[Nave]
–(Appointed and removed by God)
–See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN
–Chastised
Da 4
–See NATION
–Monarchical
.See KINGS
–Patriarchal
Ge 27:29 ,
37
–INSTANCES OF
.Nimrod
Ge 10:8-10
.Abraham
Ge 14:13-24 ;
17:6 ;
21:21-32
.Melchizedek
Ge 14:18
.Isaac
Ge 26:26-31
.Judah
Ge 38:24
.Heads of families
Ex 6:14
.Ishmael
Ge 17:20
.Esau, and the dukes of Edom
Ge 36
.Theocratic
.See GOVERNMENT
–CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF
Ge 41:33 ;
Ex 18:21 ,
22 ;
23:8 ;
De 1:13 ;
16:18-20 ;
27:19 ;
2Sa 23:3 ,
4 ;
Ezr 7:25 ;
Ps 2:10 ,
11 ;
72:1-17 ;
Pr 16:10 ,
12 ;
17:7 ; 19:12 ; 20:8 , 26 , 28 ; 21:1 ; 24:23-26 ; 25:2 , 3 , 5 ; 28:2 , 16 ; 29:2 , 4 , 14 ; 31:4 , 5 , 8 , 9 ;
Ec 8:4 ;
10:16 ,
17 ;
Isa 5:22 ,
23 ;
16:5 ;
28:6 ;
60:17 ;
Jer 13:18 ;
Ro 12:8 ;
13:1-7 ; 1Ti
2:1 , 2 ;
1Pe 2:13 ,
14
–DUTIES OF
Ex 18:16 ,
20 ,
21 ;
23:3 ,
6 ,
7 ,
9 ;
Le 19:15 ;
24:22 ;
Nu 27:16 ,
17 ;
De 1:16 ,
17 ;
16:18-20 ;
17:16-20 ;
19:18 ,
19 ;
24:16 ;
25:1 ;
Jos 1:7 ,
8 ; 2Ch
9:8 ; 19:6 , 7 ;
Ezr 7:25 ,
26 ;
Ps 82:2-4 ;
148:11 ,
13 ;
Isa 58:6 ;
Jer 21:12 ;
22:1-3 ; Zec
7:9 , 10 ; 8:16 ;
Ro 13:3 ;
1Ti 2:2 ;
1Pe 2:14
–RIGHTEOUS
.INSTANCES OF
.Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham
Ge 12:15-20
.Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac
Ge 26:6-11
.Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt Ge
41:37-57
.Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family Ge
47:5-10 ; 50:1-6
.Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of
Israel
Nu 16:15
.See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC
.Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment
1Sa 12:3 ,
4
.Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites
1Sa 11:12 ,
13
.Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed the
same child
1Ki 3:16-28
.Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba
1Ki 10:6-9
.Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry
1Ki 15:11-15 ;
2Ch 14:2-5
.Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord 1Ki
22:41-46 ;
2Ch 17:3-10 ;
19 ;
20:3-30
.Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord
2Ki 18:3 ;
20:1-11 ;
2Ch 30 ;
31
.Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works
2Ki 22 ;
23 ;
2Ch 34 ;
35
.Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews
Ezr 1
.Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple Ezr
6:1-12
.Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship
at Jerusalem
Ezr 7 ;
Ne 2 ;
5:14
.Nehemiah
Ne 4 ;
5
.Daniel
.See DANIEL
.King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast
Jon 3:6-9
–WICKED
Ge 15:13 ,
14 ;
Ex 3:9 ;
De 27:19 ;
1Sa 8:10-18 ;
2Ch 28:19 ;
Ne 5:7-9 ;
9:34-37 ;
Job 24:22 ,
24 ;
35:9 ;
Ps 10:17 ,
18 ;
12:5 ,
8 ;
49:20 ;
58:1 ,
2 ;
82:2 ; 94:20 , 21 ; 110:5 ;
Pr 17:15 ,
26 ;
28:15 ,
16 ,
28 ;
29:2 ,
4 ,
12 ;
30:21 ,
22 ;
Ec 3:16 ,
17 ;
4:1 , 13 , 14 ; 5:8 ; 8:9 ; 10:5-7 , 16 , 17 ;
Isa 1:23 ;
3:12 ,
14 ,
15 ;
5:7 ;
10:1-3 ;
14:4-20 ;
28:14 ,
15 ;
29:20 , 21 ; 30:33 ; 33:1 ; 40:23 ; 52:5 ; 59:14 , 15 ;
Jer 5:28 ,
29 ;
Eze 21:25 ,
26 ;
22:6 ,
27 ;
28:2 ; 34:2-4 , 7-10 ; 45:9 ;
Ho 5:10 ;
7:3 ;
10:7 ;
Am 3:10 ,
11 ;
4:1 ,
2 ;
5:11 ,
12 ;
6:12 ,
13 ;
Mic 3:1-3 ,
9-11 ;
7:3 ,
4 ;
Hab 1:4 ;
2:5-13 ;
Zep 1:8 ;
3:3 ;
Ac 23:3 ;
Jas 2:6 ,
9
.INSTANCES OF
.Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison
Ge 39:20 ; with 40:15
.Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites
Ex 1 ;
2 ;
3 ;
4 ;
5 ;
6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9 ; 10 ; 11
.Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings
Jud 1:7
.Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers
Jud 9:1-5
.Eli’ s sons, desecrating the sacrifices
1Sa 2:12-17
.Debauching themselves and the worshipers
