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In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. Commands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses at the king’s urgent command. The law was also issued in the fortress of Susa. Mules

When the king’s command and edict became public knowledge, many young women gathered at the fortress of Susa under Hegai’s care. Esther was also taken to the palace and placed under the care of Hegai, who was in charge of the women.

I issue a decree that in all my royal dominion, people must tremble in fear before the God of Daniel:

For He is the living God,
and He endures forever;
His kingdom will never be destroyed,
and His dominion has no end.
Adoration, Of GodendGod, Living And Self sustainingKingdomsPersecution, Attitudes ToTremblingCoercionGod Reigning ForeverFear God!dominion

Therefore I issue a decree that anyone of any people, nation, or language who says anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego will be torn limb from limb and his house made a garbage dump. For there is no other god who is able to deliver like this.” False GodsCoercionPeople Torn To PiecesRubbishBlasphemy

King Darius gave the order, and they searched in the library of Babylon in the archives. AdministrationSeeking For Concrete ThingsHistorical BooksThe King's OrdersVolunteering

You as king have issued a decree that everyone who hears the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music must fall down and worship the gold statue. CymbalsHarpsLyresFlutes

I, King Artaxerxes, issue a decree to all the treasurers in the region west of the Euphrates River:

Whatever Ezra the priest, an expert in the law of the God of heaven, asks of you must be provided promptly, Artaxerxes The King

However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, he issued a decree to rebuild the house of God. ProclamationsThe Second TempleThe King's OrdersThe First Templerebuilding

The couriers left, spurred on by royal command, and the law was issued in the fortress of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink, while the city of Susa was in confusion. Confusion, Examples OfPuzzlement

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The decree was issued that the wise men were to be executed, and they searched for Daniel and his friends, to execute them. Attempting To Kill Specific PeopleThose Looking For People

Then he issued a decree in Nineveh:

By order of the king and his nobles: No man or beast, herd or flock, is to taste anything at all. They must not eat or drink water. HeraldNoblesTasteBoth Men And Animals AffectedEating And DrinkingThe King's OrdersFasting

They eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
AlcoholBread, Figurative OfEating, Metaphorical UseWinePursuing Violencewickedness




Then God said to Noah, “I have decided to put an end to every creature, for the earth is filled with wickedness because of them; therefore I am going to destroy them along with the earth. Violence In The EarthFlesh, Description OfFilling PlacesViolenceDestruction Of All CreaturesThe Universe DestroyedGod KillingPeople EndedGod Killing All PeopleThe End Of The WorldFloods

The wicked displace boundary markers.
They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
BoundariesProperty, LandStealingStonesSuffering, Causes OfLandmarksTaking AnimalsPurgatory

Their webs cannot become clothing,
and they cannot cover themselves with their works.
Their works are sinful works,
and violent acts are in their hands.
ViolenceGarments

As a well gushes out its water,
so she pours out her evil.
Violence and destruction resound in her.
Sickness and wounds keep coming to My attention.
Violence In The EarthFountainsWellsContinuing In SinFreshWells, Figurative Use

And He said to me, “Do you see this, son of man? Is it not enough for the house of Judah to commit the detestable things they are practicing here, that they must also fill the land with violence and repeatedly provoke Me to anger, even putting the branch to their nose? Violence In The EarthGod, Suffering OfProvoking GodA Little BitDoing RepeatedlyLooking And SeeingTroubling Individuals

The people are incapable of doing right
this is the Lord’s declaration—
those who store up violence and destruction
in their citadels.
HoardingSpiritual IgnoranceMisersPursuing ViolenceNo JusticeStoring Other ThingsDoing The Right Thing

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For the wealthy of the city are full of violence,
and its residents speak lies;
the tongues in their mouths are deceitful.
Deception In Fallen Human NatureRich, TheRiches, Dangers OfTongueRiches, Can Lead ToViolence In The EarthDeceitful TonguesThe Rich Lording ItLying And Deceit

However, he must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire many horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’ HorsesKings, Duties OfNeverPeople not returningAcquiring Horses


A king who judges the poor with fairness—
his throne will be established forever.
Being A LeaderCivic RighteousnessKings, Duties OfCommerceAuthorityfairness

The God of Israel spoke;
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,
FearGod, The RockReverence, And BlessingKings, Duties OfKings, How They Should ActMagistratesCivil GovernmentReverence To GodAuthorityFearing God

Then he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment. Kings, Duties OfMagistratesGod With Specific PeopleMaking DecisionsJudgement

So now, kings, be wise; receive instruction, you judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with reverential awe, and rejoice with trembling.


