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. S
ee 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