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Faulty Summary of Human History — Kings, Priests, Prophets, Authors

At 11:56, he tries to summarize human history by saying that there were all male kings with one exception, all male priests, all male ongoing prophetic offices, all male authors of scripture and so forth.

Kings: A female "king" is called a queen, not a king. Surely he's jesting.

Priests: Priests have strict requirements. Only one tribe and only males without any defect and only if ceremonially clean. Is this really about males? There is a sense that the male is first just like the Jews are first. Paul says "first to the Jew and then the Gentile" (Ro 1:16) but we don't require only Jewish leaders in our churches. You could become Jewish by being circumcised and obeying the law, but a woman cannot become a man. Also, if we are a kingdom of priests (1Pe 2:9, Rev 1:6), does that only refer to males? If the temple is the body of the believer, is not a person a priest of their own body offering up spiritual sacrifices? We no longer have priests in the NT either, at least not as a distinct role required because of temple sacrifices since sacrifices are no longer performed.

Prophets: What does he mean by "all male ongoing prophetic offices"? What is meant by "ongoing"? Surely he realizes there were and are female prophets. Who was Huldah (2Ki 22:14)? Deborah (Jdg 4:4)? Even in 1Co 11 it is presumed females prophesy in the gathering and there is no M/F distinction being made in 1Co 14 when it says all should desire to prophesy.

Authors of Scripture: Who wrote Ruth? Esther? How about Hebrews which seems to have a primary author and also a "we/us" (likely Priscilla and Aquila in my opinion).

Sources

WIM: Huldah as prophetess with authority (2Ki 22:14-20) — king's men sought her guidance over male prophets. Deborah as judge in a theocracy (Jdg 4:4). Ryan's X posts: "Huldah's example shows a prophetess with authority..." (2024-12-09); "How is God so against women in leadership when even in the OT, He sends Miriam, Deborah and Huldah?" (2024-03-05). WIM Theology DB: Ro 16:1-7 entry — Phoebe as diakonos/prostatis, Junia as female apostle per Chrysostom and Origen.

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