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Magistrates
Are appointed by God - Ro 13:1
Are ministers of God - Ro 13:4,6
Purpose of their appointment - Ro 13:4; 1Pe 2:14
Their office to be respected - Ac 23:5
Are not a terror to the good, but to the evil - Ro 13:3
To be wisely selected and appointed - Ex 18:21; Ezr 7:25
To be prayed for - 1Ti 2:1,2
SHOULD
- Seek wisdom from God
- 1Ki 3:9- Rule in the fear of God
- 2Sa 23:3; 2Ch 19:7- Know the law of God
- Ezr 7:25- Be faithful to the Sovereign
- Da 6:4- Enforce the laws
- Ezr 7:26- Judge wisely
- 1Ki 3:16-28- Hate covetousness
- Ex 18:21- Not take bribes
- Ex 23:8; De 16:19- Defend the poor
- Job 29:12,16- Judge for God, not for man
- 2Ch 19:6- Judge righteously
- De 1:16; 16:18; 25:1- Be impartial
- Ex 23:6; De 1:17- Be diligent in ruling
- Ro 12:8- Subjection to their authority enjoined
- Mt 23:2,3; Ro 13:1; 1Pe 2:13,14Wicked-Illustrated - Pr 28:15
Good-Exemplified
- Joseph
- Ge 41:46- Gideon
- Jud 8:35- Samuel
- 1Sa 12:3,4; Ezr 10:1-9- Nehemiah
- Ne 3:15- Job
- Job 29:16- Daniel
- Da 6:3Wicked-Exemplified
- Sons of Samuel
- 1Sa 8:3- Pilate
- Mt 27:24,26- Magistrates in Philippi
- Ac 16:22,23- Gallio
- Ac 18:16,17- Felix
- Ac 24:26 Next Topic (Malice)