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-Enjoined upon Joshua De 31:7, 8, 22, 23; Jos 1:1-9 -The Israelites Le 26:6-8; 2Ch 32:7, 8 -Asa 2Ch 15:1-7 -Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive officers be appointed 2Ch 19:11 -SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Pr 28:1; Eze 2:6; 3:9; 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27, 28; 2Ti 1:7 -INSTANCES OF THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION .Abraham, in leaving his fatherland Ge 12:1-9 .In offering Isaac Ge 22:1-14 .Gideon, in destroying the altar of Baal Jud 6:25-31 .Ezra, in undertaking the perilous journey from Babylon to Palestine without a guard Ezr 8:22, 23 .The Jews, in returning answer to Tatnai Ezr 5:11 .The three Hebrews, who refused to bow down to the image of Nebuchadnezzar Da 3:16-18 .Daniel, in persisting in prayer regardless of the edict against praying Da 6:10 .Peter and John, in refusing to obey men, rather than God Ac 4:19; 5:29 .See MINISTERS, COURAGE OF .See REPROOF -INSTANCES OF PERSONAL BRAVERY .Joshua and Caleb, in advising that Israel go at once and possess the land Nu 13:30; 14:6-12 .Othniel, in striking Kirjath-sepher Jos 15:16, 17 .Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the Midianites and Amalekites with three hundred men Jud 7:7-23 .Deborah, in leading Israel's armies Jud 4 .Jael, in killing Sisera Jud 4:18-22 .Agag, in the indifference with which he faced death 1Sa 15:32, 33 .David, in killing Goliath 1Sa 17:32-50 .In entering into the tent of Saul, and carrying away Saul's spear 1Sa 26:7-12 .David's captains 2Sa 23 .Joab, in reproving King David 2Sa 19:5-7 .Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple Ne 6:10-13 .Esther, in going to the king to save her people Es 4:8, 16; 5; 6; 7 .Joseph of Arimathaea, in caring for the body of Jesus Mr 15:43 .Thomas, in being willing to die with Jesus Joh 11:16 .Peter and other disciples 4:9-13, 19, Ac 3:12-26; 20, 31 .The apostles, under persecution Ac 5:21, 29-32 .Paul, in going to Jerusalem, despite his impressions that bonds and imprisonments awaited him Ac 20:22-24; 24:14, 25 .See BOLDNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS .See MINISTERS .See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN .See COWARDICE -ECCLESIASTICAL 1Ch 26:29-32; 2Ch 19:8-11; Mt 18:15-18; Joh 20:23 .See CHURCH, DISCIPLINE IN -CIVIL .Held at the tabernacle Nu 27:2 .The gates of cities De 21:19; 22:15; 25:7; Jos 20:4; Ru 4:1; Zec 8:16 .Under a palm tree Jud 4:5 .COMPOSITION OF, AND MODE OF PROCEDURE Ex 18:25, 26; De 1:15-17; 17:9; Ru 4:2-5; 1Ch 26:29-32; 2Ch 19:8-11; Mt 26:54-71; Mr 14:53, 55-65; 15:1; Lu 22:50-71; Ac 5:17-21, 25-28, Joh 18:13-28; 34, 38-41 .See JUDGE .See JUSTICE .See PRIEST, JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF -CIRCUIT 1Sa 7:15-17 -SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR Ex 18:21-26; De 1:15-17; 17:8-13; 2Ch 19:5-10 -JUSTICE REQUIRED OF Ex 23:2, 3, 6-8; De 1:16, 17; 25:1; 2Ch 19:5-10 .See JUDGE .See JUSTICE -SENTENCE OF, FINAL AND OBLIGATORY De 17:8-12 -CONTEMPT OF De 17:8-13; Mic 5:1; Ac 23:1-5 -CORRUPT Pr 17:15; 29:26; Isa 1:23; 5:23; 10:1, 2; Mic 3:11; 7:3; Zep 3:3; Mt 26:59-62; 27:18-26; Mr 14:53, 55-65; 15:10; Ac 4:15-18; 6:11-14; 24:26, 27 .See BRIBERY .See JUDGE .See JUSTICE -ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN DEFENSE Jer 26:11-16; Mr 15:3-5; Ac 4:8-12, 18-20; 5:29-32; 7:1-56; 23:1-7; 26:1-32 .See APPEAL .See PUNISHMENT .See