Thematic Bible: Judges of
Thematic Bible
Courts of justice » Judges of » Sat on the judgment-seat while hearing causes
Ye riding upon white asses, Sitting upon jurisdiction, And going upon the way, speak ye.
And he sitting upon the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, Nothing to thee and that just one: for I have suffered this day many things in a dream, on his account.
And it will be on the morrow, and Moses will sit to judge the people: and they will stand by Moses from the morning to the evening.
And for a spirit of judgment to him sitting upon the judgment, and for strength of them turning back the battle of the storm.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Conferred together before giving judgment
And a certain Pharisee having risen up in the council, by name Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, honoured by all the people, urged to put the sent without a little while. And he said to them, Men, Israelites, attend to yourselves on account of these men, what ye are about to do. For before these days Theudas arose, saying himself to be somebody: which a number of men followed, about four hundred, who was slain; and all, as many as believed him, were destroyed, and were for nothing. read more.
After this Judas the Galilean arose in the days of enrolling, and misled enough people after him: and he perished; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered. And now say I to you, Depart from these men, and leave them; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it shall be destroyed: And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God. And by him they were persuaded: and having called the sent, having stripped, they enjoined not to speak in the name of Jesus, and loosed them.
After this Judas the Galilean arose in the days of enrolling, and misled enough people after him: and he perished; and all, as many as believed him, were scattered. And now say I to you, Depart from these men, and leave them; for if this counsel or this work be of men, it shall be destroyed: And if it is of God, ye cannot destroy it; lest ye also be found contenders against God. And by him they were persuaded: and having called the sent, having stripped, they enjoined not to speak in the name of Jesus, and loosed them.
Then Festus, having conversed with the council, answered, Thou hast appealed to Caesar, to Caesar shalt thou go.
And he having said these, the king arose, and the leader, and Bernice, and they sitting with them: And having withdrawn, they spake to one another, saying, This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds.
Courts of justice » Judges of » To judge as for God
And he will command upon them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah, with faithfulness and with the whole heart.
And he will say to the judges, See ye what ye do: for not for man shall ye judge, but for Jehovah; and he with you in the word of judgment And now the fear of Jehovah shall be upon you: watch ye and do: for not iniquity with Jehovah our God, and lifting up of faces, and taking a gift
Courts of justice » Judges of » To judge righteously
Ye shall not do evil in judgment; thou shalt not take up the face of the poor; thou shalt not reverence the face of the great: in justice shalt thou judge thy neighbor.
Jehovah our God spake to us in Horeb, saying, It was enough to you to dwell in this mount:
Courts of justice » Judges of » Called elders
And Samuel will do what Jehovah spake, and he will go to the House of Bread. And the old men of the city will tremble to meet him, and say, Thy coming peace?
And if the man shall not desire to take his brother's wife, and his brother's wife went up to the gate to the old men, and said, My husband's brother refused to raise up to his brother a name in Israel, and he would not act my husband's brother.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Not to take bribes
And thou shalt not take a gift; for the gift will blind the seeing, and will pervert just words.
Thou shalt not turn away Judgment; thou shalt not look upon and thou shalt not take a gift, for the gift will blind the eyes of the wise and will pervert the words of the just.
Courts of justice » Judges of » To judge without respect of persons
Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of thy needy in his cause.
Courts of justice » Judges of » To investigate every case
And the judges sought out diligently; and behold, a witness of falsehood, the witness of falsehood testified against his brother;
Courts of justice » Judges of » Pronounced the judgment of the court
Then the chief priest tore his garments, saying, That he blasphemed: what further need have we of witnesses? see, now ye have heard his blasphemy. What seems to you? And they having answered, said, He is liable to the penalty of death.
Courts of justice » Judges of » To promote peace
These the words which ye shall do: speak the truth each with his neighbor; truth and the judgment of peace judge ye in your gates.
Courts of justice » Judges of » To decide according to the law
And upon contention they shall stand to judge in my judgments, and they judged: and my instructions and my laws in all my appointments, they shall watch; and my Sabbaths shall they consecrate.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Rode often on white asses
Ye riding upon white asses, Sitting upon jurisdiction, And going upon the way, speak ye.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Called magistrates
For when thou retirest with thine adversary to the ruler, in the way give labor to be released from him; lest he drag thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the avenger, and the avenger cast thee into prison.
Courts of justice » Judges of » Examined the parties
Having commanded his accusers to come to thee: by which thou thyself shalt be able, having examined, to know of all these of which we accuse him.
Israel » Judges of » General references to
Be kindly disposed to thy opponent quickly, while thou art in the way with him, lest thy opponent should deliver thee to the judge, and the judge should deliver thee to the assistant, and thou be cast into prison.
And I shall command your judges in that time, saying, Hear between your brethren, and judge justice between a man and between his brother and between his stranger.
And he went as often as from year to year, and be turned about the House of God, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and he judged Israel in all these places.
If a man shall sin against a man, and God judged him; and if a man shall sin against Jehovah, who shall judge for him? and they will not hear to the voice of their father for Jehovah was willing to destroy them.
Judges and scribes shall thou give to thee in all thy gates which Jehovah thy God gave to thee according to thy tribes: and they judged the people just judgment
And he will set up judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, to city and city;
If there shall be a controversy between men and they drew near to judgment, and they judged them; and they justified the just and condemned the unjust.
And it will be on the morrow, and Moses will sit to judge the people: and they will stand by Moses from the morning to the evening.
Saying, There was a certain judge in a certain city, fearing not God, and not occupied about man: