Government – Gur-baal

Government

– Paternal functions of Ge 41:25-57

– Civil service school provided by Da 1:3-20

– Maintains of public instruction 2Ch 17:7-9

– Executive departments in

– See [1898]CABINET

– See [1899]KING

– See [1900]RULER

– Judicial department in

– See [1901]COURT

– See [1902]JUDGE

– See [1903]JUSTICE

– See [1904]LEVITE

– See [1905]PRIEST

– 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; 2Sa 3:17-21; 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; De 1:13-15; 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; Ac 5:17,18,21-41

.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 heathen Ezr 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 causes Mt 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 ASSEMBLY Nu 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

.THE MOSAIC JUDICIAL SYSTEM

.See [1906]COURT

.See [1907]JUDGE

.See [1908]PRIEST

.See [1909]LEVITE

.See [1910]RULER

.See [1911]SANHEDRIN

.See [1912]SYNAGOGUE

.Forms and facts of government after the death of Moses and the princes who survived Moses

See [1913]ISRAEL, HISTORY OF

.Under these sub-topics

See [1914]JUDGES

.See [1915]KINGS

– CONSTITUTIONAL

.See [1916]CONSTITUTION

– ECCLESIASTICAL

.See [1917]CHURCH, GOVERNMENT OF

.See [1918]PRIESTS

– IMPERIAL Ge 14:1; Jos 11:10; Es 1:1; Da 4:1; 6:1-3; Lu 2:1

– 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

.See [1919]ISRAEL, HISTORY OF

.Under these sub-topics

See [1920]KINGS

.Also see [1921]ASSYRIA;

.See [1922]BABYLON

.See [1923]CHALDEA

.See [1924]SYRIA

.Limited

.See [1925]CONSTITUTION

– MUNICIPAL

.Devolving upon a local senate and executive officers De 19:12; 21:2-8,18-21; 22:13-21; 25:7-9; Jos 20:4; Jud 8:14-16; 11:5-11; Ru 4:2-11; 1Sa 11:3; 16:4; 30:26; 1Ki 21:8-14; 2Ki 10:1-7; Ezr 10:8,14; Ne 3:9,12,16,18,19; La 5:14

– PROVINCIAL Ezr 4:8,9; 5:3,6; 6:6; 8:36; Ne 2:7,9; 5:14; Da 6:1-3; Mt 27:2; 28:14; Lu 3:1; Ac 24:1

.See [1926]HEROD

.See [1927]PILATE

– REPRESENTATIVE De 1:13-15; Jos 9:11

.See DELEGATED, SENATORIAL COUNCIL, above

.Also see [1928]ELDER

– THEOCRATIC Ex 19:3-8; De 26:16-19; 29:1-13; 1Sa 8:6,7

.See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN, below

.Also see RULERS

.See [1929]JUDGE

.See [1930]ELDER

.See [1931]CHURCH AND STATE

– CORRUPTION IN 1Ki 21:5-13; Pr 25:5; Mic 3:1-4,9-11

.See [1932]CHURCH, CORRUPTION IN>

.See [1933]COURT, CORRUPT

.Instances of

Pilate, in delivering Jesus to death in order to please the clamoring multitude Joh 19:12-16; Mt 27:24

.Felix, who expected money from Paul Ac 24:26

.See [1934]RULERS, WICKED, INSTANCES OF

– DUTY OF CITIZENS TO Mt 22:17-21; Lu 20:25; Ro 13:1-7; Tit 3:1; 1Pe 2:13-17

.See [1935]CITIZEN

– GOD IN

.In appointment of Saul as king 1Sa 9:15-17; 10:1

.In Saul's rejection 1Sa 15:26-28; Ac 13:22

.In the appointment of David 1Sa 16:1,7,13; 2Sa 7:13-16; Ps 89:19-37; Ac 13:22

.In counseling Solomon 1Ki 9:2-9

.In magnifying him 1Ch 29:25

.In denouncing Solomon's wickedness 1Ki 11:9-13

.In raising adversaries against Solomon 1Ki 11:14,23

.In dividing the Jewish nation into two different countries 1Ki 11:13; 12:1-24; 2Ch 10:15; 11:4; 22:7

