Government Miscellany of minor sub-topics
- Paternal functions of
Genesis 41:57
- Civil service school provided by
Daniel 1:20
- Maintains a system of public instruction
2 Chronicles 17:9
- Executive departments in
Cabinet; King; Ruler
- Judicial department in
Court; Judge; Justice; Levite; Priest
Mosaic
- Administrative and Judicial System
Exodus 18:26; Numbers 11:17; Numbers 11:25; Deuteronomy 1:17
- Popular, by a national assembly, or its representatives
b Accepted, and agreed to, the law given by Moses
Exodus 19:8; Exodus 24:3; Exodus 24:7; Deuteronomy 29:15
b Refused to make conquest of Canaan
Numbers 14:10
b Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler
Numbers 27:23; 1 Samuel 10:24; 1 Samuel 8:22; 1 Samuel 11:15; 2 Samuel 3:21; 2 Samuel 5:3; 1 Chronicles 29:22; 2 Chronicles 23:3
b Possessed veto power over the king's purposes
1 Samuel 14:45
b Possessed veto power over the court in certain capital cases
Numbers 35:12; Numbers 35:25
- The Delegated, Senatorial Council, closely associated with Moses and subsequent leaders
Exodus 3:16; Exodus 3:18; Exodus 4:31; Exodus 12:21; Exodus 17:6; Exodus 18:12; Leviticus 9:1; Numbers 16:25; Deuteronomy 5:23; Exodus 19:8; Exodus 24:1; Exodus 24:14; Leviticus 4:15; Numbers 11:18; Numbers 11:30; Deuteronomy 1:15; Deuteronomy 27:1; Deuteronomy 29:15; Deuteronomy 31:9; Deuteronomy 31:28; Joshua 7:6; Joshua 8:10; Joshua 8:33; Joshua 23:3; Joshua 23:6; Joshua 24:1; Joshua 24:25; Judges 21:25; Acts 5:18; Acts 5:41
- Miscellany of facts relating to the senate:
b Demands a king
1 Samuel 8:10; 1 Samuel 8:22
b Saul pleads to be honored before
1 Samuel 15:30
b Chooses David as King
2 Samuel 3:21; 2 Samuel 5:3; 1 Chronicles 11:3
b Closely associated with David
2 Samuel 12:17; 1 Chronicles 15:25; 1 Chronicles 21:16
b Joins Absalom in his usurpation
2 Samuel 17:4
b David upbraids
2 Samuel 19:11
b Assists Solomon at the dedication of the temple
1 Kings 8:3; 2 Chronicles 5:4
b Counsels King Rehoboam
1 Kings 12:8; 1 Kings 12:13
b Counsels King Ahab
1 Kings 20:8
b Josiah assembles to hear the law of the Lord
2 Kings 23:1; 2 Chronicles 34:29; 2 Chronicles 34:31
b Legislates with Ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Ezra 9:1; Ezra 10:14
b Legislates in later times
Matthew 15:2; Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:13
b Sits as a court
Jeremiah 26:24
b Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Matthew 21:23; Matthew 26:5; Matthew 26:68; Matthew 27:2; Mark 8:31; Mark 14:65; Mark 15:1; Luke 22:71; Acts 4:21; Acts 6:15; Acts 7:59
b Unfaithful to the city
Lamentations 1:19
b Seeks counsel from prophets
Ezekiel 8:1; Ezekiel 14:1; Ezekiel 20:1; Ezekiel 20:3; Joel 1:14; Joel 2:16
b Corrupt
1 Kings 21:14; Ezekiel 8:12; Matthew 26:15; Matthew 27:4
b A similar senate existed among:
b the Egyptians
Genesis 50:7; Genesis 41:38; Exodus 10:1; Exodus 10:7; Exodus 12:30; Exodus 14:5
b the Midianites and Moabites
Numbers 22:4; Numbers 22:7
b the Gibeonites
Joshua 9:11
- Executive officers of tribes and cities, called Princes or Nobles, members of the National Assembly
Numbers 1:16; Numbers 1:44; Numbers 7:3; Numbers 7:11; Numbers 7:18; Numbers 7:24; Numbers 7:54; Numbers 7:84; Numbers 10:4; Numbers 16:2; Numbers 17:2; Numbers 17:6; Numbers 27:2; Numbers 31:14; Numbers 32:2; Numbers 34:29; Numbers 36:1; Joshua 9:21; Joshua 17:4; Joshua 22:32; 1 Kings 21:13; Nehemiah 3:9; Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 3:16; Nehemiah 3:19
- The Mosiac Judicial System
