1 Bible Verses about Diplomacy

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Diplomacy » Instances of » Rab-shakeh, in trying to induce jerusalem to capitulate by bombastic harangue

Diplomacy » Instances of » Solomon, in his alliance with hiram

Diplomacy » Instances of » David, in sending hushai absalom's court

Diplomacy » Instances of » Paul, in performing certain temple services to placate jewish believers

Acts 21:20-25

They praised God when they heard it, and they said to him, "You see, brother, how many thousand believers there are among the Jews, all of them zealous upholders of the Law. They have been told that you teach all Jews who live among the heathen to turn away from Moses, and that you tell them not to circumcise their children nor to observe the old customs. What then? They will be sure to hear that you have come. read more.
So do what we tell you. We have four men here who are under a vow. Join them, undergo the rites of purification with them, and pay their expenses so that they can have their heads shaved. Then everybody will understand that there is no truth in the stories about you, but that you yourself observe the Law. As for the heathen who have become believers, we have written them our decision that they must avoid anything that has been contaminated by idols, the tasting of blood, the meat of strangled animals, and immorality."

Galatians 6:12

These men who are trying to force you to let yourselves be circumcised want to present a good appearance externally, to save themselves from having to stand persecution for the cross of Jesus the Christ.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Of abimelech

Diplomacy » Instances of » Ambassadors from ben-hadad to ahab

Diplomacy » Instances of » The wise woman of abel

Diplomacy » Instances of » Of abigail

Diplomacy » Instances of » The people of tyre and sidon, in securing the favor of herod (agrippa i)

Acts 12:20-22

Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came before him in a body, and after winning over Blastus, the king's chamberlain, they asked for a reconciliation, because their country depended upon the king's dominions for its food supply. So a day was fixed and on it Herod, dressed in his robes of state, took his seat on his throne in the theater, and made them an address, and the people shouted in applause, "It is a god's voice, not a man's!"

Diplomacy » Instances of » Of jephthah, with the king of moab, unsuccessful

Diplomacy » Instances of » Paul, in arraying the pharisees and sadducees against each other at his trial

Acts 23:6-10

Knowing that part of them were Sadducees and part of them Pharisees, Paul called out in the council, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee, and the son of Pharisees! It is for my hope for the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial!" When he said that, a dispute arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the meeting was divided. For the Sadducees hold that there is no resurrection and that there are no angels or spirits, while the Pharisees believe in all three. read more.
So there was a great uproar, and some scribes of the Pharisees' party got up and insisted, "We find nothing wrong with this man. Suppose some spirit or angel really spoke to him!" As the dispute was becoming violent, the colonel began to be afraid that they would tear Paul in pieces, and ordered the soldiers to go down and get him away from them and bring him into the barracks.

Diplomacy » Instances of » The gibeonites, in securing a treaty with the israelites through deception

Diplomacy » Instances of » Ahaz purchases assistance from the king of assyria

Diplomacy » Instances of » Absalom winning the people

Diplomacy » Instances of » Corrupt practices in: the officers of nebuchadnezzars court to secure the destruction of daniel

Diplomacy » Instances of » By intermarriage with other nations

Diplomacy » Instances of » Jehoash purchases peace from hazael

Diplomacy » Instances of » Of hiram, to secure the good will of david

Diplomacy » Instances of » Of toi, to promote the friendship of david

Diplomacy » Instances of » Paul, in circumcising timothy

Acts 16:3

Paul wished to take this man on with him, and so on account of the Jews in that district he had him circumcised, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.

Diplomacy » Instances of » Sanballat, in prevent the rebuilding of jerusalem by nehemiah

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