Loyalty and faithfulness deliver a king;
through loyalty he maintains his throne.
SafetyKings, Duties OfAuthority

I am about to bring a nation
from far away against you,
house of Israel.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
It is an established nation,
an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know
and whose speech you do not understand.
LanguagesNot Understanding LanguageUnknown LanguagesPeople From Far AwayNations Attacking Israel

You are My battle club,
My weapons of war.
With you I will smash nations;
with you I will bring kingdoms to ruin.
AxesPunishment, Nature OfWeaponsHammersWeapons Of GodWarSpiritual WarfareBattledrums

He raises a signal flag for the distant nations
and whistles for them from the ends of the earth.
Look—how quickly and swiftly they come!
Banner, Figurative UseSpeedFlagsWhistlingFar From HerePeople From Far Away

On that day
the Lord will whistle to the fly
that is at the farthest streams of the Nile
and to the bee that is in the land of Assyria.
FliesBeesInsectsWhistlingflying


The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done what was evil in the Lord’s sight. enemies, of Israel and JudahPower, HumanGod's People Sinning

So the Lord raised up Hadad the Edomite as an enemy against Solomon. He was of the royal family in Edom. Confrontationenemies, of Israel and JudahThe Kingdom Of Others

This is what the Lord says:

Look, an army is coming from a northern land;
a great nation will be awakened
from the remote regions of the earth.
Out Of The NorthPeople From Far Awayawakeningarmy

For the days will come on you when your enemies will build an embankment against you, surround you, and hem you in on every side. SiegesThe Prophecy Towards JerusalemEnemies SurroundingAttacks On Jerusalem ForetoldSiege Moundsinvesting

He sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel and said to him, “This is what Ben-hadad says: Messengers Sent OutList Of Kings Of Israel

However, this king revolted against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape? envoyLargenessRebellion Against God, Shown InNo EscapeAcquiring HorsesLarge Armies

Moses sent messengers from Kadesh to the king of Edom, “This is what your brother Israel says, ‘You know all the hardships that have overtaken us. Messengers Sent OutMessengerHard TasksRulers Of EdomHardship

Israel sent messengers to say to Sihon king of the Amorites: Messengers Sent Out

Amaziah then sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face.” Messengers Sent OutList Of Kings Of Israel

So Ahaz sent messengers to Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, saying, “I am your servant and your son. March up and save me from the power of the king of Aram and of the king of Israel, who are rising up against me.” Messengers Sent OutAliancesInvitationsServanthood, In SocietyAllegiances

King Hiram of Tyre sent envoys to David; he also sent cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David. Arts And Crafts, Types ofCraftsmenMessengers Sent OutCedarCarpentersBuildingMasonsStonesZion, As A PlaceCommerceCedar Wood

they acted deceptively. They gathered provisions and took worn-out sacks on their donkeys and old wineskins, cracked and mended. Examples Of DeceitBottle, UsesenvoyCraftinessWineskins And Vatsimprovement

Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon when he heard that he had been anointed king in his father’s place, for Hiram had always been friends with David. Good FriendsenvoyFriendship, Examples OfAnointing Kings

Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a fair judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. CriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law


Keep the king’s command because of your oath made before God. Civic DutiesCitizenshipSwearing OathsObeying People

“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. Take it and give it to them for Me and you.” Foreknowledgeethics, socialCivic DutiesLoyaltyMiracles Of ChristCitizens, Christian DutiesCoinsDivine Power Over NatureCitizenshipDo Not HinderFishtaxes




Submit to every human institution because of the Lord, whether to the Emperor as the supreme authority, or to governors as those sent out by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good.

Harbona, one of the royal eunuchs, said: “There is a gallows 75 feet tall at Haman’s house that he made for Mordecai, who gave the report that saved the king.”

The king commanded, “Hang him on it.” Escaping, Physical ThingsAbasement, Examples OfDimensions Of Other Things

you are not to leave his corpse on the tree overnight but are to bury him that day, for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance. The AccursedGallowsHangingHumiliationKillingPollutionsOvernightThe Curse Of The LawPeople Hung To DeathBurying places

and handed them over to the Gibeonites. They hanged them on the hill in the presence of the Lord; the seven of them died together. They were executed in the first days of the harvest at the beginning of the barley harvest. CriminalsMaternal LoveGrainAutumnPeople Hung To Death


He hung the body of the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take his body down from the tree. They threw it down at the entrance of the city gate and put a large pile of rocks over it, which remains to this day. GallowsGatesHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSunsetsCairnsPeople Hung To DeathPlaces To This Day