WITNESS -See MANNERS -Ancient customs of .Suitor visited the maid Jud 14:7 .Women proposed marriage Ru 3:9-13 -See MARRIAGE -Sacred Jos 9:18-21; Ga 3:15 -Binding Jos 9:18-20; Jer 34:8-21; Eze 17:14-18; Ga 3:15 -Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are represented De 29:14, 15 -Blood of Ex 24:8 -Book of Ex 24:7 -The Mosaic law called a covenant Ex 34:28 -See CONTRACTS -See VOWS -OF MEN WITH MEN .Breach of, punished 2Sa 21:1-6; Jer 34:8-22; Eze 17:13-19 .National .See ALLIANCES .Ratified .By giving the hand Ezr 10:19; La 5:6; Eze 17:18 .Loosing the shoe Ru 4:7-11 .Written and sealed Ne 9:38; Jer 32:10-12 .By giving presents Ge 21:27-30; 1Sa 18:3, 4 .By making a feast Ge 26:30 .By a monument Ge 31:45, 46, 49-53 .By salting Le 2:13; Nu 18:19; 2Ch 13:5 .By offering a sacrifice Ge 15:9-17; Jer 34:18, 19 .By oath .See OATH .See CONTRACTS -INSTANCES OF .Abraham and Abimelech Ge 21:22-32 .Abimelech and Isaac Ge 26:26-31 .Jacob and Laban Ge 31:44-54 .Jonathan and David 1Sa 18:3, 4; 20:16, 42; 2Sa 21:7 .Jews with each other, to serve God 2Ch 15:12-15; Ne 10:28-32 .King Zedekiah and his subjects Jer 34:8 .Ahab with Benhadad 1Ki 20:34 .Subjects with sovereign 2Ch 23:1-3, 16 -OF GOD WITH MEN .Confirmed with an oath Ge 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; Ps 89:35; 105:9; Lu 1:73; Heb 6:13, 17, 18 .Binding Le 26; Jer 11:2, 3; Ga 3:15 .Everlasting Ge 8:20-22; 9:1-17; Ps 105:8, 10; Isa 54:10; 61:8 .God faithful to Le 26:44, 45; De 4:31; 7:8, 9; Jud 2:1; 1Ki 8:23; Ps 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; Mic 7:20 .Repudiated by God on account of Jews' idolatry Jer 44:26, 27; Heb 8:9 .Broken by the Jews Jer 22:9; Eze 16:59; Heb 8:9 .Punishments for breaking of Le 26:25-46 -INSTANCES OF .Of the sabbath Ex 31:16 .Of the Ten Commandments Ex 34:28; De 5:2, 3; 9:9 .With Adam Ge 2:16, 17 .Noah Ge 8:16; 9:8-17 .Abraham Ge 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; Ex 6:4-8; Ps 105:8-11; Ro 9:7-13; Ga 3 .See CIRCUMCISION .With Isaac Ge 17:19 .Jacob Ge 28:13-15 .With the Israelites to deliver them from Egypt Ex 6:4-8 .With Phinehas Nu 25:12, 13 .With Israel, at Horeb De 5:2, 3 .In Moab De 29:1-15 .Of the Levites Ne 13:29; Mal 2:4, 5 .With David 2Sa 7:12-16; 1Ch 17:11-14; 2Ch 6:16 .With David and his house 2Sa 23:5; Ps 89:20-37; Jer 33:21 .With his people Isa 55:3; 59:21 .To be confirmed Da 9:27 -THE SECOND COVENANT Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20 -OF MAN WITH GOD .Jacob Ge 28:20-22 .Joshua Jos 24:25 with Jos 24:19-28 .Absalom 2Sa 15:7, 8 .Jehoiada and Joash 2Ki 11:17 .Josiah 2Ki 23:3 .Asa 2Ch 15:12-15 .Nehemiah Ne 9:38; 10 .Israelites Jer 50:5 .See VOWS -General scriptures concerning Ex 18:21; 20:17; De 5:21; Ne 5:7; 31:24, Job 20:15; 25, 28; Ps 10:3; 119:36; Pr 1:19; 11:24, 26; 15:27; 21:25, 26; 22:16; 23:4, 5; 30:8, 9; Ec 1:2-8; 4:8; 5:10, 11; Isa 1:23; 5:8; 56:11; 57:17; Jer 6:13; 8:10; 17:11; 22:17; 51:13; Eze 22:12, 13; 33:31; Ho 4:18; 10:1; Mic 2:2; 3:11; 7:3; Hab 1:15, 16; 2:5-9; Hag 1:6; Mt 6:19-21, 24, Mal 1:10; 25, 31-33; 13:22; 16:26; 19:23, 24; 22:1-14; Mr 4:19; 7:21-23; Lu 7:14; 12:15-21, 33, 34; 14:16-24; 18:24, 25; Joh 6:26, 27; Ro 1:29; 13:9; 1Co 5:11; 6:10; Col 3:2, Eph 5:3, 5; 5, 6; Php 3:18, 19; 1Th 2:5; 1Ti 3:3; 6:5-11, 17; 2Ti 3:2; Tit 1:7, 11; Heb 13:5; Jas 4:2, 13-17; 1Pe 5:2; 2Pe 2:3, 14-16; 1Jo 2:15-17; Jude 1:11 -See AVARICE -See RICH -See RICHES -See WORLDLINESS -INSTANCES OF .Eve, in desiring the forbidden fruit Ge 3:6 .Lot, in