(A) PRIESTS
(1)General references to
Ge 14:18; Ex 18:1; Ex 24:5; Jos 3:6; 2Ch 11:13; 2Ch 29:16
(2) Laws in Regard to
Ex 29:1; Ex 40:15; Le 10:9; Le 21:1; Ezr 7:24; Ne 7:65
(3) Should be Holy
Ex 19:22; Le 10:3; Le 21:6; Le 22:9; 2Ch 6:41; Isa 52:11
Mal 2:7
(4)Corrupt Condemned. SeeLEADERS
(5) Idolatrous,examples of
Jud 17:5; 1Sa 5:5; 1Ki 12:31; 1Ki 13:2; 2Ki 10:11; 2Ki 11:18
2Ki 23:5; 2Ki 23:20
(6)Dues of. SeeLEADERS
(7) Food of
Ex 29:32; Le 6:16; Le 7:6; Le 7:15; Le 8:31; Le 10:12; Le 10:17
Le 24:9; Nu 18:31
(8) Inheritance of
Nu 18:20; Nu 26:62; De 10:9; De 12:12; De 14:27; De 18:2
Jos 13:14; Jos 14:3; Jos 18:7; Eze 44:28; Eze 45:4
(9) High Priests
Ex 28:1; Le 21:10; Zec 3:1; Heb 5:5; Heb 9:7
-- Garments of. SeeDRESS
(B) PROPHETS
(1) General References to
Nu 12:6; 1Sa 10:11; 1Ki 18:4; 2Ch 20:20; 2Ch 36:16
Ps 74:9; Ps 105:15; Am 3:7; Mt 13:57; Mt 23:37
--SEEMan 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.SEELEADERS
(4) Incognito
Jud 6:8; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 13:11; 1Ki 20:35
(5) Prophets in the Christian Church
Ac 11:27; Ac 13:1; 1Co 12:28; 1Co 14:29; Eph 4:11
--SEEChristian 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
2Ki 2:5; 2Ki 4:38; 2Ki 6:1; 2Ch 17:9; Da 1:4
-- Prophetesses.SEEWomen,WOMEN
(C) MEN OF GOD
(1) Prophetsand other Spiritual Men so called
De 33:1; Jud 13:6; 1Sa 2:27; 1Ki 12:22; 1Ki 17:18; 1Ki 20:28
2Ki 1:9; 2Ki 4:7; 2Ki 5:14; 2Ki 6:10; 2Ki 7:2; 2Ch 8:14; Jer 35:4
1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 3:17
(2) Men raised up as Deliverersof Israel
Jud 2:16; Jud 31; Jud 9:17; Jud 13:5; 1Sa 9:16; Ne 9:27
(3) Chosen Instrumentsto accomplish God's purposes
Hag 2:23; Joh 15:16; Ac 9:15; 1Co 1:27; 1Co 1:28; 1Co 1:29
--SEEDivine Call (2),INVITATIONS
(4) Sent as Divine Messengers
Nu 16:28; Isa 48:16; Jer 25:4; Zec 2:8; Zec 4:9; Mt 22:3
Lu 1:19; Joh 1:6
--SEEDivine 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
--SEEHumility (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
--SEESin Rebuked,DENUNCIATION of sin
THE INCORRUPTIBILITY OF,in Refusing Gifts
1Ki 13:8; 2Ki 5:15; 2Ki 5:16; Da 5:17
--SEETemptation Resisted,TEMPTATION
(F) ELDERS
(1) Governmental
Ex 3:16; Ex 4:29; Ex 19:7; Ex 24:1; Jos 23:2; Jud 21:16
Ru 4:2; 1Ki 21:8; Pr 31:23
(2) Jewish
Mt 15:2; Mt 21:23; Mt 26:57; Mr 15:1; Ac 22:5
(3) Christian:SEEChurch,CHURCH, THE
(G) APOSTLES
(1)General References to
Lu 17:5; Lu 22:14; Ac 1:13; Ac 1:26; 1Co 4:9; 1Co 9:1; 2Co 11:5
