"Where is THAT in the Bible"???

Well, its certainly been a long time since I put in my two cents worth about ANYTHING on the blog. I hope and pray everyone is doing fine and had a wonderfully blessed holiday season. We had a great time celebrating the reason for the season and the relationship of family time together.

I am somewhat excited about something. I came across a book that is entitled by the same words I would quote when trying to verify or validate any subject that may have to have some biblical reference..."Where is it found in the Bible"? Lol. I can't remember every discussion that I have had over the years and the specifics, but I do remember on several occasions falling into a debate about homosexuality, women preachers, abortion, head of houshold and woman not having dominion over a man, why did women have to cover their heads in the temple, why Priest don't marry, etc. It's funny because I found this interesting material in a Dollar General store. All 578 pages that Ken Anderson researched and compiled is filled with over 3,700 contemporary topics and what the bible says about it. From A to Z, from "abuse & academics" to "zodiac & zoology it's in this book. Right smack in the middle is "manipulate, manpower and marching". WHERE IS THAT IN THE BIBLE????

I thought it interesting, (since I am the wife of a clergyman) the topics that was listed under the subject of Elder/clergy. Which by the way had 10 times more scripture references than that of Salvation and Jesus Christ put together. To stimulate your curiousity further, I will list some of the topics below and the scripture references. Maybe one will capture your attention.

• Born of clergy stock, Exodus 2:1-2 (AB)



• Seven-day ordination, Exodus 29:35



• No marriage to divorcees, prostitutes, Leviticus 21:7



• Holiness by occupation, Leviticus 21:8



• High quaility lives for clergymen, Leviticus 21:17-23



• Speaking by divine authority, Leviticus 23:1-2, 9-10, 23-24



• Military exemption, Numbers 1:47-49



• Wishing all could be prophets, Numbers 11:29



• Stoning leaders, Numbers 14:1-11



• Responsibility for sin, Numbers 18:1 (Berk)



• Priests owned no property, Numbers 18:20



• Speaking what the Lord commands, Numbers 23:11-12



• Concerned pastor's compassionate prayer, Deuteronomy 9:25-29



• Clergy twofold responsibility, Deuteronomy 10:8-9



• Clergy decision not court of law, Deuteronomy 17:8-9



• New clergy's earnestness, Deuteronomy 18:6-7



• Detecting false prophet, Deuteronomy 18:21-22



• People without spiritual guidance, Judges 2:18-19



• Unique calling, circumstances, Judges 17:7-13



• Hired priest, Judges 18:4 (see 5-26)



• Priest who worshiped idols, Judges 18:30-31



• Evil sons as priests, I Samuel 2:12-17, 22-25



• Layman posing as prophet, I Samuel 13:8-14



• Lost influence, I Samuel 15:11



• Refusal to turn against clergy, I Samuel 22:16-17



• Unqualified for priesthood, I Kings 12:31



• Anyone could be priest, I Kings 13:33



• Prophet named troublemaker, I Kings 18:16-18



• Priest's role in government, 2 Kings 12:1-2 (GNB)



• Priest consulted prophetess, 2 Kings 22:14



• Trustworthy Priest, 2 Chronicles 35:2



• Priest in short supply, 2 Chronicles 29:34



• Mocking preacher, 2 Chronicles 36:16



• Clergy wives, Ezra 9:1-2



• Priest married to unbelievers, Ezra 10:18-44



• Clergy, manual labor, Nehemiah 3:1-2



• Priest support themselves, Nehemiah 13:10-11



• Priest's office defiled, Nehemiah 13:29



• Shepherd angry at sheep, Psalm 74:1



• People request pleasant sermons, Isaiah 30:10



• Touch no unclean thing, Isaiah 52:11



• Priest rule by their own authority, Jeremiah 5:31



• Depraved clergy, Jeremiah 8:10



• Strong preaching ridiculed, Jeremiah 17:15 (LB)



• Courage to minister under any circumstances, Ezekiel 2:6-7



• Women preachers, Ezekiel 13:17 (CEV)



• Priest two functions, Ezekiel 40:44-46



• Priest commit shameful crimes, Hosea 6:9



• Degraded clergy, Hosea 9:7



• People without shepherd, Matthew 9:36



• Successful preaching, Acts 14:21

There are more than 100 more topics listed under Elder/Clergy. I hope I did not bore you with my facination of this little book. If there is a subject that you wonder if it is listed among these, please comment. I look forward to hearing from you about my literature find.

Note: The Meaning within ( ? )

Amplified Bible (AB), Berkeley Version (BERK), Good News Bible (GNB), Living Bible (LB), Contemporary English Version (CEV).

Until next time, Be Blessed.

vlp