and they said to him, “Behold, you have grown old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king for us to judge us like all the nations.” 1 Samuel 8:5 NASB Appoint – First, a bit of technical stuff. The Hebrew text is the word sima(h)-la’nu, from the verb sym…
Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? Psalm 58:1 [English] NASB O gods – So you’re a leader? You have authority over others. You guide them. They look to you for direction. Whether officially or unofficially, you have been thrust to the front. You might not even…
“Shall not the Judge of all the earth deal justly?” Genesis 18:25 NASB Judge – The word translated “judge” is from the root shapat. It means, “to act out the functions of government.” The Hebrew concept of governing is not like the idea of justice in the Western world. It is not the application of…
“For I, the Lord, love justice,” Isaiah 61:8 NASB Justice– Today the West is obsessed with democracy. It so strongly believes in this Greek invention of self-governance that it celebrates when “democratically elected” officials are put into office even if those officials represent Islamic Jihadists. Extending the Greek idea of populist power, the West sinks…