But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had explained to them. Death penaltyPeople Hung To Death

After this, Joshua struck them down and executed them. He hung their bodies on five trees and they were there until evening. GallowsHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfFive ThingsKilling KingsAction Until EveningPeople Hung To Death

I also issue a decree concerning any man who interferes with this directive:

Let a beam be torn from his house and raised up; he will be impaled on it, and his house will be made into a garbage dump because of this offense. CriminalsGallowsDeath penaltyHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfPiercingsRubbish

While the whole community threatened to stone them, the glory of the Lord appeared to all the Israelites at the tent of meeting. Glory, Revelation OfAppearances Of God In OtStoningTheophanyFear Of Stoning

The two wicked men came in and sat opposite him. Then the wicked men testified against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth has cursed God and the king!” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. CriminalsTwo WitnessesTwo WitnessesCursing GodKilling Named Individuals

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was in charge of forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. King Rehoboam managed to get into the chariot and flee to Jerusalem. ChariotsHasty ActionForced LabourKilling Named Individuals

Then some Jews came from Antioch and Iconium, and when they had won over the crowds and stoned Paul, they dragged him out of the city, thinking he was dead. Abandonmentevangelists, ministry ofPersuasionInciting To EvilStoningPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPulling PeopleAttempting To Kill Specific People


Joshua said, “Why have you troubled us? Today the Lord will trouble you!” So all Israel stoned them to death. They burned their bodies, threw stones on them, The DeadTrouble, Causes OfDeath penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRetributionBurning PeopleTroubling Groups Of PeopleFamily Death

But they conspired against him and stoned him at the king’s command in the courtyard of the Lord’s temple. CourtyardMartyrdom Of The SaintsDeath penaltyTrapConspiracy

Again the Jews picked up rocks to stone Him. Christ Would Be KilledFear Of Stoning

It is not for kings, Lemuel,
it is not for kings to drink wine
or for rulers to desire beer.
AbstinenceAlcoholStrong DrinkAlcoholic BeveragesAlcoholicsDrunkennessroyaltybeeralcoholism

“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment. ethics, incentives towardsCivic RighteousnessJudgesTownMagistratesAdministrationJudging RightlyMan AppointingAppointments


Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders. Wisdom, Human ImportanceCivil GovernmentLeadersExamples of LeadershipDiscernmentLeadership Qualitiesfitnessexperiencewise

These sayings also belong to the wise:

It is not good to show partiality in judgment.
FavouritismJudging OthersWisdom, Human ImportanceBigotryRacism


“So now, let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt. DiscretionAuthority Delegated To People



and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my ancestors are buried lies in ruins and its gates have been destroyed by fire?” GatesArchaeologyCitizens, Christian DutiesDestruction Of JerusalemCity GatesBurning Jerusalem

Be glad for Jerusalem and rejoice over her,
all who love her.
Rejoice greatly with her,
all who mourn over her—
Loving God's Things

Be strong! We must prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.” Courage, In Facing EnemiesLove, And The WorldBraveryStrength Of PeopleBe Courageous!Be Strong!God's Will Be DoneCourageMasculinityCourage And Strength

When Hadad heard in Egypt that David rested with his fathers and that Joab, the commander of the army, was dead, Hadad said to Pharaoh, “Let me leave, so I can go to my own country.”

Be strong! We must prove ourselves strong for our people and for the cities of our God. May the Lord’s will be done.” BraveryStrength Of PeopleCourage And Strength

“Bring the one who has cursed to the outside of the camp and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole community stone him. CongregationDeath penaltyCamps, Unclean ThingsPunishment, Legal Aspects OfLaying On Of HandsHands On HeadsOutside The CampLaying On Hands For EvilInstructions About Stoning

you must bring out to your gates that man or woman who has done this evil thing and stone them to death. GatesPunishment, Legal Aspects OfBusiness At The GatewayInstructions About Stoning

No hand may touch him; instead he will be stoned or shot with arrows. No animal or man will live. When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, they may go up the mountain.” HornsMusical Instruments, types ofRamsThrowing StonesDeath As PunishmentNot TouchingTrumpets For SignallingBoth Men And Animals KilledInstructions About Stoning

“Say to the Israelites: Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death; the people of the country are to stone him. Death penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfStonesIdolatry, Wicked Practices OfAliens, Believers DutyStrangersInstructions About StoningDeath Penalty For Heresy

