Thematic Bible: Divinely authorized
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you shall most certainly set a king over you whom the Lord your God chooses. You shall set a king over you from among your countrymen (brothers); you may not choose a foreigner [to rule] over you who is not your countryman.
Verse Concepts
So Jesse sent word and brought him in. Now he had a ruddy complexion, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. The Lord said [to Samuel], “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.”
Verse Concepts
“It is He who changes the times and the seasons;
He removes kings and establishes kings.
He gives wisdom to the wise
And [greater] knowledge to those who have understanding!
You, O king, are the king of [earthly] kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength and the glory;
Verse Concepts
“This sentence is by the decree of the angelic watchers
And the decision is a command of the holy ones,
So that the living may know [without any doubt]
That the Most High [God] rules over the kingdom of mankind
And He bestows it on whomever He desires
And sets over it the humblest and lowliest of men.”
But when his heart was lifted up and his spirit became so proud that he behaved arrogantly, he was deposed from his royal throne and his glory was taken away from him.
Verse Concepts
They set up kings, but not from Me [therefore without My blessing];
They have appointed princes, but I did not know it.
With their silver and their gold they made idols for themselves,
That they might be cut off.
Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be leader over My people Israel; and he shall save them out of the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon the distress of My people, because their cry has come to Me. When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, There is the man of whom I told you. He shall have authority over My people.
He shall build a house for My Name (Presence). He shall be My son and I will be his father; and I will establish his royal throne over Israel forever.’
Verse Concepts
Then Hiram king of Tyre replied in writing sent to Solomon, Because the Lord loves His people, He has made you king over them. Hiram said also, Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, Who made heaven and earth, Who has given to David the king a wise son, endued with prudence and understanding, who should build a house for the Lord and a royal palace as his capitol.
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“By me kings reign
And rulers decide and decree justice.
I gave you a king in My anger,
And I took him away in My wrath [as punishment].
“By me kings reign
And rulers decide and decree justice.
I gave you a king in My anger,
And I took him away in My wrath [as punishment].
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- Appearances of
- Arrogance, Punishment Of
- Authority
- Authority, of human institutions
- Beauty, In Men
- Body
- Building God's Dwelling
- Change
- Christ Reigning Forever
- Civil authorities
- Deposing
- Discernment
- Discernment, Source Of
- Divine Messenger
- Foreigners
- Freedom, Of The Will
- God Bestowing Glory
- God Gives Wisdom
- God Saves From Sin And Death
- Gold
- Good Eyes
- Government
- Hair
- Handsome Men
- Hardened Hearts
- Heart, Fallen And Redeemed
- Heart, Of Unregenerate People
- History
- Human Authority, Instituted By God
- Human Authority, Nature Of
- Judicial Punishment
- Kings And Wisdom
- Knowing About God's Kingdom
- Laws Restricting Foreigners
- Losing Honour
- Making Decisions
- Nature Of Kings
- Other Unimportant People
- Outward Appearance
- Power Through God
- Power, Human
- Pride
- Pride, Results Of
- Promotion
- Red Faces
- Rulers
- Seasons Changing
- Seasons, Of Life
- Seeking God's Strength
- Sons Of God
- Specific Holy Individuals
- Spiritual Adoption
- Strangers
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- The Proud Will Be Abased
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- Universe Changed
- What God Gives
- Arrogance
- Dominion
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