Below I have cut-and-pasted several Bible
verses that I feel prove that women are often called to be preists/prophets
(another use of the word prophet is teacher), and if one gets out of just
looking at 1 Corinthians 14:35 and expands their search for
examples to the entire bible they will learn full well that God does call
women to teach also.
In this note, I will start with 1
Corinthians 14:35 and follow up with many verses from the Bible where
God does indeed call women to serve.
1 Corinthians 14:35
35 And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands
at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
According to the Strong's concordance the word speak,
as used here is "talk" or "utter words" and no men should talk
in Church either as it would disrupt the service.
Below are several examples where God used women to carry his messages.
Exodus 15:20-21
20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron,
took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels
and with dances.
21 And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously;
the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
Judges 4:4-5
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.
2 Chronicles 34:18-25
22 And Hilkiah, and they that the king had appointed, went to Huldah
the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvath, the son of
Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college:)
and they spake to her to that effect.
23 And she answered them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Tell ye the
man that sent you to me,
24 Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, and upon
the inhabitants thereof, even all the curses that are written in the book
which they have read before the king of Judah:
Nehemiah 6:14
14 My God, think thou upon Tobiah and Sanballat according to these
their works, and on the prophetess Noadiah, and the
rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear.
Luke 2:36-38
36 And there was one Anna, a prophetess,
the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and
had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;
37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed
not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.
38 And she coming in that instant gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, and
spake of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem.
Acts 21:8-9
8 And the next day we that were of Paul's company departed, and came
unto Caesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which
was one of the seven; and abode with him.
9 And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did
prophesy.
Joel 2:28-29
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit
upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I
pour out my spirit.