1Sa 2:22
.Samuel’ s sons, taking bribes
1Sa 8:1-5
.Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty
1Sa 15:8-35
.Saul, jealously plotting against David
1Sa 19
.Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests
1Sa 22:7-19
.Hanun, maltreating David’ s servants
2Sa 10:4 ;
1Ch 19:2-5
.David, numbering Israel and Judah
2Sa 24:1-9 ;
1Ch 21:1-7 ;
27:23 , 24
.Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous
1Ki 11:1-13
.Solomon, oppressing the people
1Ki 12:4 ;
4:7-23
.Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy
1Ki 12:8-11 ;
2Ch 10:1-15
.Jeroboam, perverting the true worship
1Ki 12:26-33 ;
13:1-5 ; 14:16
.Exalting debased persons to the priesthood
1Ki 12:31 ;
13:33 ;
2Ki 17:32 ;
2Ch 11:14 ,
15 ;
Eze 44:7 ; with
Nu 3:10
.Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam
1Ki 15:3
.Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 15:26
.Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 15:33 ,
34
.Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people
2Ch 16:10
.Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 16:19
.Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam
1Ki 16:25-29
.Ahab, serving Baal
1Ki 16:30-33 ;
21:21-26
.Confiscating Naboth’ s vineyard
1Ki 21 ; with
1Sa 8:14 ;
1Ki 22:38 ;
2Ki 9:26
.Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 3:2 ,
3
.Hazael, committing pillage (plundering)
2Ki 8:12 ;
10:32 ;
12:17 ;
13:3-7
.Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel
2Ki 8:18 ;
2Ch 21:13
.Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 10:29
.Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 13:1 ,
2
.Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam
2Ki 13:10 ,
11
.Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam
2Ki 14:23 ,
24
.Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of
Jeroboam
2Ki 15:9 ,
18 ,
24 ,
28
.Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him
2Ki 15:25
.Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah
2Ki 15:30
.In permitting Baal-worship
2Ki 17:1 ,
2 ,
7-18
.Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice
2Ki 16:3 ;
2Ch 28:2-4
.Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen
2Ki 21:1-17 ;
2Ch 33:2-7
.Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh 2Ki
21:19-22
.Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers
2Ki 23:32
.Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers
2Ki 23:37
.Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers
2Ki 24:9
.Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim
2Ki 24:19 ;
2Ch 36:12 ,
13
.And persecuting Jeremiah
Jer 38:5 ,
6
.Joash, killing
Zechariah 2 Ch 24:2,17-25
.Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab
2Ch 22:1-9
.Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir
2Ch 25:14
.Uzziah, invading the priest’ s office
2Ch 26:16
.Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide)
Es 3
.Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men
Da 2:1-13
.Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace
Da 3:1-23
.Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege
Da 5:22
.Darius, in deifying himself
Da 6:7 ,
9
.The princes, conspiring against Daniel
Da 6:1-9
.Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem
Mt 2:16-18
.Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist
Mt 14:1-11
.Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny
Lu 13:31 ,
32 ;
23:6-15
.Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem
Ac 12:1-19
.Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion
Mt 27:11-26 ;
Mr 15:15
.The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus
Mt 26:59
.Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul
Ac 23:2
.See GOVERNMENT
.See JUDGES
.See KINGS