Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Government » If rulers listen to lies
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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King » Rights and duties of
The king establishes the land by justice. He who receives gifts overthrows it.
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The king who faithfully judges the poor will have his throne established forever.
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O house of David, Jehovah says: Administer justice every morning. Deliver the person who has been robbed from the power of his oppressor. That way I may not have to offer my wrath like fire and burn with none to extinguish it, because of the evil of your deeds.'
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If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
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Take away the wicked before the king, and his throne will be established in righteousness. Do not exalt yourself in the presence of the king, and do not stand in the place of great men.
A ruler is persuaded by patience, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.
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Kings » Specially warned against » Hearkening to lies
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Lying » The evil of rulers hearkening to
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Lying/lies » If rulers listen to lies
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Servants » Whose servants are wicked
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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national Sins » Often caused and encouraged by rulers
He thought to himself: The way things are my people will go to Jerusalem and offer sacrifices to Jehovah at the Temple there. They will transfer their allegiance to King Rehoboam of Judah and will kill me. After asking for advice, the king made two golden calves. He said: You have been worshiping in Jerusalem long enough. Israel, here are your gods who brought you out of Egypt. read more.
He placed one in Bethel and the other in Dan. This became Israel's sin, worshiping the golden calves. The people went as far as Dan to worship the one calf. Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests. Jeroboam appointed a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, just like the festival in Judah. He went to the altar in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had made. He appointed priests from the illegal worship sites to serve in Bethel. He went to his altar in Bethel to burn an offering on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the festival he invented for the Israelites.
He placed one in Bethel and the other in Dan. This became Israel's sin, worshiping the golden calves. The people went as far as Dan to worship the one calf. Jeroboam built worship sites on hilltops. He appointed men who were not descended from Levi to be priests. Jeroboam appointed a festival on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, just like the festival in Judah. He went to the altar in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had made. He appointed priests from the illegal worship sites to serve in Bethel. He went to his altar in Bethel to burn an offering on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the festival he invented for the Israelites.
If a ruler listens to lies, all his servants are wicked.
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Jehovah will abandon Israel because Jeroboam sinned and led the people of Israel into sin.
Jehoram made illegal places of worship in the hills of Judah. This caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. So he led Judah astray. A letter came to him from the prophet Elijah. It read: This is what Jehovah the God of your ancestor David says: You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of King Asa of Judah. Instead, you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel. You, like Ahab's family, have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. You have killed your brothers, your father's family. Your brothers were better than you.