LEADERS, RELIGIOUS
LEADERS, RELIGIOUS
(A) PRIESTS
(1) General references to
Gen 14:18; Exo 18:1; Exo 24:5; Jos 3:6; 2Ch 11:13; 2Ch 29:16
(2) Laws in Regard to
Exo 29:1; Exo 40:15; Lev 10:9; Lev 21:1; Ezr 7:24; Neh 7:65
(3) Should be Holy
Exo 19:22; Lev 10:3; Lev 21:6; Lev 22:9; 2Ch 6:41; Isa 52:11
Mal 2:7
(4) Corrupt Condemned. See LEADERS
(5) Idolatrous, examples of
Jdg 17:5; 1Sa 5:5; 1Ki 12:31; 1Ki 13:2; 2Ki 10:11; 2Ki 11:18
2Ki23:5; 2Ki23:20
(6) Dues of. See LEADERS
(7) Food of
Exo 29:32; Lev 6:16; Lev 7:6; Lev 7:15; Lev 8:31; Lev 10:12; Lev 10:17
Lev 24:9; Num 18:31
(8) Inheritance of
Num 18:20; Num 26:62; Deu 10:9; Deu 12:12; Deu 14:27; Deu 18:2
Jos 13:14; Jos 14:3; Jos 18:7; Eze 44:28; Eze 45:4
(9) High Priests
Exo 28:1; Lev 21:10; Zec 3:1; Heb 5:5; Heb 9:7
— Garments of. See DRESS
(B) PROPHETS
(1) General References to
Num 12:6; 1Sa 10:11; 1Ki 18:4; 2Ch 20:20; 2Ch 36:16
Psa 74:9; Psa 105:15; Amo 3:7; Mat 13:57; Mat 23:37
–SEE Man of God, LEADERS
(2) Names of Persons spoken of as
Aaron
Exo 7:1
Abraham
Gen 20:7
Agabus
Act 21:10
Ahijah
1Ki 11:29
Amos
Amo 1:1
Balaam
Num 22:5
Daniel
Mat 24:15
David
Mat 13:35
Eldad
Num 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
Hos 1:1
Iddo
2Ch 13:22
Isaiah
2Ki19:2
Jehu
1Ki 16:7
Jeremiah
Jer 1:5
Joel
Joe 1:1
John the Baptist
Luk 7:28
Joshua
1Ki 16:34
Jonah
2Ki14:25
Malachi
Mal 1:1
Medad
Num 11:26
Micah
Jer 26:18
Micaiah
1Ki 22:8
Moses
Deu 34:10
Nahum
Nah 1:1
Nathan
2Sa 7:2
Obadiah
Oba 1:1
Obed
2Ch 28:9
Samuel
1Sa 3:20
Shemaiah
2Ch 12:5
Zacharias
Luk 1:67
Zechariah
Zec 1:1
Zephaniah
Zep 1:1
(3) False. SEE LEADERS
(4) Incognito
Jdg 6:8; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 13:11; 1Ki 20:35
(5) Prophets in the Christian Church
Act 11:27; Act 13:1; 1Co 12:28; 1Co 14:29; Eph 4:11
–SEE Christian Teachers, TEACHERS, CHRISTIAN
(6) Called Seers
1Sa 9:9; 2Sa 15:27; 2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 25:5; 1Ch 29:29; 2Ch 16:7
2Ch 19:2; 2Ch 35:15
(7) Schools of
2Ki2:5; 2Ki4:38; 2Ki6:1; 2Ch 17:9; Dan 1:4
— Prophetesses. SEE Women, WOMEN
(C) MEN OF GOD
(1) Prophets and other Spiritual Men so called
Deu 33:1; Jdg 13:6; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 12:22; 1Ki 17:18; 1Ki 20:28
2Ki1:9; 2Ki4:7; 2Ki5:14; 2Ki6:10; 2Ki7:2; 2Ch 8:14; Jer 35:4
1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17
(2) Men raised up as Deliverers of Israel
Jdg 2:16; Jdg 3:9; Jdg 3:31; Jdg 9:17; Jdg 13:5; 1Sa 9:16; Neh 9:27
(3) Chosen Instruments to accomplish God’s purposes
Hag 2:23; Joh 15:16; Act 9:15; 1Co 1:27; 1Co 1:28; 1Co 1:29
–SEE Divine Call (2), INVITATIONS
(4) Sent as Divine Messengers
Num 16:28; Isa 48:16; Jer 25:4; Zec 2:8; Zec 4:9; Mat 22:3
Luk 1:19; Joh 1:6
–SEE Divine Call (2), INVITATIONS
(D) HUMBLE LEADERS, examples of
Moses
Exo 3:11
Gideon
Jdg 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
Mat 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
2Ki3:14
Daniel before King Belshazzar
Dan 5:22
John the Baptist before Herod
Mat 14:4
Peter and John before the Sanhedrin
Act 4:18-20
Stephen before the Council
Act 7:51
–SEE Sin Rebuked, DENUNCIATION of sin
THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OF, in Refusing Gifts
1Ki 13:8; 2Ki 5:15; 2Ki 5:16; Dan 5:17