.In blotting out the household of Jeroboam 1Ki 14:7-16; 15:27-30

.In the appointment of kings 1Ki 14:14; 16:1-4; 1Ch 28:4,5; 29:25; Ps 22:28

.In the destruction of nations Am 9:8

.See THEOCRATIC, above

.Also see [1936]GOD, SOVEREIGN

– UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO GOD IN Ps 22:28; Pr 8:15; Isa 9:6,7; Jer 1:9,10; 18:6-10; 25:12-33; Eze 21:25-27; 29:19,20; Da 2:20,21,37; 4:17; 5:18-28; 10:13; Ho 8:4; Am 9:8; Hag 2:21,22; Joh 19:10,11

.See [1937]GOD, SOVERIGN

.See [1938]JESUS, KINGDOM OF

Gozan

– (A district of Mesopotamia)

– Israelites taken in captivity to, by the king of Assyria, after the conquest of Samaria 1Ch 5:26; 2Ki 17:6; 18:11; 19:12

Grace of God

– General scriptures concerning Ge 15:6; 20:6; De 7:6-9; 9:4-6; Job 10:12; 22:2,3; Ps 94:17-19; 138:3; 143:11; Da 9:18; 10:18,19; Joh 6:44,45; 17:11,12,15; Ac 4:29,30; 26:22; Ro 3:22-24; 4:4,5,16; 5:2,6-8,15-21; 9:10-16; 11:5,6; 1Co 1:4-8; 10:13; 15:10; 2Co 1:12; Ga 1:15,16; Eph 1:5-9,11,12; 2:8,9; 3:16; 4:7; 6:10; Php 1:19; 2:13; 1Th 1:1; 5:28; 1Ti 1:14; 2Ti 1:1,9; Tit 3:7; 1Pe 1:5; 4:10; 5:10; 2Pe 1:2; Jude 1:21,24,25; Re 3:10

– See [1939]GOD, GRACE OF

– GROWTH IN Ps 84:7; Pr 4:18; Php 1:6,9-11; 3:12-15; Col 1:10,11; 2:19; 1Th 3:10,12,13; 2Th 1:3; Heb 6:1-3; 1Pe 2:1-3; 2Pe 3:18