choosing the plain of the Jordan Ge 13:10-13 .Laban .In giving Rebekah to be Isaac's wife Ge 24:29-51 .In deceiving Jacob when he served him seven years for Rachel Ge 29:15-30 .In deceiving Jacob in wages Ge 31:7, 15, 41, 42 .Jacob .In defrauding Esau of his, father's blessing Ge 27:6-29 .In defrauding Laban of his flocks and herds Ge 30:35-43 .In buying Esau's birthright Ge 25:31 .Balaam, in loving the wages of unrighteousness 2Pe 2:15; with Nu 22 .Achan, in hiding the treasure Jos 7:21 .Eli's sons, in taking the flesh of the sacrifice 1Sa 2:13-17 .Samuel's sons, in taking bribes 1Sa 8:3 .Saul, in sparing, Agag and the booty 1Sa 15:8, 9 .David, of Bath-sheba 2Sa 11:2-5 .Ahab, in desiring Naboth's vineyard 1Ki 21:2-16 .Gehazi, in taking a gift from Naaman 2Ki 5:20-27 .Some Jews .In exacting usury from their brethren Ne 5:1-11 .In keeping back the portion of the Levites Ne 13:10 .In building fine houses while the house of the Lord lay waste Hag 1:4-9 .In following Jesus merely for the loaves and fish Joh 6:26 .Money-changers in the temple Mt 21:12, 13; Lu 19:45, 46; Joh 2:14-16 .The rich young ruler Mt 19:16-22 .The rich fool Lu 12:15-21 .Judas, in betraying Jesus for twenty pieces of silver Mt 26:15, 16; Mr 14:10, 11; Lu 22:3-6; Joh 12:6 .The unjust steward Lu 16:1-8 .The Pharisees Lu 16:14 .Simon Magus, in trying to buy the gift of the Holy Spirit Ac 8:18-23 .The sorcerers, in filing complaint against Paul and Silas Ac 16:19 .Demetrius, in raising a riot against Paul and Silas Ac 19:24, 27 .Festus, in hoping for a bribe from Paul Ac 24:26 .Demas in forsaking Paul for love of the world 2Ti 4:10 .See AVARICE .See BRIBERY .See RICH .See RICHES -Used for pulling 1Sa 6:7-12; Ho 10:11 -(Milk of, used for food) -See MILK -See CATTLE -See KINE -FIGURATIVE Am 4:1 -General scriptures concerning Le 26:36, 37; De 20:8; 32:30; Jos 7:5; 23:10; Jud 7:3; Job 15:24; 18:11; Pr 28:1; 29:25; Isa 51:12, 13; Ga 6:12; 2Ti 4:16 -See COURAGE -INSTANCES OF .Adam, in attempting to shift responsibility for his sin upon Eve Ge 3:12 .Abraham, in calling his wife his sister Ge 12:11-19; 20:2-12 .Isaac, in calling his wife his sister Ge 26:7-9 .Jacob, in flying from Laban Ge 31:31 .Aaron, in yielding to the Israelites, when they demanded an idol Ex 32:22-24 .The ten spies Nu 13:28, 31-33 .The Israelites .In fearing to attempt the conquest of Canaan Nu 14:1-5; De 1:26-28 .In the battle with the people of Ai Jos 7:5 .To meet Goliath 1Sa 17:24 .To fight with the Philistines 1Sa 13:6, 7 .20,000 Of Gideon's army Jud 7:3 .Ephraimites Ps 78:9 .Ephraimites and Manassehites Jos 17:14-18 .Amoritish kings Jos 10:16 .Canaanites Jos 2:11; 5:1 .Samuel, fearing to obey God's command to anoint a king in Saul's place 1Sa 16:2 .David, in fleeing from Absalom 2Sa 15:13-17 .Nicodemus, in coming to Jesus by night Joh 3:1, 2 .Joseph of Arimathaea, secretly a disciple Joh 19:38 .Parents of the blind man, who was restored to sight Joh 9:22 .Early converts among the rulers Joh 12:42, 43 .The disciples .During the storm at sea Mt 8:26; Mr 4:38; Lu 8:25 .When they saw Jesus walking on the sea Mt 14:25; Mr 6:50; Joh 6:19 .When Jesus was apprehended Mt 26:56 .Peter, in denying the Lord Mt 26:69-74; Mr 14:66-72; Lu 22:54-60; Joh 18:16, 17, 25, 27 .Pilate, in condemning Jesus, through fear of the people Joh 19:12-16 .Guards of the sepulcher of Jesus Mt 28:4 .The Philippian jailer Ac 16:27 .Peter and other Christians, at Antioch (of Syria) Ga 2:11-14 -Father of Anub 1Ch 4:8 |