Why Were There Prophetesses In The Old Testament And What Was Their Role? - Bible Q&A | 8 MAR 26

Why Were There Prophetesses In The Old Testament And What Was Their Role?Speaker: Reverend Joseph PoonSubscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBiblePresbyterianChurchofWA?sub_confirmation=1Website: http://www.bpcwa.org.au/INTRODUCTION – (00:00)QUESTIONSQ1. 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)====Question & Answer SeriesBible Presbyterian Church of WASunday 8th March 2026To view the series playlist, use this link: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7ykqA1kvF6n9VJE7putTPtFor a full list of previously covered questions, please click the following link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1I_99pWTfq7b5fpKVKa6xft8ymA9Tlq5hgsUvhBNhvxMTo watch this video on YouTube, use this link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/TqMylbAJx4YSubscribe to keep up to date with our weekly content releases and please leave us a positive rating if you would like to support our channel.