Thematic Bible: Holding courts of justice
Thematic Bible
Gates » Holding courts of justice
then his father and mother shall seize him, and bring him out to the elders of his city at the gateway of his hometown.
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“You shall appoint for yourself judges and officers in all your towns which the Lord your God is giving you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.
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He shall flee to one of these cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city and state his case in the hearing of the elders of that city; and they shall take him into the city to them and give him a place, so that he may dwell among them.
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then the girl’s father and her mother shall take and bring out the evidence of the girl’s virginity to the elders of the city at the gate.
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Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there, and behold, the close relative of whom Boaz spoke was passing by, so he said, “Turn aside, friend, sit down here.” And he turned aside and sat down.
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These are the things which you should do: speak the truth to one another; judge with truth and judgment for peace in your gates.
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Absalom used to rise early and stand beside the way to the gate; and when any man had a suit to come to the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and say, “From what city are you?” And he would say, “Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.”
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- Abuse
- Abuse Of Authority, Warnings Against
- Administration
- Afflicted, Duty To Them
- Appointments
- Business At The Gateway
- Civic Righteousness
- Coming To Gates
- Do Not Steal
- Doing God's Works
- Gates
- Helping The Poor
- Injustice, Hated By God
- Judges