Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he said unto them, Thus and thus dealeth Micah with me, and hath hired me, and I am his priest.
Bible References
Hired me
Judges 17:10
Micah replied, “Stay with me and be my father and priest, and I will give you four ounces of silver a year, along with your clothing and provisions.” So the Levite went in
Proverbs 28:21 It is not good to show partiality—
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
Isaiah 56:11 These dogs have fierce appetites;
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
they never have enough.
And they are shepherds
who have no discernment;
all of them turn to their own way,
every last one for his own gain.
Ezekiel 13:19
You profane Me in front of My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread; you kill those who should not die and spare those who should not live, when you lie to My people, who listen to lies.
Hosea 4:8 They feed on the sin of My people;
they have an appetite for their transgressions.
they have an appetite for their transgressions.
Malachi 1:10
“I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so you would no longer kindle a useless fire on My altar! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.
John 10:12 The hired man, since he is not the shepherd and doesn’t own the sheep, leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming. The wolf then snatches and scatters them.
Acts 8:18
When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
Acts 20:33
I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy—
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.
2 Peter 2:3
They will exploit you in their greed with deceptive words. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.