–SEE Temptation Resisted, TEMPTATION
(F) ELDERS
(1) Governmental
Exo 3:16; Exo 4:29; Exo 19:7; Exo 24:1; Jos 23:2; Jdg 21:16
Rth 4:2; 1Ki 21:8; Pro 31:23
(2) Jewish
Mat 15:2; Mat 21:23; Mat 26:57; Mar 15:1; Act 22:5
(3) Christian: SEE Church, CHURCH, THE
(G) APOSTLES
(1) General References to
Luk 17:5; Luk 22:14; Act 1:13; Act 1:26; 1Co 4:9; 1Co 9:1; 2Co 11:5
Eph 2:20; Eph 4:11; Rev 21:14
(2) Names of
Mat 10:2; Mar 3:16; Luk 6:14; Act 1:13
(3) Call Of to Special Work
Mar 1:17; Mar 1:20; Mar 2:14; Luk 6:13; Joh 1:43; Act 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; Act 20:17-35
1Co 2:1-16; 1Co 9:19-23; 2Co 6:1-10; 1Ti 3:1-16; 1Ti 6:11-21
2Ti 2:1-20; 2Ti 4:1-8
(1) Divinely Appointed
2Co 3:6; 2Co 4:1; 2Co 5:18; Eph 3:7; Col 1:23; 1Ti 1:12
2Ti 1:11
(2) The Spirit which should Actuate
Mat 10:16; Mat 20:26; Luk 22:26; Act 20:24; 1Co 3:5; 2Co 6:4
1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; 2Ti 4:5; 1Pe 5:2
–SEE Feeding the Flock, LEADERS
(3) Characteristics of true
Mat 10:16; Mat 20:26; 2Co 4:2; 2Co 6:4; 1Th 2:4; 1Th 5:14; 2Th 3:9
1Ti 3:2; 1Ti 4:12; 2Ti 2:1; 2Ti 3:17; Tit 1:7; Tit 2:7
–SEE Charges, LEADERS
(4) Duties of the Church to
Mat 10:10; Rom 10:15; Rom 15:30; 1Co 16:16; Gal 4:14; Phi 2:29
@@1Th :; 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
Mat 3:1; Mat 9:35; Mar 16:20; Luk 9:6; Act 28:31; Eph 2:17
1Pe 3:19; 1Pe 4:6; Rev 14:6
–SEE Gospel Universal, GOSPEL
(b) Enjoined
Mat 10:7; Mat 10:27; Mar 16:15; Luk 9:2; Luk 9:60; Act 5:20; 2Ti 4:2
(c) Christ the Theme of
Act 4:2; Act 8:5; Act 8:35; Act 9:20; Act 10:36; Act 17:3; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 4:5
–SEE Gospel Universal, GOSPEL
(2) As Shepherds to Feed the Flock
Jer 3:15; Jer 23:4; Eze 34:23; Joh 21:17; Act 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
Mat 28:20; 1Ti 3:2; 1Ti 4:11; 1Ti 6:2; 2Ti 2:25
(J) SOLEMN CHARGES given
Moses to Joshua
Num 27:23; Deu 31:23
David to Solomon
1Ki 2:1
Jehoshaphat to leaders of Judah
2Ch 19:9
Christ to the Disciples
Mat 10:5
Paul to the Ephesian Elders
Act 20:28
Paul to Timothy
1Ti 5:21; 1Ti 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; Jam 3:1
(L) SUPPORT OF
(1) Support of Priests under the Mosaic Law
Lev 2:3; Lev 10:13; Lev 27:21; Num 3:48; Num 5:9; Num 18:9; Num 18:12; Num 18:21
Deu 18:3; 2Ki 12:16
–SEE also Priests’ Inheritance, LEADERS
(2) In the Christian Church
Mat 10:10; 1Co 9:14; Gal 6:6; Phi 4:14; 1Ti 5:18
(3) Self-support as Practised by Paul
Act 18:3; Act 20:34; Act 28:30; 1Co 9:15; 1Th 2:9; 2Th 3:8
(M) UNFAITHFUL MINISTERS, General References to
Isa 56:10; Jer 6:13; Jer 23:11; Lam 2:14; Eze 33:6
Mic 3:11; Phi 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; Eze 34:3; Zec 11:17
Hirelings forsake the Sheep
Joh 10:12
(O) FALSE PROPHETS, general references to
Deu 13:5; Deu 18:22; Isa 9:15; Jer 2:8; Jer 5:31; Jer 14:14; Jer 23:16
Eze 13:2; Eze 22:28; Hos 9:7; Mic 3:5; Zep 3:4; Zec 13:3
Mat 7:15; Mat 24:11; Mar 13:22
–SEE 2098
(P) FALSE TEACHERS, warnings against
Mat 5:19; Mat 15:9; 1Ti 1:7; 1Ti 4:2; 1Ti 6:3; 2Ti 4:3; Tit 1:11; 2Pe 2:1
–SEE False Doctrine, DOCTRINE
(Q) CORRUPT PRIESTS
Jer 5:31; Eze 22:26; Hos 5:1; Hos 6:9; Mic 3:11; Zep 3:4
Mat 27:20; Mat 27:41; Mar 15:11; Joh 19:6