Do You Believe In Women Preachers?

[LadyRev]

Originally Posted by BoredOutOfMyMind

The only time in Scripture a woman went to battle it was becuse God could not find a man. Every other time it was a Man in the plan of God to lead Israel.

Where is the scripture that says "God could not find a man so he had to choose a woman"?

Deborah was married. Are you saying God couldn't have used her HUSBAND? Surely he was a Godly man and therefore qualified.

Also, imagine this...Deborah judged ALL Israel...including MEN, including her own HUSBAND.

Judges 4
1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the LORD, when Ehud was dead. 2 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

4 And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

It also seems you are forgetting some other WOMEN leaders...

Miriam is recorded in history as not only a prophetess but a leader of Israel along with Moses and Aaron.

Micah 6:4-5
4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

Huldah is one of my favorites and one that is often conveniently ignored. The Word of God speaks for itself in regards to this woman of God.

2 Kings 22:11-20
11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes. 12 And the king commanded Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam the son of Shaphan, and Achbor the son of Michaiah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asahiah a servant of the king's, saying, 13 Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. 14 So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college and they communed with her. 15 And she said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell the man that sent you to me, 16 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof, even all the words of the book which the king of Judah hath read: 17 Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be kindled against this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judah which sent you to enquire of the LORD, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, As touching the words which thou hast heard; 19 Because thine heart was tender, and thou hast humbled thyself before the LORD, when thou heardest what I spake against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith the LORD. 20 Behold therefore, I will gather thee unto thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered into thy grave in peace; and thine eyes shall not see all the evil which I will bring upon this place. And they brought the king word again.

What was wrong with the priest and the scribe? Why couldn't they "enquire of the Lord" for the king, for the people and for all Judah?

Why did the KING have to send MEN to a WOMAN in order to hear from the Lord?

Once again, Huldah was MARRIED. Why didn't God use her HUSBAND, the keeper of the wardrobe? Surely he was qualified...

Bottom line...

GOD USES WHOSOEVER HE CHOOSES TO USE REGARDLESS OF GENDER.

This nonsense about "men not being available so God had no choice but to use a woman" is simply that...PURE NONSENSE.