isa 56:10-12; Jer 23:1-40; Eze 3:17-21; Ac 20:17-35
1Co 2:1-16; 9:19-23; 2Co 6:1-10; 1Ti 3:1-16; 6:11-21
2Ti 2:1-20; 4:1-8
(1) Divinely Appointed
2Co 3:6; 4:1; 5:18; Eph 3:7; Col 1:23; 1Ti 1:12
2Ti 1:11
(2) The Spirit which should Actuate
Mt 10:16; 20:26; Lu 22:26; Ac 20:24; 1Co 3:5; 2Co 6:4
1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; 4:5; 1Pe 5:2
--SEE Feeding the Flock, LEADERS
(3) Characteristics of true
Mt 10:16; 20:26; 2Co 4:2; 6:4; 1Th 2:4; 5:14; 2Th 3:9
1Ti 3:2; 4:12; 2Ti 2:1; 3:17; Tit 1:7; 2:7
--SEE Charges, LEADERS
(4) Duties of the Church to
Mt 10:10; Ro 10:15; 15:30; 1Co 16:16; Ga 4:14; Php 2:29
1Th 5:12-5:13; 1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:7
(5) Support of. See LEADERS
& LEADERS
(6) Unfaithful. See LEADERS
-- Affliction of. See AFFLICTIONS
(I) WORK OF MINISTERS
(1) Preaching
(a) Examples of
Mt 3:1; 9:35; Mr 16:20; Lu 9:6; Ac 28:31; Eph 2:17
1Pe 3:19; 4:6; Re 14:6
--SEE Gospel Universal, GOSPEL
(b) Enjoined
Mt 10:7; 10:27; Mr 16:15; Lu 9:2; 9:60; Ac 5:20; 2Ti 4:2
(c) Christ the Theme of
Ac 4:2; 8:5,35; 9:20; 10:36; 17:3; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 4:5
--SEE Gospel Universal, GOSPEL
(2) As Shepherds to Feed the Flock
Jer 3:15; 23:4; Eze 34:23; Joh 21:17; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 5:2
--SEE God's Flock, CHURCH, THE
God's Sheep, SHEPHERD, CHRIST AS
(3) Spiritual Watchmen
Isa 62:6; Jer 6:17; Eze 3:17; Heb 13:17
(4) As Teachers of the Word
Mt 28:20; 1Ti 3:2; 4:11; 6:2; 2Ti 2:25
(J) SOLEMN CHARGES given
Moses to Joshua
Nu 27:23; De 31:23
David to Solomon
1Ki 2:1
Jehoshaphat to leaders of Judah
2Ch 19:9
Christ to the Disciples
Mt 10:5
Paul to the Ephesian Elders
Ac 20:28
Paul to Timothy
1Ti 5:21; 6:13; 2Ti 4:1
--SEE Beware, WARNINGS
Take Heed, WARNINGS
Warnings, WARNINGS
(K) RESPONSIBILITY, OF
Select Reading.
Eze 3:1-17
Eze 33:6; 2Co 2:16; Heb 13:17; Jas 3:1
(L) SUPPORT OF
(1) Support of Priests under the Mosaic Law
Le 2:3; 10:13; 27:21; Nu 3:48; 5:9; 18:9,12,21
De 18:3; 2Ki 12:16
--SEE also Priests' Inheritance, LEADERS
(2) In the Christian Church
Mt 10:10; 1Co 9:14; Ga 6:6; Php 4:14; 1Ti 5:18
(3) Self-support as Practised by Paul
Ac 18:3; 20:34; 28:30; 1Co 9:15; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8
(M) UNFAITHFUL MINISTERS, General References to
Isa 56:10; Jer 6:13; 23:11; La 2:14; Eze 33:6
Mic 3:11; Php 1:15
(N) FALSE SHEPHERDS, characteristics of
Insentiate and Pleasure-loving
Isa 56:10-12
Scatter the Flock
Jer 23:2
Lead the Sheep astray
Jer 50:6
Prey upon the Flock instead of feeding it
Eze 34:2,3; Zec 11:17
Hirelings forsake the Sheep
Joh 10:12
(O) FALSE PROPHETS, general references to
De 13:5; 18:22; Isa 9:15; Jer 2:8; 5:31; 14:14; 23:16
Eze 13:2; 22:28; Ho 9:7; Mic 3:5; Zep 3:4; Zec 13:3
Mt 7:15; 24:11; Mr 13:22
--SEE 2098
(P) FALSE TEACHERS, warnings against
Mt 5:19; 15:9; 1Ti 1:7; 4:2; 6:3; 2Ti 4:3; Tit 1:11; 2Pe 2:1
--SEE False Doctrine, DOCTRINE
(Q) CORRUPT PRIESTS
Jer 5:31; Eze 22:26; Ho 5:1; 6:9; Mic 3:11; Zep 3:4
Mt 27:20; 27:41; Mr 15:11; Joh 19:6
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