The Limitations Upon the Power of the Hebrew Kings: A Study in Hebrew DemocracyPa, 1914 - 48 pages |
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Abimelech Abner Ahab Ahijah Akkad alliance Am-ha-Aretz anointed Archäologie Assyrian Athaliah Babylonia Babylonians became called Canaanites checks chief Chron clan covenant David and Solomon Deut divine dynasties election Esdraelon Ezek fact foreign furthermore Gerousia Geschichte des Volkes Gott Hebrew Kings Hebrew monarchy Hence hereditary History of Sumer human kingship ideal king individual influence Isaiah Jehoiada Jehovah Jeremiah Jeroboam Joash Judæan judicial authority king's kingdom of Israel kingdom of Judah land limitation Manasseh mašîach melek Messianic King Micah military mukarrib nation officials Old Testament oppression organization Palestine parties passages patesis Pekahiah political popular possess priesthood priestly functions priests prophetic office Rehoboam reign relation religion of Yahweh religious revolution royal rule rulers Samaria Saul Saul's Semitic servant Shechem social šôphet šôphetîm Spirit of Yahweh Stade strength Sulzberger Syrians term thesis throne tion tribal tribes true representative Uzziah Volkes Israel weakened
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Page 13 - Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!
Page 38 - A wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the land; The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof (Jer.5:22-31).
Page 10 - Their gods are gods of the hills; therefore they were stronger than we; but let us fight against them in the plain, and surely we shall be stronger than they.
Page 31 - And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.
Page 18 - In those days there was no king in Israel: every man did that which was right in his own eyes.
Page 41 - In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
Page 34 - And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry ; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied : they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm : Manasseh, Ephraim ; and Ephraim, Manasseh : and they together shall be against Judah.
Page 25 - Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
Page 20 - And all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the Lord; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.
Page 37 - And all the people of the land went to the house of Baal, and brake it down; his altars and his images brake they in pieces thoroughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And the priest appointed officers over the house of Jehovah.