RULERS
(Appointed and removed by God)
See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN
Chastised DAN 4
See NATION
Monarchical
See KINGS
Patriarchal GEN 27:29,37
INSTANCES OF
Nimrod GEN 10:8-10
Abraham GEN 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:21-32
Melchizedek GEN 14:18
Isaac GEN 26:26-31
Judah GEN 38:24
Heads of families EXO 6:14
Ishmael GEN 17:20
Esau, and the dukes of Edom GEN 36
Theocratic
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CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF GEN 41:33; EXO 18:21,22; 23:8; DEU 1:13; 16:18-20; 27:19; 2SA 23:3,4; EZR 7:25; PSA 2:10,11; 72:1-17; PRO 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; ECC 8:4; 10:16,17; ISA 5:22,23; 16:5; 28:6; 60:17; JER 13:18; ROM 12:8; 13:1-7; 1TI 2:1,2; 1PE 2:13,14
DUTIES OF EXO 18:16,20,21; 23:3,6,7,9; LEV 19:15; 24:22; NUM 27:16,17; DEU 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; PSA 82:2-4; 148:11,13; ISA 58:6; JER 21:12; 22:1-3; ZEC 7:9,10; 8:16; ROM 13:3; 1TI 2:2; 1PE 2:14
RIGHTEOUS
INSTANCES OF
Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham GEN 12:15-20
Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac GEN 26:6-11
Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt GEN 41:37-57
Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family GEN 47:5-10; 50:1-6
Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people of Israel NUM 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; NEH 2; 5:14
Nehemiah NEH 4; 5
Daniel
See DANIEL
King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast JON 3:6-9
WICKED GEN 15:13,14; EXO 3:9; DEU 27:19; 1SA 8:10-18; 2CH 28:19; NEH 5:7-9; 9:34-37; JOB 24:22,24; 35:9; PSA 10:17,18; 12:5,8; 49:20; 58:1,2; 82:2; 94:20,21; 110:5; PRO 17:15,26; 28:15,16,28; 29:2,4,12; 30:21,22; ECC 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; EZK 21:25,26; 22:6,27; 28:2; 34:2-4,7-10; 45:9; HOS 5:10; 7:3; 10:7; AMO 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; ACT 23:3; JAS 2:6,9
INSTANCES OF
Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison GEN 39:20; with 40:15
Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites EXO 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11
Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings JDG 1:7
Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers JDG 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; EZK 44:7; with NUM 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 2CH 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) EST 3
Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men DAN 2:1-13
Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace DAN 3:1-23
Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege DAN 5:22
Darius, in deifying himself DAN 6:7,9
The princes, conspiring against Daniel DAN 6:1-9
Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem MAT 2:16-18
Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist MAT 14:1-11
Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny LUK 13:31,32; 23:6-15
Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem ACT 12:1-19
Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion MAT 27:11-26; MRK 15:15
The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus MAT 26:59
Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul ACT 23:2
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