Stone him to death for trying to turn you away from the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the place of slavery. Punishment, Legal Aspects OfGroups Of SlavesInstructions About StoningGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

you must take the two of them out to the gate of that city and stone them to death—the young woman because she did not cry out in the city and the man because he has violated his neighbor’s fiancée. You must purge the evil from you. Coming To GatesInstructions About Stoning

Taking along soldiers and centurions, he immediately ran down to them. Seeing the commander and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul. OfficersSoldiersCessationStopping FightingGroups RunningBeating Believers

He may be flogged with 40 lashes, but no more. Otherwise, if he is flogged with more lashes than these, your brother will be degraded in your sight. BeatingsWhipsForties

“But you, be on your guard! They will hand you over to sanhedrins, and you will be flogged in the synagogues. You will stand before governors and kings because of Me, as a witness to them. FloggingGovernorsPersecution, Forms OfPersecution, Nature OfSanhedrinSynagogueHanding Over PeopleBeating BelieversWitness To The GospelTaking HeedGentile Rulers


Then the mob joined in the attack against them, and the chief magistrates stripped off their clothes and ordered them to be beaten with rods. CrowdsAttackingMarketsSuffering, Causes OfPersecution Of The Apostle PaulPeople Stripping People

Three times I was beaten with rods by the Romans.
Once I was stoned by my enemies.
Three times I was shipwrecked.
I have spent a night and a day
in the open sea.
Persecution, Forms OfSeafaringStoningShipwrecksOne DayBeating BelieversActing Three TimesIn The Heart Of The Sea

But the farmers took his slaves, beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Killing ProphetsKilling Disciples

He said to his men, “I swear before the Lord: I would never do such a thing to my lord, the Lord’s anointed. I will never lift my hand against him, since he is the Lord’s anointed.” ethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceThe Anointed OneThe Lord's Anointed

Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. Defilement, Objects OfCivic DutiesHonouring RulersAnarchyMisleading DreamsRespecting Authority




Do not curse the king even in your thoughts,
and do not curse a rich person even in your bedroom,
for a bird of the sky may carry the message,
and a winged creature may report the matter.
BedroomsCivic DutiesHonouring RulersDisclosuresDo Not TellThe Rich Lording ItUngodly CursingPrivate RoomsBirdsFunThoughtsAbusesecretscriticismrumorsriskgossiping

“I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest,” replied Paul. “For it is written, You must not speak evil of a ruler of your people. Apologizingethics, socialCivic DutiesHonouring RulersResistanceSelf DefenceMagistratesIs It Really?Attitudes Towards Kings

Then Menahem son of Gadi came up from Tirzah to Samaria and struck down Shallum son of Jabesh there. He killed him and became king in his place. Killing KingsKings Of The Northern KingdomList Of Kings Of Israel

During those days while Mordecai was sitting at the King’s Gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two eunuchs who guarded the king’s entrance, became infuriated and planned to assassinate King Ahasuerus. Sitting In The GatewayAttempting To Kill Specific People

Then Absalom sent messengers throughout the tribes of Israel with this message: “When you hear the sound of the ram’s horn, you are to say, ‘Absalom has become king in Hebron!’” David, Reign OfChildren, Bad KidsRebellion, Against Human AuthoritySecrecyTrumpetUnfaithfulness, To PeopleWicked Children, Examples OfTrumpets For CelebrationSpying

The rest of the events of Zimri’s reign, along with the conspiracy that he instigated, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings. ConspiraciesHistorical Books

As she looked, there was the king standing by the pillar according to the custom. The commanders and the trumpeters were by the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed “Treason! Treason!” CustomTreacheryTrumpetMusical Instruments, types ofTreasonDuplicating WordsPillars For Solomon's TempleTrumpets For CelebrationThose Who Tore ClothesUnfaithfulRejoicing In God's Workstraitors

When Athaliah, Ahaziah’s mother, saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. royalty

He brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. They anointed him and clapped their hands and cried, “Long live the king!” ClappingCrowns, Worn ByHead coveringHeraldHigh Priest, In OtAnointing, Performed OnCoronationsApplauseAnointing KingsMaking Kings

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them at Hebron in the Lord’s presence, and they anointed David king over Israel. Covenant RelationshipsCovenant breakersOld Age, Attitudes ToAnointing, Performed OnAllegiancesCoronationsAnointing Kings

They brought out the king’s son, put the crown on him, gave him the testimony, and made him king. Jehoiada and his sons anointed him and cried, “Long live the king!” Head coveringVoicesCoronations

