GOVERNMENT

• 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 Ex. 18:13-26; Num. 11:16,17, 24,25; Dt. 1:9-17
  • POPULAR, BY A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES
    • Accepted, and agreed to, the law given by Moses Ex. 19:7,8, 24:3, 7; Dt. 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 Ex. 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; Dt. 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 Ki. 8:1-3; 2 Chr. 5:2-4
      • Counsels king Rehoboam 1 Ki. 12:6-8, 13
      • Counsels king Ahab 1 Ki. 20:7,8
      • Josiah assembles to hear the law of the Lord 2 Ki. 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 Mt. 15:2, 7-9; Mk. 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 Mt. 21:23, 26:3-5, 57-68, 27:1,2; Mk. 8:31, 14:43-65, 15:1; Lk. 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 Ki. 21:8-14; Ezek. 8:11,12; Mt. 26:14,15; with 27:3,4
      • A similar senate existed
        • Among the Egyptians Gen. 50:7; with 41:37,38; Ex. 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 Ki. 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; Esther 1:1; Dan. 4:1, 6:1-3; Lk. 2:1
• LIMITED
  • See CONSTITUTION
• 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 Ki. 2:23-25, 28-34, 36-46, 12:1-16, 21:7-16; 2 Ki. 10
    • By Ahasuerus Esther 2; 3
    • By Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 1:10, 2:5-13, 5:19
    • By Herod Mk. 6:27,28
  • See ISRAEL, HISTORY OF
    • Under these sub-topics
      • See KINGS
  • Also see ASSYRIA;
    • See BABYLON
    • See CHALDEA
    • See SYRIA
• MUNICIPAL
  • Devolving upon a local senate and executive officers Dt. 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 Ki. 21:8-14; 2 Ki. 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; Mt. 27:2, 28:14; Lk. 3:1; Acts 24:1
  • See HEROD
  • See PILATE
• REPRESENTATIVE Dt. 1:13-15; Josh. 9:11
  • See GOVERNMENT, DELEGATED, SENATORIAL COUNCIL
  • Also see ELDER
• THEOCRATIC Ex. 19:3-8; Dt. 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 Ki. 21:5-13; Pr. 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 Jn. 19:12-16; Mt. 27:24
      • Felix, who expected money from Paul Acts 24:26
  • See RULERS, WICKED, INSTANCES OF
    • DUTY OF CITIZENS TO Mt. 22:17-21; Lk. 20:25; Rom. 13:1-7; Tit. 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 Ki. 9:2-9
  • In magnifying him 1 Chr. 29:25
  • In denouncing Solomon's wickedness 1 Ki. 11:9-13
  • In raising adversaries against Solomon 1 Ki. 11:14, 23
  • In dividing the Jewish nation into two different countries 1 Ki. 11:13, 12:1-24; 2 Chr. 10:15, 11:4, 22:7
  • In blotting out the household of Jeroboam 1 Ki. 14:7-16, 15:27-30
  • In the appointment of kings 1 Ki. 14:14, 16:1-4; 1 Chr. 28:4,5, 29:25; Ps. 22:28
  • In the destruction of nations Amos 9:8
  • See GOVERNMENT, THEOCRATIC
  • UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GOD IN Ps. 22:28; Pr. 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; Jn. 19:10,11
    • See GOD, SOVERIGN
    • See JESUS, KINGDOM OF