Eph 2:20; Eph 4:11; Re 21:14
(2) Names of
Mt 10:2; Mr 3:16; Lu 6:14; Ac 1:13
(3) Call Ofto Special Work
Mr 20; Mr 2:14; Lu 6:13; Joh 1:43; Ac 22:21
--SEEDiscipleship,DISCIPLESHIP
&DISCIPLESHIP
-- Heal. See1540
-- Persecution of. SeeSUFFERING
(H) MINISTERSSelect Readings for
Isa 56:10-12; Jer 23:1-40; Eze 3:17-21; Ac 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
Mt 10:16; Mt 20:26; Lu 22:26; Ac 20:24; 1Co 3:5; 2Co 6:4
1Ti 6:11; 2Ti 2:24; 2Ti 4:5; 1Pe 5:2
--SEEFeeding the Flock,LEADERS
(3) Characteristics of true
Mt 10:16; Mt 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
--SEECharges,LEADERS
(4) Duties of the Church to
Mt 10:10; Ro 10:15; Ro 15:30; 1Co 16:16; Ga 4:14; Php 2:29
1Th 5:13; 1Ti 5:17; Heb 13:7
(5)Support of. SeeLEADERS
&LEADERS
(6)Unfaithful. SeeLEADERS
-- Affliction of. SeeAFFLICTIONS
(I) WORK OF MINISTERS
(1)Preaching
(a) Examples of
Mt 3:1; Mt 9:35; Mr 16:20; Lu 9:6; Ac 28:31; Eph 2:17
1Pe 3:19; 1Pe 4:6; Re 14:6
--SEEGospel Universal,GOSPEL
(b) Enjoined
Mt 10:7; Mt 10:27; Mr 16:15; Lu 9:2; Lu 9:60; Ac 5:20; 2Ti 4:2
(c) Christ the Theme of
Ac 4:2; Ac 35; Ac 9:20; Ac 10:36; Ac 17:3; 1Co 1:23; 2Co 4:5
--SEEGospel Universal,GOSPEL
(2) As Shepherdsto Feed the Flock
Jer 3:15; Jer 23:4; Eze 34:23; Joh 21:17; Ac 20:28; 1Pe 5:2
--SEEGod'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 Teachersof the Word
Mt 28:20; 1Ti 3:2; 1Ti 4:11; 1Ti 6:2; 2Ti 2:25
(J) SOLEMN CHARGESgiven
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; 1Ti 6:13; 2Ti 4:1
--SEEBeware,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 Priestsunder the Mosaic Law
Le 2:3; Le 10:13; Le 27:21; Nu 3:48; Nu 5:9; Nu 21
De 18:3; 2Ki 12:16
--SEEalso 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-supportas Practised by Paul
Ac 18:3; Ac 20:34; Ac 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; Jer 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 3; Zec 11:17
Hirelings forsake the Sheep
Joh 10:12
(O) FALSE PROPHETS,general references to
De 13:5; De 18:22; Isa 9:15; Jer 2:8; Jer 5:31; Jer 14:14; Jer 23:16
Eze 13:2; Eze 22:28; Ho 9:7; Mic 3:5; Zep 3:4; Zec 13:3
Mt 7:15; Mt 24:11; Mr 13:22
--SEE 2098
(P) FALSE TEACHERS,warnings against
Mt 5:19; Mt 15:9; 1Ti 1:7; 1Ti 4:2; 1Ti 6:3; 2Ti 4:3; Tit 1:11; 2Pe 2:1
--SEEFalse Doctrine,DOCTRINE
(Q) CORRUPT PRIESTS
Jer 5:31; Eze 22:26; Ho 5:1; Ho 6:9; Mic 3:11; Zep 3:4
Mt 27:20; Mt 27:41; Mr 15:11; Joh 19:6