{"id":62164,"date":"2022-09-29T00:54:22","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T05:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/leaders-religious\/"},"modified":"2022-09-29T00:54:22","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T05:54:22","slug":"leaders-religious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/leaders-religious\/","title":{"rendered":"LEADERS, RELIGIOUS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>LEADERS, RELIGIOUS<\/h2>\n<p><strong>   (A) PRIESTS<br \/>(1)<\/strong> General references to<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Gen 14:18<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Exo 18:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Exo 24:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jos 3:6<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 11:13<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 29:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Laws in Regard to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 29:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Exo 40:15<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 10:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 21:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Ezr 7:24<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Neh 7:65<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Should be Holy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 19:22<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 10:3<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 21:6<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 22:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 6:41<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Isa 52:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mal 2:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(4)<\/strong> Corrupt Condemned. See LEADERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) Idolatrous,<\/strong> examples of<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jdg 17:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Sa 5:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 12:31<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 13:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki 10:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki 11:18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ki23:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki23:20<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(6)<\/strong> Dues of. See LEADERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) Food of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 29:32<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 6:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 7:6<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 7:15<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 8:31<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 10:12<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 10:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Lev 24:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Num 18:31<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(8) Inheritance of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 18:20<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Num 26:62<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Deu 10:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Deu 12:12<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Deu 14:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Deu 18:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jos 13:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jos 14:3<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jos 18:7<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eze 44:28<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eze 45:4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(9) High Priests<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 28:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Lev 21:10<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Zec 3:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Heb 5:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Heb 9:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Garments of. See DRESS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(B) PROPHETS<br \/>(1) General References to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 12:6<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Sa 10:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 18:4<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 20:20<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 36:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Psa 74:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Psa 105:15<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Amo 3:7<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 13:57<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 23:37<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Man of God, LEADERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Names of Persons spoken of as<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aaron<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 7:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Abraham<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Gen 20:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Agabus<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 21:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ahijah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 11:29<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Amos<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Amo 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Balaam<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 22:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daniel<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 24:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p>David<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 13:35<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Eldad<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 11:26<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elijah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 18:36<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elisha<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 19:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ezekiel<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eze 1:3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gad<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Sa 22:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Habakkuk<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Hab 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Haggai<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Ezr 5:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hananiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 28:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hosea<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Hos 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Iddo<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ch 13:22<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Isaiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ki19:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jehu<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 16:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 1:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joel<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Joe 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>John the Baptist<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Luk 7:28<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Joshua<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 16:34<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jonah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ki14:25<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Malachi<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mal 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Medad<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 11:26<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Micah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 26:18<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Micaiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 22:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Moses<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Deu 34:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nahum<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Nah 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nathan<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Sa 7:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Obadiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Oba 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Obed<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ch 28:9<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Samuel<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Sa 3:20<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Shemaiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ch 12:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zacharias<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Luk 1:67<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zechariah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Zec 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Zephaniah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Zep 1:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) False.<\/strong> SEE LEADERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) Incognito<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jdg 6:8<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Sa 2:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 13:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 20:35<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(5) Prophets in the Christian Church<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 11:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 13:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 12:28<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 14:29<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eph 4:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Christian Teachers, TEACHERS, CHRISTIAN<\/p>\n<p><strong>(6) Called Seers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Sa 9:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Sa 15:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Sa 24:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 25:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ch 29:29<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 16:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ch 19:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 35:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(7) Schools of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ki2:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki4:38<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki6:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 17:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Dan 1:4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; Prophetesses. <strong>SEE<\/strong> Women, WOMEN<\/p>\n<p><strong>(C) MEN