Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.

He that ruleth

General references

Bible References

God

Genesis 33:20
And he erected there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel.
Exodus 3:15
And God said, moreover, to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you: this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial to all generations.
Exodus 19:5
Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure to me above all people: for all the earth is mine:
Exodus 20:2
I am the LORD thy God, who have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.

The rock

2 Samuel 22:2
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity: just and right is he.
Psalm 42:9
I will say to God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

He that ruleth

Psalm 110:2
The LORD will send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.

Must be just

Exodus 23:6
Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor in his cause.
Deuteronomy 16:18
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.
Psalm 82:3
Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.
Proverbs 31:9
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
Isaiah 11:4
But with righteousness will he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he will smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips will he slay the wicked.
Isaiah 32:1
Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.
Jeremiah 23:5
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice upon the earth.
Zechariah 9:9
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh to thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
Hebrews 1:8
But to the Son, he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy kingdom.

Ruling

Exodus 18:21
Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
2 Chronicles 19:7
Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
Nehemiah 5:14
Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even to the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.

General references

Deuteronomy 25:1
If there shall be a controversy between men, and they come to judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.
Luke 2:30
For my eyes have seen thy salvation,