Man of God - wikipedia Man of God For the 2005 film, see Man of God ( film ). Elisha watches Elijah ascend to heaven ( by Gustave Doré ) Man of God is a biblical title of respect applied to prophets and beloved religious leaders. The term appears 78 times in 72 verses of the Bible, in application to up to 13 individuals : Moses ( Deuteronomy 33 : 1 ; Josh. 14 : 6 ; Ps. 90 : 1 ; Ezra 3 : 2 ; 1 Chron. 23 : 14 ; 2 Chron. 30 : 16 ) Moses is the only person called `` man of God '' in the Torah. The angel of the Lord who appeared to Samson 's mother ( Judges 13 : 6, 8 ) whom she may have taken to be a prophet ( Leviticus Rabbah 1 : 1 ) The man who chastised the Priest Eli ( 1 Sam. 2 : 27 ) whom Sifre identifies as Samuel 's father Elkanah ( Sifre to Deut. 342 : 4 ) Samuel ( 1 Sam. 9 : 6, 7, 8, 10 ) David ( Neh. 12 : 24, 36 ; 2 Chron. 8 : 14 ) Shemaiah ( 1 Kings 12 : 22 ; 2 Chron. 11 : 2 ) The man from Judah who cried out against King Jeroboam of Israel ( 1 Kings 13 : 1 ( twice ), 4, 5, 6 ( twice ), 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 ( twice ), 21, 26, 29, 31 ), whose tomb King Josiah protected and preserved when he destroyed the idolatrous tombs in Bethel ( 2 Kings 23 : 16, 17 ) and whom some rabbis identify as Iddo ( Sifre to Deuteronomy 342 : 4 ; Pesikta de-Rav Kahana 2 : 85 ; Zohar 2 : 64a ) Elijah ( 1 Kings 17 : 18, 24 ; 2 Kings 1 : 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 ) The man who told King Ahab of Israel that Israel could defeat the Arameans ( 1 Kings 20 : 28 ) whom Sifre identifies as Micah ( Sifre to Deut. 342 : 4 ), but who from context might also be Elijah Elisha ( 2 Kings 4 : 7, 9, 16, 21, 22, 25, 27 ( twice ), 40, 42 ; 5 : 8, 14, 15, 20 ; 6 : 6, 9, 10, 15 ; 7 : 2, 17, 18, 19 ; 8 : 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 19 ) Hanan son of Igdaliah ( Jer. 35 : 4 ) The man who warned King Amaziah of Judah not to go to war ( 2 Chronicles 25 : 7, 9 ( twice ) ), whom some rabbis identify as Amoz ( Sifre to Deut. 342 : 4 ; Seder Olam Rabbah 20 ) Saint Timothy ( 1 Timothy 6 : 11 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Man_of_God&oldid=825254901 '' Categories : Hebrew Bible words and phrases New Testament words and phrases Talk About Wikipedia Français 日本 語 Edit links This page was last edited on 12 February 2018, at 10 : 04. About Wikipedia

Question: who can be called a man of god
Answer: prophets; prophets; prophets