IS MENTORSHIP BIBLICAL?
There are obvious cases of men of God mentoring others in the Bible. Moses is known to have closely mentored his Aide, Joshua the son of Nun. Before Moses died, he gave Joshua strict and clear guidelines on how he had to lead God’s people, chief being that the book of the Law should never depart from Joshua’s mouth. He was to meditate on it day and night and in that way he would be successful. Similarly, Naomi mentored Ruth and helped her cope with her youthful challenges. Naomi was such a good mentor that it was hard for Ruth to part from her when given a chance to leave. Nathan mentored King David, just as Samuel had King Saul. David gave instruction to his son Solomon before he died. The prophetic office was not without mentorship. Elijah closely mentored Elisha before he was taken up to heaven. Some kind of mentorship must have taken place, too, between Elisha and Gehazi. From a parental dimension, Elizabeth mentored Mary, the mother of our Lord, for several months as an older rela
