Thematic Bible: Holding courts of justice


Thematic Bible



then his father and his mother shall lay hold on him and bring him out to the elders of his city, and to the gate of his place. Verse ConceptsGatesComing To Gates

You shall appoint judges and officers for yourself in all your gates which Jehovah your God gives you, tribe by tribe. And they shall judge the people with righteous judgment. Verse Conceptsethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments

And he shall flee to one of those cities, and shall stand at the entrance of the gate of the city, and shall declare his cause in the ears of the elders of that city. And they shall take him into the city to themselves and make him a place, and he shall live with them. Verse ConceptsGatesWaiting At Gates

then shall the father of the girl, and her mother, take and bring tokens of the girl's virginity to the elders of the city in the gate. Verse ConceptsTownComing To Gatesvirginity

And Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there. And behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz spoke came by. And he said, Such a one! Turn aside, sit down here. And he turned aside and sat down. Verse ConceptsGatesSitting In The Gateway

These are the things that you shall do. Each man speak the truth to his neighbor. Judge with truth and justice for peace in your gates. Verse ConceptsLawsuitsBusiness At The GatewayJudging RightlyPerforming The TruthSpeaking TruthDoing God's WorksSeek PeaceJudgmentsTelling The Truth


And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate. And it was so, if any man had a suit to come before the king for judgment, then Absalom called to him and said, What city are you from? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel. Verse ConceptsGatesRoadsStanding In The GatewayThose Who Rose EarlyWhere From?