Episode Details

Why Were There Prophetesses In The Old Testament And What Was Their Role?

Speaker: Reverend Joseph Poon

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INTRODUCTION – (00:00)

QUESTIONS

Q1. Why were there prophetesses during the Old Testament Period and what was the role of prophetesses? Were they just messengers of God to send and deliver messages from God to preach it? The last prophetess was recorded in Luke 2:36. If God had prophetesses in the Bible, then why can’t women be pastors, elders and leaders over men since God did also appoint women as prophets? For example, to lead man: Deborah; another famous example: Miriam in Israel. So if God appointed these to lead then why do we say that there can’t be women pastors, elders and leaders in today’s church? – (00:04)

Q2. Can women give eulogies? – (31:51)

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