Government

Government Miscellany of minor sub-topics
- Paternal functions of
Gen 41:57
- Civil service school provided by
Dan 1:20
- Maintains a system of public instruction
2Ch 17:9
- Executive departments in
Cabinet; King; Ruler
- Judicial department in
Court; Judge; Justice; Levite; Priest
Mosaic
- Administrative and Judicial System
Exo 18:26; Num 11:17; Num 11:25; Deu 1:17
- Popular, by a national assembly, or its representatives
b Accepted, and agreed to, the law given by Moses
Exo 19:8; Exo 24:3; Exo 24:7; Deu 29:15
b Refused to make conquest of Canaan
Num 14:10
b Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler
Num 27:23; 1Sa 10:24; 1Sa 8:22; 1Sa 11:15; 2Sa 3:21; 2Sa 5:3; 1Ch 29:22; 2Ch 23:3
b Possessed veto power over the king's purposes
1Sa 14:45
b Possessed veto power over the court in certain capital cases
Num 35:12; Num 35:25
- The Delegated, Senatorial Council, closely associated with Moses and subsequent leaders
Exo 3:16; Exo 3:18; Exo 4:31; Exo 12:21; Exo 17:6; Exo 18:12; Lev 9:1; Num 16:25; Deu 5:23; Exo 19:8; Exo 24:1; Exo 24:14; Lev 4:15; Num 11:18; Num 11:30; Deu 1:15; Deu 27:1; Deu 29:15; Deu 31:9; Deu 31:28; Jos 7:6; Jos 8:10; Jos 8:33; Jos 23:3; Jos 23:6; Jos 24:1; Jos 24:25; Jdg 21:25; Act 5:18; Act 5:41
- Miscellany of facts relating to the senate:
b Demands a king
1Sa 8:10; 1Sa 8:22
b Saul pleads to be honored before
1Sa 15:30
b Chooses David as King
2Sa 3:21; 2Sa 5:3; 1Ch 11:3
b Closely associated with David
2Sa 12:17; 1Ch 15:25; 1Ch 21:16
b Joins Absalom in his usurpation
2Sa 17:4
b David upbraids
2Sa 19:11
b Assists Solomon at the dedication of the temple
1Ki 8:3; 2Ch 5:4
b Counsels King Rehoboam
1Ki 12:8; 1Ki 12:13
b Counsels King Ahab
1Ki 20:8
b Josiah assembles to hear the law of the Lord
2Ki 23:1; 2Ch 34:29; 2Ch 34:31
b Legislates with Ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen
Ezr 9:1; Ezr 10:14
b Legislates in later times
Mat 15:2; Mat 15:9; Mar 7:13
b Sits as a court
Jer 26:24
b Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes
Mat 21:23; Mat 26:5; Mat 26:68; Mat 27:2; Mar 8:31; Mar 14:65; Mar 15:1; Luk 22:71; Act 4:21; Act 6:15; Act 7:59
b Unfaithful to the city
Lam 1:19
b Seeks counsel from prophets
Eze 8:1; Eze 14:1; Eze 20:1; Eze 20:3; Joe 1:14; Joe 2:16
b Corrupt
1Ki 21:14; Eze 8:12; Mat 26:15; Mat 27:4
b A similar senate existed among:
b the Egyptians
Gen 50:7; Gen 41:38; Exo 10:1; Exo 10:7; Exo 12:30; Exo 14:5
b the Midianites and Moabites
Num 22:4; Num 22:7
b the Gibeonites
Jos 9:11
- Executive officers of tribes and cities, called Princes or Nobles, members of the National Assembly
Num 1:16; Num 1:44; Num 7:3; Num 7:11; Num 7:18; Num 7:24; Num 7:54; Num 7:84; Num 10:4; Num 16:2; Num 17:2; Num 17:6; Num 27:2; Num 31:14; Num 32:2; Num 34:29; Num 36:1; Jos 9:21; Jos 17:4; Jos 22:32; 1Ki 21:13; Neh 3:9; Neh 3:12; Neh 3:16; Neh 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
Gen 14:1; Jos 11:10; Est 1:1; Dan 4:1; Dan 6:3; Luk 2:1
Monarchical
- Tyranny in, instances of:
b by Saul
1Sa 22:6; 1Sa 22:19
b by David
2Sa 1:16; 2Sa 4:12; 2Sa 11:17
b by Solomon
1Ki 2:25; 1Ki 2:34; 1Ki 2:46; 1Ki 12:16; 1Ki 21:16; 2Ki 10
b by Ahasuerus
Est 2
b by Nebuchadnezzar
Dan 1:10; Dan 2:13; Dan 5:19
b by Herod
Mar 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
Deu 19:12; Deu 21:8; Deu 21:21; Deu 22:21; Deu 25:9; Jos 20:4; Jdg 8:16; Jdg 11:11; Rth 4:11; 1Sa 11:3; 1Sa 16:4; 1Sa 30:26; 1Ki 21:14; 2Ki 10:7; Ezr 10:8; Ezr 10:14; Neh 3:9; Neh 3:12; Neh 3:16; Neh 3:19; Lam 5:14
Provincial
- General references
Ezr 4:9; Ezr 5:3; Ezr 5:6; Ezr 6:6; Ezr 8:36; Neh 2:7; Neh 2:9; Neh 5:14; Dan 6:3; Mat 27:2; Mat 28:14; Luk 3:1; Act 24:1
Herod; Pilate
Representative
- General references
Deu 1:15; Jos 9:11
Government, Mosaic, The Delegated, Senatorial Council; Elder
Theocratic
- General references
Exo 19:8; Deu 26:19; Deu 29:13; 1Sa 8:7
Government, God in; Rulers; Judge; Elder; Church, The Collective Body of Believers, Church and State
Corruption in
- General references
1Ki 21:13; Pro 25:5; Mic 3:4; Mic 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
Joh 19:16; Mat 27:24
b Felix, who expected money from Paul
Act 24:26
Rulers, Wicked, Instances of
Duty of citizens to
- General references
Mat 22:21; Luk 20:25; Rom 13:7; Tit 3:1; 1Pe 2:17
Citizens
God in:
- God in:
1Sa 9:17; 1Sa 10:1
- Saul's rejection
1Sa 15:28; Act 13:22
- Appointment of David
1Sa 16:1; 1Sa 16:7; 1Sa 16:13; 2Sa 7:16; Psa 89:37; Act 13:22
- Counseling Solomon
1Ki 9:9
- Magnifying him
1Ch 29:25
- Denouncing Solomon's wickedness
1Ki 11:13
- Raising adversaries against Solomon
1Ki 11:14; 1Ki 11:23
- Rending the Jewish nation in twain
1Ki 11:13; 1Ki 12:24; 2Ch 10:15; 2Ch 11:4; 2Ch 22:7
- Blotting out the house of Jeroboam
1Ki 14:16; 1Ki 15:30
- Appointment of kings
1Ki 14:14; 1Ki 16:4; 1Ch 28:5; 1Ch 29:25; Psa 22:28; Pro 8:16; Dan 2:21; Dan 2:37; Dan 5:24
- Destruction of nations
Amo 9:8
Government, Theocratic; God, Sovereign
Unclassified scriptures relating to God in
- General references
Psa 22:28; Pro 8:16; Isa 9:7; Jer 1:10; Jer 18:10; Jer 25:33; Eze 21:27; Eze 29:20; Dan 2:21; Dan 2:37; Dan 4:17; Dan 5:28; Dan 10:13; Hos 8:4; Amo 9:8; Hag 2:22; Joh 19:11
God, Sovereign; Jesus, The Christ, Kingdom of