Court; Judge; Priest; Levite; Ruler; Sanhedrin; Synagogue
- Forms and facts of government after the death of Moses and the princes who survived Moses
Israel, 3, History of; Israel, 4, History of; Israel, 5, History of
Constitutional
Constitution
Ecclesiastical
Church, The Collective Body of Believers, Government of, Mosaic and Christian; Priest
Imperial
Genesis 14:1; Joshua 11:10; Esther 1:1; Daniel 4:1; Daniel 6:3; Luke 2:1
Monarchical
- Tyranny in, instances of:
b by Saul
1 Samuel 22:6; 1 Samuel 22:19
b by David
2 Samuel 1:16; 2 Samuel 4:12; 2 Samuel 11:17
b by Solomon
1 Kings 2:25; 1 Kings 2:34; 1 Kings 2:46; 1 Kings 12:16; 1 Kings 21:16; 2 Kings 10
b by Ahasuerus
Esther 2
b by Nebuchadnezzar
Daniel 1:10; Daniel 2:13; Daniel 5:19
b by Herod
Mark 6:28
Israel, 3, History of; Israel, 4, History of; Israel, 5, History of; Assyria; Babylon; Chaldea; Syria
b Limited
Constitution
Municipal, devolving on a local senate and executive officers
Deuteronomy 19:12; Deuteronomy 21:8; Deuteronomy 21:21; Deuteronomy 22:21; Deuteronomy 25:9; Joshua 20:4; Judges 8:16; Judges 11:11; Ruth 4:11; 1 Samuel 11:3; 1 Samuel 16:4; 1 Samuel 30:26; 1 Kings 21:14; 2 Kings 10:7; Ezra 10:8; Ezra 10:14; Nehemiah 3:9; Nehemiah 3:12; Nehemiah 3:16; Nehemiah 3:19; Lamentations 5:14
Provincial
- General references
Ezra 4:9; Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 8:36; Nehemiah 2:7; Nehemiah 2:9; Nehemiah 5:14; Daniel 6:3; Matthew 27:2; Matthew 28:14; Luke 3:1; Acts 24:1
Herod; Pilate
Representative
- General references
Deuteronomy 1:15; Joshua 9:11
Government, Mosaic, The Delegated, Senatorial Council; Elder
Theocratic
- General references
Exodus 19:8; Deuteronomy 26:19; Deuteronomy 29:13; 1 Samuel 8:7
Government, God in; Rulers; Judge; Elder; Church, The Collective Body of Believers, Church and State
Corruption in
- General references
1 Kings 21:13; Proverbs 25:5; Micah 3:4; Micah 3:11
Church, The Collective Body of Believers, Corruption in; Court, Corrupt
- Instances of:
b Pilate, in delivering Jesus to death to please the clamoring multitude
John 19:16; Matthew 27:24
b Felix, who expected money from Paul
Acts 24:26
Rulers, Wicked, Instances of
Duty of citizens to
- General references
Matthew 22:21; Luke 20:25; Romans 13:7; Titus 3:1; 1 Peter 2:17
Citizens
God in:
- God in:
1 Samuel 9:17; 1 Samuel 10:1
- Saul's rejection
1 Samuel 15:28; Acts 13:22
- Appointment of David
1 Samuel 16:1; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Samuel 16:13; 2 Samuel 7:16; Psalms 89:37; Acts 13:22
- Counseling Solomon
1 Kings 9:9
- Magnifying him
1 Chronicles 29:25
- Denouncing Solomon's wickedness
1 Kings 11:13
- Raising adversaries against Solomon
1 Kings 11:14; 1 Kings 11:23
- Rending the Jewish nation in twain
1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 12:24; 2 Chronicles 10:15; 2 Chronicles 11:4; 2 Chronicles 22:7
- Blotting out the house of Jeroboam
1 Kings 14:16; 1 Kings 15:30
- Appointment of kings
1 Kings 14:14; 1 Kings 16:4; 1 Chronicles 28:5; 1 Chronicles 29:25; Psalms 22:28; Proverbs 8:16; Daniel 2:21; Daniel 2:37; Daniel 5:24
- Destruction of nations
Amos 9:8
Government, Theocratic; God, Sovereign
Unclassified scriptures relating to God in
- General references
Psalms 22:28; Proverbs 8:16; Isaiah 9:7; Jeremiah 1:10; Jeremiah 18:10; Jeremiah 25:33; Ezekiel 21:27; Ezekiel 29:20; Daniel 2:21; Daniel 2:37; Daniel 4:17; Daniel 5:28; Daniel 10:13; Hosea 8:4; Amos 9:8; Haggai 2:22; John 19:11
God, Sovereign; Jesus, The Christ, Kingdom of