So all the people went to Gilgal, and there in the Lord’s presence they made Saul king. There they sacrificed fellowship offerings in the Lord’s presence, and Saul and all the men of Israel greatly rejoiced. Fellowship OfferingRejoicingExcitementCoronationsMaking Kings

When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. No one followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah alone. LoyaltyCoronationsMaking KingsList Of Kings Of Israelalignment

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone to Shechem to make him king. CoronationsMaking Kings

When word reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his royal robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes. CoveringAshesRobesThroneOuter GarmentsPeople Stripping OffAshes Of Humiliationjonah

So on an appointed day, dressed in royal robes and seated on the throne, Herod delivered a public address to them. ClothingJudgment SeatRobesThroneRich ApparelThe Time AppointedDistinctive Clothing

Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, clothed in royal attire, were each sitting on his own throne. They were on the threshing floor at the entrance to Samaria’s gate, and all the prophets were prophesying in front of them. GatesRobesSchool Of ProphetsThreshing FloorThroneSitting In The GatewayDistinctive Clothing

The king also made a large ivory throne and overlaid it with fine gold. ArtIvoryOverlaid With Gold

He took the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, the guards, and all the people of the land, and they brought the king from the Lord’s temple. They entered the king’s palace by way of the guards’ gate. Then Joash sat on the throne of the kings. Throne

Next to them the repairs were done by Melatiah the Gibeonite, Jadon the Meronothite, and the men of Gibeon and Mizpah, who were under the authority of the governor of the region west of the Euphrates River. GovernorsHuman Authority, Nature OfBeyond The River

On the third day, Esther dressed up in her royal clothing and stood in the inner courtyard of the palace facing it. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing its entrance. The Third Day Of The WeekDistinctive Clothingroyalty

Your rulers are rebels,
friends of thieves.
They all love graft
and chase after bribes.
They do not defend the rights of the fatherless,
and the widow’s case never comes before them.
GiftsBribery, Results OfExploitationsWicked RulersOppression, Nature OfOrphansReward, HumanRiches, Dangers OfRulersStealingLeadershipRulers, WickedCovetousness, Example OfEvil AssociationsCompanionshipNot Helping Widows


in whose hands are evil schemes
and whose right hands are filled with bribes.
Bribery, Results OfInjustice, Examples OfEffect Of BribesEvil For The Right HandBribery

A wicked man secretly takes a bribe
to subvert the course of justice.
Bribery, Results OfAcceptance Of BribesSecrecyEffect Of Bribes

who acquit the guilty for a bribe
and deprive the innocent of justice.
AcquittalGuiltAcquitting The Guilty

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil
Acceptance Of BribesEyes, GuardedBeing FairFinancial AdviceAvoiding Bribes


You are to consecrate the fiftieth year and proclaim freedom in the land for all its inhabitants. It will be your Jubilee, when each of you is to return to his property and each of you to his clan. Freedom, Acts Of In Otethics, personalClansCivil LibertyHolidayProclaimingReversion Of ThingsFreedom

For You have shattered their oppressive yoke
and the rod on their shoulders,
the staff of their oppressor,
just as You did on the day of Midian.
Cruelty, God's attitude toCivil LibertyYokesRemoving BurdensGod Freeing Captives

On that day
his burden will fall from your shoulders,
and his yoke from your neck.
The yoke will be broken because of fatness.
AnointingFatnessAnointing With OilCivil LibertyYokesShouldersRemoving BurdensRemoving People From Your LifeBreaking Chainsliberation

I will break Assyria in My land;
I will tread him down on My mountain.
Then his yoke will be taken from them,
and his burden will be removed from their shoulders.
Civil LibertyYokesTrampling PeopleRemoving Burdens

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord after King Zedekiah made a covenant with all the people who were in Jerusalem to proclaim freedom to them, Covenant breakersCivil LibertyCovenant RelationshipsFreedom

Were you called while a slave? It should not be a concern to you. But if you can become free, by all means take the opportunity. Civil LibertySlavesConsider Your Call To SalvationPeople Freeing SlavesOpportunityReligious FreedomslaveryFreedomPositive ThinkingBeing ContentMoralityfree

“There is a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.” NegotiationList Of Kings Of Israel

The Philistine leaders went to her and said, “Persuade him to tell you where his great strength comes from, so we can overpower him, tie him up, and make him helpless. Each of us will then give you 1,100 pieces of silver.” CoinageEnticementEnticingTying Up


If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to the accountants for deposit in the royal treasury.” PlottingKilling Israelites

After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money Indeterminate Sums Of MoneyMan's Counselelders

