Government
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- Paternal functions of Gen. 41:25-57
- Civil service school provided by Dan. 1:3-20
- Maintains of public instruction 2 Chr. 17:7-9
- Executive departments in
- See Cabinet
- See King
- See RULER
- Judicial department in
- See Court
- See Judge
- See Justice
- See LEVITE
- See Priest
- MOSAIC
- ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM Exod. 18:13-26; Num. 11:16,17,24,25; Deut. 1:9-17
- POPULAR, BY A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES
- Accepted, and agreed to, the law given by Moses Exod. 19:7,8; 24:3,7; Deut. 29:10-15
- Refused to make conquest of Canaan Num. 14:1-10
- Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler Num. 27:18-23; 1 Sam. 10:24; with 8:4-22; 11:14,15; 2 Sam. 3:17-21; 5:1-3; 1 Chr. 29:22; 2 Chr. 23:3
- Possessed veto power over the king's purposes 1 Sam. 14:44,45
- The court in certain capital cases Num. 35:12,24,25
- THE DELEGATED, SENATORIAL COUNCIL
- Closely associated with Moses and subsequent leaders Exod. 3:16,18; 4:29-31; 12:21; 17:5,6; 18:12; 19:7,8; 24:1,14; Lev. 4:15; 9:1; Num. 11:16-18,30; 16:25; Deut. 1:13-15; 5:23; 27:1; 29:10-15; 31:9,28; Josh. 7:6; 8:10,32,33; 23:2,3,6; 24:1,24,25; Judg. 21:16-25; Acts 5:17,18,21-41
- MISCELLANY OF FACTS RELATING TO THE SENATE
- Demands a king 1 Sam. 8:4-10,19-22
- Saul pleads to be honored before 1 Sam. 15:30
- Chooses David as king 2 Sam. 3:17-21; 5:3; 1 Chr. 11:3
- Closely associated with David 2 Sam. 12:17; 1 Chr. 15:25; 21:16
- Joins Absalom in his usurpation 2 Sam. 17:4
- David rebukes 2 Sam. 19:11
- Assists Solomon at the dedication of the temple 1 Kgs. 8:1-3; 2 Chr. 5:2-4
- Counsels king Rehoboam 1 Kgs. 12:6-8,13
- Counsels king Ahab 1 Kgs. 20:7,8
- Josiah assembles to hear the law of the Lord 2 Kgs. 23:1; 2 Chr. 34:29,31
- Legislates with Ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen Ezra 9:1; 10:8-14
- Legislates in later times Matt. 15:2,7-9; Mark 7:1-3
- Sits as a court Jer. 26:10-24
- Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes Matt. 21:23; 26:3-5,57-68; 27:1,2; Mark 8:31; 14:43-65; 15:1; Luke 22:52-71; Acts 4:1-21; 6:9-15; 7:1-59
- Unfaithful to the city Lam. 1:19
- Seeks counsel from prophets Ezek. 8:1; 14:1; 20:1,3; Joel 1:14; 2:16
- Corrupt 1 Kgs. 21:8-14; Ezek. 8:11,12; Matt. 26:14,15; with 27:3,4
- A similar senate existed
- Among the Egyptians Gen. 50:7; with 41:37,38; Exod. 10:1,7; 12:30; 14:5
- Among the Midianites and Moabites Num. 22:4,7
- Among the Gibeonites Josh. 9:11
- EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TRIBES AND CITIES, CALLED PRINCES OR NOBLES, MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Num. 1:4-16,44; 7:2,3,10,11,18,24,54,84; 10:4; 16:2; 17:2,6; 27:2; 31:13,14; 32:2; 34:18-29; 36:1; Josh. 9:15-21; 17:4; 22:13-32; 1 Kgs. 21:11-13; Neh. 3:9,12,16,18,19
- THE MOSAIC JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- See Court
- See Judge
- See Priest
- See LEVITE
- See RULER
- See Sanhedrin
- See Synagogue
