Bible Law Index
of the LAWS, STATUTES, and JUDGMENTS of GOD

OT= Old Testament
NT = New Testament

XXIII. FORMS OF GOVERNMENT
  1. Theocracy--God, the ruler of His people Israel.
    • OT=Ex. 4:28-31; 19:3-8; 20:21-22; 24:1-4,7-18; 25:1-2; 31:18; Deut. 5:1-33
    • NT=Acts 13:17; I Peter 2:4-5,9-10

    1. Description of God's rule over:
      1. Earth.
        • OT=Gen. 1:1; Psalm 24:1; 104:19; Is. 45:12; Jer. 10:12-13
      2. World History.
        • OT=II Chron. 16:9
        • NT=Acts 17:26
      3. Israel's history.
        • OT=II Sam. 7:10; I Chron. 17:9; II Chron. 33:8; Ez. 36:16-38; Joel 3:1-21
      4. Nations
        • OT=Is. 34:1-3; Dan. 2:21; 4:17,25,32; 5:21; Joel 3:2
        • NT=Matt. 25:31-33
      5. Man's plans.
        • OT=Eccles. 2:18-24,26; 3:1-22; Is. 4:13; Jer. 10:23
      6. Man's life.
        • OT=Deut. 30:20; Job 7:1; 12:10; 14:5; Dan. 5:23
      7. Death
        • NT=Heb. 9:27
      8. Final judgement.
        • OT=Psalm 96:13
        • NT=Acts 17:31; Rom. 2:16; 14:10,12
      9. Man's destiny.
        • OT=Psalm 11:6; Dan. 12:2
        • NT=Matt. 24:51; 25:30,46; John 5:29; Rev. 14:9-13

  2. Patriarchal-- The father, the authoritative head of the family.
    • OT=Gen. 22:1-14; Judges 11:30-39; Job 1:5

  3. Government by judges.
    • OT=Deut. 16:18; Judges 2:13-18; I Sam. 8:1; I Chron. 17:10; II Chron. 19:5-6
    • NT=Acts 13:20

    1. Divinely appointed.
      • OT=II Sam. 7:11
    2. Duties of Judges.
      • OT=Deut. 1:16-18; 16:18-20
    3. The Lord Jesus to be the finaL judge.
      • OT=Psalm 72:2; 110:6; Is. 2:4; 11:3-4; Micah 4:3
      • NT=John 5:22-23,30; Acts 10:42; 17:31; Rom. 2:16; II Tim. 4:1,8; Jude 14,15

  4. Monarchy-- ruled by a king.
    • OT=I Sam. 8:1-9; 10:24
    • NT=Acts 13:21-22

    1. The Lord God to choose the king.
      • OT=Deut. 17:15; I Sam. 10:24; II Sam. 6:21
    2. The king to study God's Law all the days of his life.
      • OT=Deut. 17:18-19; 31:9,24-26; II Kings 22:8-20; 23;1-3; Psalm 119:97-104
    3. The king to be of Israel.
      • OT=Gen. 49:10; Deut. 17:15; I Sam. 10:24; I Sam. 11:15; II Sam. 5:1-3; Jer. 30:21

      1. Israel not to let foreigners rule over them.
        • OT=Deut. 17:15

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