And when they heard this, they were glad and promised to give him silver. So he started looking for a good opportunity to betray Him. Opportunities, In LifeConnivanceJudas Betraying ChristRight Time For PeopleRejoicing In EvilPrice Set On Individuals

When Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money, GiftsBribery, Examples OfPowerSpiritual GiftsMoney BlessingsSaving Moneymagicghoststrying

If the ruler’s anger rises against you, don’t leave your place,
for calmness puts great offenses to rest.
Being CalmPeaceablenessStaying Strong And Not Giving UpAnger And Forgiveness

Then in a furious rage Nebuchadnezzar gave orders to bring in Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. So these men were brought before the king. RageAnger, Sinful ExamplesAngry People

A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Civil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

A king’s terrible wrath is like the roaring of a lion;
anyone who provokes him endangers himself.
RageDeath As Punishmentriskterrorism

Because of this, the king became violently angry and gave orders to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. Angry People

A king’s fury is a messenger of death,
but a wise man appeases it.
Good KingsExecutioners

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?” CollectionsMoney, Uses OfTaxDouble MoneyTax To Be Paidtaxesefficiency

So Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh, but at Pharaoh’s command he taxed the land to give the money. He exacted the silver and the gold from the common people, each man according to his assessment, to give it to Pharaoh Neco. TaxationTributesTaxValuation Of PeopleTax To Be Paid

So Joseph made it a law, still in effect today in the land of Egypt, that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh. Only the priests’ land does not belong to Pharaoh. Human LawStatutes To This Day

Let Pharaoh do this: Let him appoint overseers over the land and take a fifth of the harvest of the land of Egypt during the seven years of abundance. TaxationFractions, One FifthPlenty In EgyptAuthority Delegated To People

He can take a tenth of your grain and your vineyards and give them to his officials and servants. Tithing For People

Still others were saying, “We have borrowed money to pay the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards. Money, Uses OfTaxationTaxTax To Be Paid

One day, while he was worshiping in the temple of his god Nisroch, his sons Adrammelech and Sharezer struck him down with the sword and escaped to the land of Ararat. Then his son Esar-haddon became king in his place. Children, Bad KidsReligionSwordsWicked Children, Examples OfDesecrationKilling KingsEscaping From PeopleForeign Kings

When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab pulled him aside to the middle of the gateway, as if to speak to him privately, and there Joab stabbed him in the stomach. So Abner died in revenge for the death of Asahel, Joab’s brother. GesturesAssassinations, CompletedConfidence BetrayedBetrayalAvenger of bloodLength Of LifeMurderPrivacyRevenge, Examples OfStomachsTreacheryUnfaithfulness, To PeopleAmbushBetrayal, Example OfBusiness At The GatewayStriking To DeathInformation In SecretWhy People Did ThingsKilling Named Individuals

Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly. MurderStomachsThighsOther Right Parts

They entered the interior of the house as if to get wheat and stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah escaped. BetrayalStomachsTreachery

Amasa was not on guard against the sword in Joab’s hand, and Joab stabbed him in the stomach with it and spilled his intestines out on the ground. Joab did not stab him again for Amasa was dead. Joab and his brother Abishai pursued Sheba son of Bichri. Assassinations, CompletedBetrayalStomachsBowelsAnatomyIntestinesKilling Named Individuals

His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. Then they buried him with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Amaziah became king in his place. Buried In The City Of DavidKings Of All Israel Or Judah

He had Joseph ride in his second chariot, and servants called out before him, “Abrek!” So he placed him over all the land of Egypt. ChariotsSalutationsBowing Before JosephAuthority Delegated To People

Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the Lord has chosen? There is no one like him among the entire population.”

And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!” VoicesGroups ShoutingUnique Individuals

Then the king returned. When he arrived at the Jordan, Judah came to Gilgal to meet the king and escort him across the Jordan.

On the fifteenth day he sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went home to their tents rejoicing and with joyful hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for His servant David and for His people Israel. HappinessDay 8Rejoicing In God's Works

They said to King Nebuchadnezzar, “May the king live forever.