- Forms and facts of government after the death of Moses and the princes who survived Moses
- See ISRAEL, HISTORY OF
- Under these sub-topics
- See JUDGES
- See KINGS
- CONSTITUTIONAL
- See Constitution
- ECCLESIASTICAL
- See CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF
- See PRIESTS
- IMPERIAL Gen. 14:1; Josh. 11:10; Esth. 1:1; Dan. 4:1; 6:1-3; Luke 2:1
- MONARCHICAL
- Tyranny in, instances of
- By Saul 1 Sam. 22:6,12-19
- By David 2 Sam. 1:13-16; 4:9-12; 11:14-17
- By Solomon 1 Kgs. 2:23-25,28-34,36-46; 12:1-16; 21:7-16; 2 Kgs. 10
- By Ahasuerus EST 2; 3
- By Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 1:10; 2:5-13; 5:19
- By Herod Mark 6:27,28
- See ISRAEL, HISTORY OF
- Under these sub-topics
- See KINGS
- Also see [1921]ASSYRIA
- See Babylon
- See Chaldea
- See Syria
- Limited
- See Constitution
- MUNICIPAL
- Devolving upon a local senate and executive officers Deut. 19:12; 21:2-8,18-21; 22:13-21; 25:7-9; Josh. 20:4; Judg. 8:14-16; 11:5-11; Ruth 4:2-11; 1 Sam. 11:3; 16:4; 30:26; 1 Kgs. 21:8-14; 2 Kgs. 10:1-7; Ezra 10:8,14; Neh. 3:9,12,16,18,19; Lam. 5:14
- PROVINCIAL Ezra 4:8,9; 5:3,6; 6:6; 8:36; Neh. 2:7,9; 5:14; Dan. 6:1-3; Matt. 27:2; 28:14; Luke 3:1; Acts 24:1
- See Herod
- See PILATE
- REPRESENTATIVE Deut. 1:13-15; Josh. 9:11
- See DELEGATED, SENATORIAL COUNCIL, above
- Also see [1928]ELDER
- THEOCRATIC Exod. 19:3-8; Deut. 26:16-19; 29:1-13; 1 Sam. 8:6,7
- See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN, below
- Also see RULERS
- See Judge
- See Elder
- See Church And State
- CORRUPTION IN 1 Kgs. 21:5-13; Prov. 25:5; Mic. 3:1-4,9-11
- See CHURCH, CORRUPTION IN>
- See COURT, CORRUPT
- Instances of
- Pilate, in delivering Jesus to death in order to please the clamoring multitude John 19:12-16; Matt. 27:24
- Felix, who expected money from Paul Acts 24:26
- See RULERS, WICKED, INSTANCES OF
- DUTY OF CITIZENS TO Matt. 22:17-21; Luke 20:25; Rom. 13:1-7; Titus 3:1; 1 Pet. 2:13-17
- See CITIZEN
- GOD IN
- In appointment of Saul as king 1 Sam. 9:15-17; 10:1
- In Saul's rejection 1 Sam. 15:26-28; Acts 13:22
- In the appointment of David 1 Sam. 16:1,7,13; 2 Sam. 7:13-16; Ps. 89:19-37; Acts 13:22
- In counseling Solomon 1 Kgs. 9:2-9
- In magnifying him 1 Chr. 29:25
- In denouncing Solomon's wickedness 1 Kgs. 11:9-13
- In raising adversaries against Solomon 1 Kgs. 11:14,23
- In dividing the Jewish nation into two different countries 1 Kgs. 11:13; 12:1-24; 2 Chr. 10:15; 11:4; 22:7
- In blotting out the household of Jeroboam 1 Kgs. 14:7-16; 15:27-30
- In the appointment of kings 1 Kgs. 14:14; 16:1-4; 1 Chr. 28:4,5; 29:25; Ps. 22:28
- In the destruction of nations Amos 9:8
- See THEOCRATIC, above
- Also see [1936]GOD, SOVEREIGN
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GOD IN Ps. 22:28; Prov. 8:15; Isa. 9:6,7; Jer. 1:9,10; 18:6-10; 25:12-33; Ezek. 21:25-27; 29:19,20; Dan. 2:20,21,37; 4:17; 5:18-28; 10:13; Hos. 8:4; Amos 9:8; Hag. 2:21,22; John 19:10,11
- See GOD, SOVERIGN
- See JESUS, KINGDOM OF
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