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
And Micah said to him, “Live here with me and be a father and a [personal] priest to me, and I will give you ten pieces of silver each year, a supply of clothing, and your sustenance (room and board).” So the Levite went in.
Proverbs 28:21
To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
Isaiah 56:11
And the dogs are greedy; theynever have enough.
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.
And the dogs are greedy; they
They are shepherds who have no understanding;
They have all turned to their own way,
Each one to his unlawful gain, without exception.
Ezekiel 13:19
You have profaned Me among My people [in payment] for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die and giving [a guarantee of] life to those who should not live, because of your lies to My people who pay attention to lies.”’”
Hosea 4:8
They (the priests)feed on the sin offering of My people
And set their heart on their wickedness.
They (the priests)
And set their heart on their wickedness.
Malachi 1:10
“Oh, that there were even one among you [whose duty it is to minister to Me] who would shut the gates, so that you would not kindle fire on My altar uselessly [with an empty, worthless pretense]! I am not pleased with you,” says the Lord of hosts, “nor will I accept an offering from your hand.
John 10:12 But the hired man [who merely serves for wages], who is neither the shepherd nor the owner of the sheep, when he sees the wolf coming, deserts the flock and runs away; and the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them.
Acts 8:18
Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,
Acts 20:33
I had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or [expensive] clothes.
1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical].
Titus 1:11
They must be silenced, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching things they should not teach for the purpose of dishonest financial gain.
2 Peter 2:3
And in their greed they will exploit you with false arguments and twisted doctrine. Their sentence [of condemnation which God has decreed] from a time long ago is not idle [but is still in force], and their destruction and deepening misery is not asleep [but is on its way].