“I consider myself fortunate, King Agrippa, that today I am going to make a defense before you about everything I am accused of by the Jews, Rejoicing In ProsperityMan DefendingChanging Yourself


After they had inflicted many blows on them, they threw them in jail, ordering the jailer to keep them securely guarded. GuardsPunishment, Legal Aspects Of




Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats. GiftsTaxationTributesSeven Thousand

When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax?” CollectionsMoney, Uses OfTaxDouble MoneyTax To Be Paidtaxesefficiency


King Ahasuerus imposed a tax throughout the land even to the farthest shores. Coastlands

Tell us, therefore, what You think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” TributesThinking ArightTax To Be Paid


“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their ancestral houses of those 20 years old or more who can serve in Israel’s army.” ConscriptionTwenty

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that the whole empire should be registered. Commands, in NTCaesarProclamationsRankTaxationProphecies Concerning ChristArmies, RomanRoman EmperorsThe King's Orderstaxes

“Take a census of the entire Israelite community by their clans and their ancestral houses, counting the names of every male one by one. Moses, Life OfCensus

So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer-sheba and register the troops so I can know their number.” Census


I see him, but not now;
I perceive him, but not near.
A star will come from Jacob,
and a scepter will arise from Israel.
He will smash the forehead of Moab
and strike down all the Shethites.
DawnForeheadsBethlehemLight, SpiritualNewsSceptreStarsThe Morning StarClosenessThe First Sight Of ChristChrist Is King Of IsraelMessianic Prophecies

“All the royal officials and the people of the royal provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner courtyard and who has not been summoned—the death penalty. Only if the king extends the gold scepter will that person live. I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the last 30 days.” One MonthDeath Penalty For Violence

The scepter will not depart from Judah
or the staff from between his feet
until He whose right it is comes
and the obedience of the peoples belongs to Him.
equipping, physicalSceptreStaffUnity, God's Goal OfProphecies Concerning ChristMessianic PropheciesGathered By God

The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked,
the scepter of the rulers.
SceptreBreaking Sticksrelentless

Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a fair judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. CriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones. Defilement, Objects OfCivic DutiesHonouring RulersAnarchyMisleading DreamsRespecting Authority

Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. Criminalselders, as community leadersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfConfiscationAnarchyExcommunication

The person who acts arrogantly, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there serving the Lord your God or to the judge, must die. You must purge the evil from Israel. ethics, socialDeath penaltyHigh Priest, In OtIrreverenceJudgesMinistry, Nature OfSin, Nature OfStubbornnessAnarchyDeath Penalty For Violence

So then, the one who resists the authority is opposing God’s command, and those who oppose it will bring judgment on themselves. defianceRebellion, Against Human AuthorityCivil GovernmentAnarchyRebellion against GodRespecting Authority

The king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!”

“I bow before you,” Ziba said. “May you look favorably on me, my lord the king!” ConfiscationBowing Before DavidTaking Possession

Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a fair judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. CriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

When Ahab heard that Naboth was dead, he got up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite to take possession of it. Confiscation

Whoever did not come within three days would forfeit all his possessions, according to the decision of the leaders and elders, and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. Criminalselders, as community leadersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfConfiscationAnarchyExcommunication

That same day King Ahasuerus awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed her relationship to Mordecai. ConfiscationAspects Of People Made Known

“Who then is a faithful and sensible slave, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time? Servants Of The LordWisdom, Human ImportanceEmployeesEntrustingWho Is The One?People Providing Foodmath

A king’s rage is like the roaring of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Civil authoritiesdewGrassRageFavorSmilingwrath

When a king’s face lights up, there is life;
his favor is like a cloud with spring rain.
RainSpringWeather, As God's JudgmentFavorSmilingcloudsspringtime

Many seek a ruler’s favor,
but a man receives justice from the Lord.
False ConfidenceCelebritiesPleasing MenSeeking The Favour Of GodMaking DecisionsFavor

When Herodias’s own daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, “Ask me whatever you want, and I’ll give it to you.” danceBanquets, ActivitiesLeisure, And PastimesTemptressesPeople Promising

While drinking the wine, the king asked Esther, “Whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you want, even to half the kingdom, will be done.” Alcohol ConsumptionDrinking WineHalf Of Districts

Once again, on the second day while drinking wine, the king asked Esther, “Queen Esther, whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek, even to half the kingdom, will be done.” Half Of Districts

just as I swore to you by the Lord God of Israel: Your son Solomon is to become king after me, and he is the one who is to sit on my throne in my place, that is exactly what I will do this very day.” Solomon, Life Of

The king said to Queen Esther, “In the fortress of Susa the Jews have killed and destroyed 500 men, including Haman’s 10 sons. What have they done in the rest of the royal provinces? Whatever you ask will be given to you. Whatever you seek will also be done.” Ten PeopleFour To Five HundredFour And Five HundredNumbers Of Foreigners Killed

Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress. Civil StrifeTwo Hundred And Some

May you not become cowardly and fearful
when the report is proclaimed in the land,
for the report will come one year,
and then another the next year.
There will be violence in the land
with ruler against ruler.
Violence In The EarthdiscouragementCivil StrifeRumoursFear, Of FutureResisting DiscouragementThose Not Fearingrumors

When you hear of wars and rumors of wars, don’t be alarmed; these things must take place, but the end is not yet. Trouble, Causes OfCivil StrifeRumoursWarsEnd Of The WorldPrinciples Of WarSigns Of The TimesWarrumors

Then He told them: "Nation will be raised up against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be violent earthquakes, and famines and plagues in various places, and there will be terrifying sights and great signs from heaven.

