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Paternal functions of Ge 41:25-57
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Civil service school provided by Da 1:3-20
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Maintains of public instruction 2Ch 17:7-9
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Executive departments in
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See Cabinet
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See King
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See Ruler
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Judicial department in
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See Court
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See Judge
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See Justice
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See Levite
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See Priest
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MOSAIC
- ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM Ex 18:13-26; Nu 11:16,17,24,25; De 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; De 29:10-15
- Refused to make conquest of Canaan Nu 14:1-10
- Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler Nu 27:18-23; 1Sa 10:24; with 8:4-22; 11:14,15; 2Sa3:17-21; 5:1-3; 1Ch 29:22; 2Ch 23:3
- Possessed veto power over the king's purposes 1Sa 14:44,45
- The court in certain capital cases Nu 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; Le 4:15; 9:1; Nu 11:16-18,30; 16:25; De1:13-15; 5:23; 27:1; 29:10-15; 31:9,28; Jos 7:6;8:10,32,33; 23:2,3,6; 24:1,24,25; Jud 21:16-25; Ac5:17,18,21-41
- MISCELLANY OF FACTS RELATING TO THE SENATE
- Demands a king 1Sa 8:4-10,19-22
- Saul pleads to be honored before 1Sa 15:30
- Chooses David as king 2Sa 3:17-21; 5:3; 1Ch 11:3
- Closely associated with David 2Sa 12:17; 1Ch 15:25; 21:16
- Joins Absalom in his usurpation 2Sa 17:4
- David rebukes 2Sa 19:11
- Assists Solomon at the dedication of the temple 1Ki 8:1-3; 2Ch 5:2-4
- Counsels king Rehoboam 1Ki 12:6-8,13
- Counsels king Ahab 1Ki 20:7,8
- Josiah assembles to hear the law of the Lord 2Ki 23:1; 2Ch 34:29,31
- Legislates with Ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathenEzr 9:1; 10:8-14
- Legislates in later times Mt 15:2,7-9; Mr 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 causesMt 21:23; 26:3-5,57-68; 27:1,2; Mr 8:31; 14:43-65; 15:1;Lu 22:52-71; Ac 4:1-21; 6:9-15; 7:1-59
- Unfaithful to the city La 1:19
- Seeks counsel from prophets Eze 8:1; 14:1; 20:1,3; Joe 1:14; 2:16
- Corrupt 1Ki 21:8-14; Eze 8:11,12; Mt 26:14,15; with 27:3,4
- A similar senate existed
- Among the Egyptians Ge 50:7; with 41:37,38; Ex 10:1,7; 12:30; 14:5
- Among the Midianites and Moabites Nu 22:4,7
- Among the Gibeonites Jos 9:11
- EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TRIBES AND CITIES, CALLED PRINCES OR NOBLES, MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLYNu 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; Jos 9:15-21;17:4; 22:13-32; 1Ki 21:11-13; Ne 3:9,12,16,18,19
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THE MOSAIC JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Forms and facts of government after the death of Moses and the princes who survived Moses
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Under these sub-topics
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CONSTITUTIONAL
- See Constitution
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ECCLESIASTICAL
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See Priests
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MONARCHICAL
- Tyranny in, instances of
- By Saul 1Sa 22:6,12-19
- By David 2Sa 1:13-16; 4:9-12; 11:14-17
- By Solomon 1Ki 2:23-25,28-34,36-46; 12:1-16; 21:7-16; 2Ki 10
- By Ahasuerus Es 2; 3
- By Nebuchadnezzar Da 1:10; 2:5-13; 5:19
- By Herod Mr 6:27,28
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Under these sub-topics
- See Kings
- Also see ASSYRIA;