1. Paternal Functions Of Genesis 41:25-57

2. Civil Service School Provided By Daniel 1:3-20

3. Maintains a System of Public Instruction 2 Chronicles 17:7-9

4. Executive Departments In

   See Cabinet; King; Ruler

5. Judicial Department In

   See Court; Judge; Justice; Levite; Priest

6. Mosaic

   ADMINISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL SYSTEM Exodus 18:13-26, Numbers 11:16, 17, 24, 25, Deuteronomy 1:9-17

   POPULAR, BY A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES Accepted, and agreed to, the law given by Moses, Exodus 19:7, 8, 24:3, 7, Deuteronomy 29:10-15

    Refused to make conquest of Canaan, Numbers 14:1-10

    Chose, or ratified, the chief ruler, Numbers 27:18-23, 1 Samuel 10:24, 1 Samuel 8:4-22, 11:14, 15, 2 Samuel 3:17-21, 5:1-3, 1 Chronicles 29:22, 2 Chronicles 23:3

    Possessed veto power over the king's purposes, 1 Samuel 14:44, 45

    The court in certain capital cases, Numbers 35:12, 24, 25

   THE DELEGATED, SENATORIAL COUNCIL Closely associated with Moses and subsequent leaders, Exodus 3:16, 18, 4:29-31, 12:21, 17:5, 6, 18:12, 19:7, 8, 24:1, 14, Leviticus 4:15, 9:1, Numbers 11:16-18, 30, 16:25, Deuteronomy 1:13-15, 5:23, 27:1, 29:10-15, 31:9, 28, Joshua 7:6, 8:10, 32, 33, 23:2, 3, 6, 24:1, 24, 25, Judges 21:16-25, Acts 5:17, 18, 21-41

   MISCELLANY OF FACTS RELATING TO THE SENATE Demands a king, 1 Samuel 8:4-10, 19-22

   Saul pleads to be honored before, 1 Samuel 15:30

   Chooses David as king, 2 Samuel 3:17-21, 5:3, 1 Chronicles 11:3

   Closely associated with David, 2 Samuel 12:17, 1 Chronicles 15:25, 21:16

   Joins Absalom in his usurpation, 2 Samuel 17:4

   David rebukes, 2 Samuel 19:11

   Assists Solomon at the dedication of the temple, 1 Kings 8:1-3, 2 Chronicles 5:2-4

   Counsels king Rehoboam, 1 Kings 12:6-8, 13

   Counsels king Ahab, 1 Kings 20:7, 8

   Josiah assembles to hear the law of the Lord, 2 Kings 23:1, 2 Chronicles 34:29, 31

   Legislates with Ezra in reforming certain marriages with the heathen, Ezra 9:1, 10:8-14

   Legislates in later times, Matthew 15:2, 7-9, Mark 7:1-3

   Sits as a court, Jeremiah 26:10-24

   Constitutes, with priests and scribes, a court for the trial of both civil and ecclesiastical causes, Matthew 21:23, 26:3-5, 57-68, 27:1, 2, Mark 8:31, 14:43-65, 15:1, Luke 22:52-71, Acts 4:1-21, 6:9-15, 7:1-59

   Unfaithful to the city, Lamentations 1:19

   Seeks counsel from prophets, Ezekiel 8:1, 14:1, 20:1, 3, Joel 1:14, 2:16

   Corrupt, 1 Kings 21:8-14, Ezekiel 8:11, 12, Matthew 26:14, 15, Matthew 27:3, 4

   A similar senate existed among the Egyptians, Genesis 50:7, Genesis 41:37, 38, Exodus 10:1, 7, 12:30, 14:5

    and among the Midianites and Moabites, Numbers 22:4, 7

    and Gibeonites, Joshua 9:11

   EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF TRIBES AND CITIES, CALLED PRINCES OR NOBLES, MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Numbers 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, Joshua 9:15-21, 17:4, 22:13-32, 1 Kings 21:11-13, Nehemiah 3:9, 12, 16, 18, 19

    Forms and facts of government after the death of Moses and the princes who survived Moses., See Israel, History Of, Under The Sub-topics Judges; Kings.