About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law, Tamar, has been acting like a prostitute, and now she is pregnant.”

“Bring her out!” Judah said. “Let her be burned to death!” ProstitutionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSexual Sin, Nature OfTwo To Four MonthsBurning PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual SinTelling Of People's Situations

If a man marries a woman and her mother, it is depraved. Both he and they must be burned with fire, so that there will be no depravity among you. AbominationsCremationPunishment, Legal Aspects OfForbidden Sexual RelationshipsBurning PeopleDeath Penalty For Sexual SinMarriage ControlledSex Before MarriageSame Sex Marriage

If a priest’s daughter defiles herself by promiscuity, she defiles her father; she must be burned up. daughtersCremationAdulterersProfanityProstitutionPunishment, Legal Aspects OfHarlotsBurning Peoplebranding

But whoever does not fall down and worship will immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire.” FurnacesDeath penaltyMartyrdom, Reasons ForPunishment, Legal Aspects OfThrowing PeopleHow Not To Worship


the commander ordered him to be brought into the barracks, directing that he be examined with the scourge, so he could discover the reason they were shouting against him like this. ScourgingInterrogatingChiliarchsWhy Do Others Do This?serenity



The Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. They brought him down to Gaza and bound him with bronze shackles, and he was forced to grind grain in the prison. disabilitiesGrindingImprisonmentsKnivesMonotonyMutilationPrisonersTortureCaptivesHeartlessnessHard LaborPrisonsBrassGrinding FoodEyes HarmedBlindingOther BlindingBronze Shackles

On that day he made them woodcutters and water carriers—as they are today—for the community and for the Lord’s altar at the place He would choose. Sacred PlacesThe Altar Of The LordMan Providing WaterFirewoodStatutes To This Day

So the Egyptians assigned taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. They built Pithom and Rameses as supply cities for Pharaoh. But the more they oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. They worked the Israelites ruthlessly read more.
and made their lives bitter with difficult labor in brick and mortar, and in all kinds of fieldwork. They ruthlessly imposed all this work on them.

Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. Foreheads666Faithfulness, To Godevil, victory overdefianceBeheadingThe BeastJudgesJudgment SeatPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSelf SacrificeThe Immortal SoulMartyrdom, Methods OfSufferings RewardedRemoving HeadsCosmic CreaturesBelievers JudgingMarks On PeopleAuthority Of DisciplesAvoiding IdolatrySubsequent Witness To ChristWorshipping The DevilMark Of The BeastHow First Resurrection Is Spread OutSigns Of The Timesend times prophecyMartyrdom



The woman asked, “Why have you devised something similar against the people of God? When the king spoke as he did about this matter, he has pronounced his own guilt. The king has not brought back his own banished one. Reinstating PeopleFound Guilty

Anyone who does not keep the law of your God and the law of the king, let a fair judgment be executed against him, whether death, banishment, confiscation of property, or imprisonment. CriminalsCivil authoritiesBanishmentGovernmentCivic DutiesImprisonmentsLoyaltyPrisonersPunishment, Legal Aspects OfMagistratesCitizenshipConfiscationAnarchyJudicial PunishmentBreaking God's Law

where he found a Jewish man named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul came to them, evangelism, motivation forempiresCaesarCommands, in NTPunishment, Legal Aspects OfRefugeesGood Wives ExamplesAquilaRoman EmperorsGroups Sent Away

If I fought wild animals in Ephesus with only human hope, what good did that do me? If the dead are not raised, Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. FightingBitingMortalityPaul, Life OfPresent, ThePunishment, Legal Aspects OfCynicismMerrinessBeastsHow Death Is InevitableMen Similar To AnimalsImminent TomorrowMammalsAre The Dead Raised?Eating And Drinking

So the king gave the order, and they brought Daniel and threw him into the lions’ den. The king said to Daniel, “May your God, whom you serve continually, rescue you!” Death penaltyPunishment, Legal Aspects OfAmbivalenceDensThrowing PeopleGod Saves The NeedyIn Danger From Lionsorder

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