Thematic Bible: Theocracy of
Thematic Bible
Israel » Separation of » Theocracy of
The Lord said to Samuel, "Do everything the people request of you. For it is not you that they have rejected, but it is me that they have rejected as their king.
and all the people answered together, "All that the Lord has commanded we will do!" So Moses brought the words of the people back to the Lord.
At the commandment of the Lord the Israelites would begin their journey, and at the commandment of the Lord they would make camp; as long as the cloud remained settled over the tabernacle they would camp.
so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the Lord your God is making with you today.
Gideon said to them, "I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you."
"When you saw that King Nahash of the Ammonites was advancing against you, you said to me, 'No! A king will rule over us' -- even though the Lord your God is your king!