1. (2 Sam. 16:23) Counseling the way it should be.
2. Moses was perhaps the busiest counselor in the Bible. (Ex. 18:19)
3. Cabinet of Counselors
- Pastor
- Real friend
- Someone successful in your field.
- One or both parents.
- Wise person – soul winner.
4. Bad counsel brings tragedy. (Nu. 31:16)
5. The nation was rebuked for being void of counsel. (Deut. 32:28)
6. Proper counseling can save lives. (I Kings 1:12)
7. Bad counsel caused Rehoboam’s downfall. (I Kings 12:8,13, 2Chr. 10:8,13)
8. Saul died because of bad counsel. (I Ch. 10:13)
9. Ahaziah’s downfall was that he took counsel from his wicked mother Athalia and the wicked house of Ahab. (2 Chr. 22:2-5)
10. Good counsel aided the revival of Hezekiah. (2 Chr. 30:2,23)
11. Ezra’s revival included good counsel. (Ez. 10:8)
12. We are not to counsel with the wicked or the ungodly. (Ps. 1:1, Job 22:18, 21:16, Pr. 12:5)
13. Counseling was one of the ministries of Jesus. (Is. 9:6,7)
14. Wise people listen to counsel. (Pro. 12:5)
15. Failure comes because of a lack of counsel. (Pro. 15:22)
16. Counseling helps in old age. (Pro. 19:20)
17. Counsel gives depth. (Pro. 20:5)
18. Counsel confirms your decisions. (Pro. 20:18)
19. Get counsel from real friends. (Pro. 27:9)
20. Your own counsel alone is not enough. (Job 18:7, Jas. 6, Jer. 7:24, Ps. 5:10, 81:12)
21. David has a hired counselor. (2 Sam. 15:12, I Ch. 27:33)
22. You need a wise counselor. (I Ch. 26:14,27:32)
23. Joseph of Arimathea was a counselors. (Mk. 15:43)
24. Old Testament Kings had hired counselors.(Ez. 7:14,28, 8:25, Job 3:4, Dan. 3:24, 4:36, 6:7)
25. One of the duties of the pastorate is counseling. (I Tim. 5:1, 5:19, 2 Jn. 1, 3 Jn. 1, Jas. 5:14)
