Deuteronomy 17:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;

Arise

Get thee up

Deuteronomy 12:5

Deuteronomy 19:17

Psalm 122:4

General references

Numbers 27:2

Deuteronomy 25:1

John 7:51

Bible References

Arise

Do not show partiality when deciding a case; listen to small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. Bring me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.

They judged the people at all times; they would bring the hard cases to Moses, but they would judge every minor case themselves.

Then two women who were prostitutes came to the king and stood before him.

Jehoshaphat also appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and priests and some of the heads of the Israelite families for deciding the Lord’s will and for settling disputes of the residents of Jerusalem.

“This is what the Lord of Hosts says: Ask the priests for a ruling.

For the lips of a priest should guard knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the Lord of Hosts.

Get thee up

Instead, you must turn to the place Yahweh your God chooses from all your tribes to put His name for His dwelling and go there.

the two people in the dispute must stand in the presence of the Lord before the priests and judges in authority at that time.

where the tribes, Yahweh’s tribes, go up
to give thanks to the name of Yahweh.
(This is an ordinance for Israel.)

General references

They stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the leaders, and the entire community at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

“If there is a dispute between men, they are to go to court, and the judges will hear their case. They will clear the innocent and condemn the guilty.

“Our law doesn’t judge a man before it hears from him and knows what he’s doing, does it?”