OF GOD<br \/>(1) Prophets<\/strong> and other Spiritual Men so called<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Deu 33:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jdg 13:6<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Sa 2:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 12:22<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 17:18<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 20:28<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ki1:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki4:7<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki5:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki6:10<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki7:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ch 8:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jer 35:4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ti 6:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 3:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Men raised up as Deliverers<\/strong> of Israel<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jdg 2:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jdg 3:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jdg 3:31<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jdg 9:17<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jdg 13:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Sa 9:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Neh 9:27<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Chosen Instruments<\/strong> to accomplish God&#8217;s purposes<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Hag 2:23<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Joh 15:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 9:15<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 1:27<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 1:28<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 1:29<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Divine Call (2), INVITATIONS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) Sent as Divine Messengers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 16:28<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Isa 48:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jer 25:4<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Zec 2:8<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Zec 4:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 22:3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Luk 1:19<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Joh 1:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Divine Call (2), INVITATIONS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(D) HUMBLE LEADERS,<\/strong> examples of<\/p>\n<p>Moses<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 3:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Gideon<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jdg 6:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p>King Saul<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Sa 9:21<\/span><\/p>\n<p>King David<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Sa 18:18<\/span><\/p>\n<p>King Solomon<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 3:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Isaiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Isa 6:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jeremiah<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 1:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p>John the Baptist<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 3:14<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Humility (3), HUMILITY<\/p>\n<p><strong>(E) COURAGEOUS REFORMERS,<\/strong> rebuke sinful rulers<\/p>\n<p>Nathan before King David<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Sa 12:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elijah before King Ahab<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 21:20<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Micaiah before King Ahab<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 22:14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Elisha before King Jehoram<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ki3:14<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Daniel before King Belshazzar<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Dan 5:22<\/span><\/p>\n<p>John the Baptist before Herod<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 14:4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Peter and John before the Sanhedrin<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 4:18-20<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Stephen before the Council<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 7:51<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Sin Rebuked, DENUNCIATION of sin<\/p>\n<p><strong>THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OF,<\/strong> in Refusing Gifts<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 13:8<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki 5:15<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ki 5:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Dan 5:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Temptation Resisted, TEMPTATION<\/p>\n<p><strong>(F) ELDERS<br \/>(1) Governmental<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Exo 3:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Exo 4:29<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Exo 19:7<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Exo 24:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jos 23:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jdg 21:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Rth 4:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ki 21:8<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Pro 31:23<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Jewish<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 15:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 21:23<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 26:57<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mar 15:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 22:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Christian:<\/strong> <strong>SEE<\/strong> Church, CHURCH, THE<\/p>\n<p><strong>(G) APOSTLES<br \/>(1)<\/strong> General References to<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Luk 17:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Luk 22:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 1:13<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 1:26<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 4:9<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 9:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 11:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eph 2:20<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eph 4:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Rev 21:14<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) Names of<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mar 3:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Luk 6:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 1:13<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Call Of<\/strong> to Special Work<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mar 1:17<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mar 1:20<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mar 2:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Luk 6:13<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Joh 1:43<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 22:21<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Discipleship, DISCIPLESHIP<\/p>\n<p>&amp; DISCIPLESHIP<br \/>&#8212; Heal. See 1540<br \/>&#8212; Persecution of. See SUFFERING<\/p>\n<p><strong>(H) MINISTERS<\/strong> Select Readings for<\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Isa 56:10-12<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Jer 23:1-40<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eze 3:17-21<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 20:17-35<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Co 2:1-16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 9:19-23<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 6:1-10<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ti 3:1-16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ti 6:11-21<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ti 2:1-20<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 4:1-8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(1) Divinely Appointed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Co 3:6<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 4:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 5:18<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Eph 3:7<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Col 1:23<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ti 1:12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ti 1:11<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>(2) The Spirit which should Actuate<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 20:26<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Luk 22:26<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Act 20:24<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 3:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 6:4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ti 6:11<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 2:24<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 4:5<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Pe 5:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Feeding the Flock, LEADERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(3) Characteristics of true<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Mat 20:26<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 4:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Co 6:4<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Th 2:4<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Th 5:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Th 3:9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ti 3:2<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Ti 4:12<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 2:1<\/span>; <span class='bible'>2Ti 3:17<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Tit 1:7<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Tit 2:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;SEE<\/strong> Charges, LEADERS<\/p>\n<p><strong>(4) Duties of the Church to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:10<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Rom 10:15<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Rom 15:30<\/span>; <span class='bible'>1Co 16:16<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Gal 4:14<\/span>; <span class='bible'>Phi 2:29<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>@@1Th :; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 5:17<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Heb 13:7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(5)<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> Support of. See LEADERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>&amp; LEADERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(6)<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> Unfaithful. See LEADERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>&#8212; Affliction of. See AFFLICTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(I) WORK OF MINISTERS<br \/>(1)<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> Preaching<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(a) Examples of<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 3:1<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mat 9:35<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mar 16:20<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Luk 9:6<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 28:31<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eph 2:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Pe 3:19<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Pe 4:6<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Rev 14:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> Gospel Universal, GOSPEL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(b) Enjoined<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:7<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mat 10:27<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mar 16:15<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Luk 9:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Luk 9:60<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 5:20<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Ti 4:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(c) Christ the Theme of<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 4:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 8:5<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 8:35<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 9:20<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 10:36<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 17:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Co 1:23<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Co 4:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> Gospel Universal, GOSPEL<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(2) As Shepherds<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> to Feed the Flock<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 3:15<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 23:4<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eze 34:23<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Joh 21:17<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 20:28<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Pe 5:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> God&#8217;s Flock, CHURCH, THE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>God&#8217;s Sheep, SHEPHERD, CHRIST AS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(3) Spiritual Watchmen<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Isa 62:6<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 6:17<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eze 3:17<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Heb 13:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(4) As Teachers<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> of the Word<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 28:20<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 3:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 4:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 6:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Ti 2:25<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(J) SOLEMN CHARGES<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> given<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Moses to Joshua<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Num 27:23<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Deu 31:23<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>David to Solomon<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ki 2:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Jehoshaphat to leaders of Judah<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>2Ch 19:9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Christ to the Disciples<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:5<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Paul to the Ephesian Elders<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 20:28<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Paul to Timothy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>1Ti 5:21<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 6:13<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Ti 4:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> Beware, WARNINGS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Take Heed, WARNINGS<br \/>Warnings, WARNINGS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(K) RESPONSIBILITY, OF<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=''>Select Reading.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eze 3:1-17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eze 33:6<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Co 2:16<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Heb 13:17<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jam 3:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(L) SUPPORT OF<br \/>(1) Support of Priests<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> under the Mosaic Law<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Lev 2:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Lev 10:13<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Lev 27:21<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Num 3:48<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Num 5:9<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Num 18:9<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Num 18:12<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Num 18:21<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Deu 18:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Ki 12:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> also Priests&#8217; Inheritance, LEADERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(2) In the Christian Church<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 10:10<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Co 9:14<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Gal 6:6<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Phi 4:14<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 5:18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(3) Self-support<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> as Practised by Paul<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Act 18:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 20:34<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Act 28:30<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Co 9:15<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Th 2:9<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Th 3:8<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(M) UNFAITHFUL MINISTERS,<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> General References to<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Isa 56:10<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 6:13<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 23:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Lam 2:14<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eze 33:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mic 3:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Phi 1:15<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(N) FALSE SHEPHERDS,<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> characteristics of<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Insentiate and Pleasure-loving<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Isa 56:10-12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Scatter the Flock<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 23:2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Lead the Sheep astray<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 50:6<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Prey upon the Flock instead of feeding it<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eze 34:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eze 34:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Zec 11:17<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Hirelings forsake the Sheep<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Joh 10:12<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(O) FALSE PROPHETS,<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> general references to<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Deu 13:5<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Deu 18:22<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Isa 9:15<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 2:8<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 5:31<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 14:14<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Jer 23:16<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Eze 13:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eze 22:28<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Hos 9:7<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mic 3:5<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Zep 3:4<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Zec 13:3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 7:15<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mat 24:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mar 13:22<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE 2098<br \/>(P) FALSE TEACHERS,<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> warnings against<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 5:19<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mat 15:9<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 1:7<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 4:2<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>1Ti 6:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Ti 4:3<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Tit 1:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>2Pe 2:1<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>&#8211;SEE<\/u><\/strong><span class=''> False Doctrine, DOCTRINE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>(Q) CORRUPT PRIESTS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Jer 5:31<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Eze 22:26<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Hos 5:1<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Hos 6:9<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mic 3:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Zep 3:4<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class='bible'>Mat 27:20<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mat 27:41<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Mar 15:11<\/span><span class='bible'>; <\/span><span class='bible'>Joh 19:6<br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 align='right'><i><b>Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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) &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/leaders-religious\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;LEADERS, RELIGIOUS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62164\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}