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

They must not discriminate in judgment, but hear the lowly and the great alike. Nor should they be intimidated by human beings, for judgment belongs to God. If the matter being adjudicated is too difficult for them, they should bring it before me for a hearing.

They judged the people under normal circumstances; the difficult cases they would bring to Moses, but every small case they would judge themselves.

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

In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the Lord and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem.

"The Lord who rules over all says, 'Ask the priests about the law.

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge of sacred things, and people should seek instruction from him because he is the messenger of the Lord who rules over all.

Get thee up

But you must seek only the place he chooses from all your tribes to establish his name as his place of residence, and you must go there.

then both parties to the controversy must stand before the Lord, that is, before the priests and judges who will be in office in those days.

The tribes go up there, the tribes of the Lord, where it is required that Israel give thanks to the name of the Lord.

General references

And they stood before Moses and Eleazar the priest and the leaders of the whole assembly at the entrance to the tent of meeting and said,

If controversy arises between people, they should go to court for judgment. When the judges hear the case, they shall exonerate the innocent but condemn the guilty.

"Our law doesn't condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?"