7. Constitutional

   See Constitution

8. Ecclesiastical

   See Church, Government Of; Priests

9. Imperial Genesis 14:1, Joshua 11:10, Esther 1:1, Daniel 4:1, 6:1-3, Luke 2:1

10. Monarchical

   Tyranny in, instances of By Saul, 1 Samuel 22:6, 12-19

    By David, 2 Samuel 1:13-16, 4:9-12, 11:14-17

    By Solomon, 1 Kings 2:23-25, 28-34, 36-46, 12:1-16, 21:7-16, 2 Kings 10:1-36

    By Ahasuerus, Esther 2:1-23, 3

    By Nebuchadnezzar, Daniel 1:10, 2:5-13, 5:19

    By Herod, Mark 6:27, 28

   See Israel, History Of, Under The Sub-topic Kings. Also See Assyria; Babylon; Chaldea; Syria. Limited. Constitution.

11. Municipal

   Devolving on a local senate and executive officers, Deuteronomy 19:12, 21:2-8, 18-21, 22:13-21, 25:7-9, Joshua 20:4, Judges 8:14-16, 11:5-11, Ruth 4:2-11, 1 Samuel 11:3, 16:4, 30:26, 1 Kings 21:8-14, 2 Kings 10:1-7, Ezra 10:8, 14, Nehemiah 3:9, 12, 16, 18, 19, Lamentations 5:14

12. Provincial Ezra 4:8, 9, 5:3, 6, 6:6, 8:36, Nehemiah 2:7, 9, 5:14, Daniel 6:1-3, Matthew 27:2, 28:14, Luke 3:1, Acts 24:1

   See Herod; Pilate.

13. Representative Deuteronomy 1:13-15, Joshua 9:11

   See Delegated, Senatorial Council, Above. Also See Elder.

14. Theocratic Exodus 19:3-8, Deuteronomy 26:16-19, 29:1-13, 1 Samuel 8:6, 7

   See Government, God In, Below. Also See Rulers; Judge; Elder; Church And State.

15. Corruption In 1 Kings 21:5-13, Proverbs 25:5, Micah 3:1-4, 9-11

    Pilate, in delivering Jesus to death in order to please the clamoring multitude,, See Church, Corruption In; Court, Corrupt Instances Of: John 19:12-16, Matthew 27:24

    Felix, who expected money from Paul, Acts 24:26

   See Rulers, Wicked, Instances Of.

16. Duty of Citizens To Matthew 22:17-21, Luke 20:25, Romans 13:1-7, Titus 3:1, 1 Peter 2:13-17

   See Citizen

17. God In

   In appointment of Saul as king, 1 Samuel 9:15-17, 10:1

   In Saul's rejection, 1 Samuel 15:26-28, Acts 13:22

   In the appointment of David, 1 Samuel 16:1, 7, 13, 2 Samuel 7:13-16, Psalm 89:19-37, Acts 13:22

   In counseling Solomon, 1 Kings 9:2-9

   In magnifying him, 1 Chronicles 29:25

   In denouncing Solomon's wickedness, 1 Kings 11:9-13

   In raising adversaries against Solomon, 1 Kings 11:14, 23

   In dividing the Jewish nation into two different countries, 1 Kings 11:13, 12:1-24, 2 Chronicles 10:15, 11:4, 22:7

   In blotting out the household of Jeroboam, 1 Kings 14:7-16, 15:27-30

   In the appointment of kings, 1 Kings 14:14, 16:1-4, 1 Chronicles 28:4, 5, 29:25, Psalm 22:28

   In the destruction of nations, Amos 9:8

   See Theocratic, Above. Also See God, Sovereign.

18. Unclassified Scriptures Relating to God In Psalm 22:28, Proverbs 8:15, Isaiah 9:6, 7, Jeremiah 1:9, 10, 18:6-10, 25:12-33, Ezekiel 21:25-27, 29:19, 20, Daniel 2:20, 21, 37, 4:17, 5:18-28, 10:13, Hosea 8:4, Amos 9:8, Haggai 2:21, 22, John 19:10, 11

   See God, Soverign; Jesus, Kingdom Of.