Graces

– (Christian) Mt 5:3-11; Ro 5:3-5; 1Co 13:1-8,13; Ga 5:22,23; 2Pe 1:5-9

– See [1940]CHARACTER

– See [1941]CHARITABLENESS

– See [1942]COURAGE

– See [1943]GENTLENESS

– See [1944]HOPE

– See [1945]KINDNESS

– See [1946]KNOWLEDGE

– See [1947]LONGSUFFERING

– See [1948]LOVE

– See [1949]MEEKNESS

– See [1950]PATIENCE

– See [1951]PEACE

– See [1952]PERSEVERANCE

– See [1953]PURITY

– See [1954]STABILITY

– See [1955]TEMPERANCE

– See [1956]WISDOM

Grafting

– General scriptures concerning Ro 11:17-24

Grandfather

– Called FATHER Ge 10:21

Grape

– Cultivated in vineyards

.By Noah Ge 9:20

.By the Canaanites Nu 13:24; De 6:11; Jos 24:13

.By the Edomites Nu 20:17

.By the Amorites Nu 21:22; Isa 16:8,9

.By the Philistines Jud 15:5

– Grown

.At Abel (margin) Jud 11:33

.At Baal-hamon So 8:11

.At Carmel 2Ch 26:10

.At En-gedi So 1:14

.At Jezreel 1Ki 21:1

.At Lebanon Ho 14:7

.At Samaria Jer 31:5

.At Shechem Jud 9:27

.At Shiloh Jud 21:20,21

.At Timnath Jud 14:5

– Cultivation of Le 25:3,11; De 28:39; 2Ch 26:10; So 6:11; Isa 5:1; Jer 31:5

– Wine made of Jer 25:30

– Wine of, forbidden to Nazarites Nu 6:4

– See [1957]NAZARITES

– See [1958]VINE

– See [1959]VINEYARDS

– See [1960]WINE

– FIGURATIVE De 32:32; Ps 128:3; Jer 2:21; Eze 15; Ho 10:1; Re 14:18-20

.FABLE OF Jud 9:12,13

.PARABLES OF THE VINE Ps 80:8-14; Eze 17:6-10; 19:10-14; Joh 15:1-5

.PROVERB OF Eze 18:2

.See [1961]VINE

.See [1962]VINEYARDS

.See [1963]WINE

Grass

– Created on the third creative day Ge 1:11

– Mown Ps 72:6

– God's care of Mt 6:30; Lu 12:28

– On roofs of houses Ps 129:6

– FIGURATIVE Ps 90:5,6; Isa 40:6; 1Pe 1:24; Jas 1:10,11

Grasshopper

– General scriptures concerning Nu 13:33; Ec 12:5; Isa 40:22; Na 3:17

– See [1964]LOCUST

Grate

– General scriptures concerning Ex 27:4,5; 38:4,5

Gratitude

– See [1965]THANKFULNESS

Grave

– General scriptures concerning Ho 13:14; 1Co 15:55

– See [1966]BURIAL

Gravel

– FIGURATIVE Pr 20:17

Graving

– See [1967]ENGRAVING

Great Sea

– See [1968]MEDITERRANEAN SEA

Greaves

– General scriptures concerning 1Sa 17:6

Greece

– Inhabitants of

.Called "Gentiles" (non-Jews) Mr 7:26; Joh 7:35; Ro 2:10; 3:9; 1Co 10:32; 12:13

.Desire to see Jesus Joh 12:20-23

.Marry among the Jews Ac 16:1

.Accept the Messiah Ac 17:2-4,12,34

.Persecute the early Christians Ac 6:9-14; 9:29; 18:17

– Gentiles called "Greeks," Ro 10:12; Ga 3:28; Col 3:11

– Schools of philosophy in Athens Ac 19:9

– Philosophy of 1Co 1:22,23

– Poets of Ac 17:28

– Prophecies concerning Da 10:20; Zec 9:13

– See [1969]ATHENS

– See [1970]EPICUREANS

– See [1971]STOICISM

Greed

– See [1972]COVETOUSNESS

Greek

– Philosophy of 1Co 1:22,23

– See [1973]GREECE

Greyhound

– General scriptures concerning Pr 30:31

Grief

– Attributed to the Holy Spirit Eph 4:30; Heb 3:10,17

– See [1974]AFFILICTION

– See [1975]SORROW

Grinding

– See [1976]MILL

Ground

– Man made from Ge 2:7; 3:19,23; Job 4:19; 33:6

– Animals made from Ge 2:19

– Vegetables come from Ge 2:9

– Cursed Ge 3:17; 5:29

Groves

– Translated in R. V. as "Asherod," "Ashera," and "Asherim."

– They were symbols of the Phoenician goddess, Asherah)

– See [1977]ASHTORETH

– Forbidden to be established De 16:21; Isa 1:29; 17:8; 27:9; Mic 5:14

– Worshiped by Israelites Jud 3:7; 1Ki 14:15,23; 15:13; 18:19; 2Ki 13:6; 17:10,16; 21:3-7; 2Ch 24:18; Jer 17:2

– Destroyed by

.Gideon Jud 6:28

.Hezekiah 2Ki 18:4

.Josiah 2Ki 23:14; 2Ch 34:3,4

.Asa 2Ch 14:3

.Jehoshaphat 2Ch 17:6; 19:3

– See [1978]IDOLATRY

Guard

– See [1979]WATCHMAN

Gudgodah

– A station of the Israelites in the wilderness De 10:7

– Probably identical with HOR-HAGIDGAD in Nu 33:32,33

Guest

– Salutations to Ge 18:2

– Abraham's hospitality to

.See [1980]HOSPITALITY

– Rules for the conduct of Pr 23:1-3,6-8; 25:6,7,17; Lu 10:5-7; 14:7-11; 1Co 10:27

– See [1981]HOSPITALITY

Guidance

– See [1982]GOD

– See GUIDE

Guile

– See [1983]CONSPIRACY

– See [1984]DECEIT

– See [1985]FRAUD

– See [1986]HYPOCRISY

Guilt

– See [1987]CONVICTION

– See [1988]SIN

– See [1989]CONSCIENCE

Guni

– 1. Son of Naphtali Ge 46:24; Nu 26:48; 1Ch 7:13

– 2. Father of Abdiel 1Ch 5:15

Gur

– The place where Jehu killed Ahaziah 2Ki 9:27

Gur-baal

– A town between Canaan and Arabia 2Ch 26:7