Dictionary of Bible Themes Officials who, acting as God's servants, govern others and exercise authority over them. Also the originators of the laws of their realms. In the NT, rulers are also spiritual powers. Matthew 20:25Officials exercising authority over people See also 2 Chronicles 23:20pp Mk 10:42 Psalms 2:2Proverbs 28:2 Isaiah 16:1 Daniel 5:7 Hosea 13:10 Luke 1:52; 12:11 Acts 7:27 Exodus 2:14 1 Corinthians 2:6-8 Psalms 105:16-22 Daniel 2:48 Godly rulers in foreign lands Romans 13:3Titus 3:1 Importance of submitting to civil authorities Genesis 25:16; 34:2; 41:41; 45:8Examples of rulers 2 Chronicles 32:31Rulers of areas apart from Israel Ezekiel 28:2; 31:11Daniel 9:1 Acts 7:10,18 Joshua 13:3 The five Philistine rulers See also Judges 3:3; 15:11; 16:18The Hebrew word translated "rulers" is related to the word "tyrant" and is only used of Philistines rulers. 1 Samuel 5:8; 6:16; 29:21 Chronicles 12:19 2 Samuel 5:1-2 The king of Israel is referred to as a ruler See also 1 Kings 1:34-35; 11:34pp 1Ch 11:1-2 1 Chronicles 5:2Micah 5:1 1 Kings 22:26 Other rulers of Israel (or parts of it) Nehemiah 3:9Isaiah 1:23 pp 2Ch 18:25 Jeremiah 30:21Micah 3:1 Matthew 2:6 Luke 18:18 Acts 4:5 See also One of three groups that made up the Sanhedrin Luke 23:13; 24:20John 7:48 Acts 4:8; 13:27 Revelation 1:5 See also Jesus Christ is described as a ruler Matthew 2:6Micah 5:2 Revelation 3:14 1 Timothy 6:15 God the Father is also called a ruler Proverbs 8:15A ruler as the originator of the laws of his realm Romans 13:1-2Rulers are appointed by God See also 2 Samuel 6:21; 7:7-81 Kings 11:34 Psalms 2:7 fn pp 1Ch 17:6-7 Isaiah 44:28Jeremiah 27:6 Daniel 2:38; 4:17 John 19:11 Romans 9:17 Exodus 9:16 Romans 13:4 Rulers are God's servants See also Isaiah 45:1Jeremiah 25:9; 43:10 Psalms 58:1 Rulers are God's representatives See also Psalms 82:1The Hebrew word translated "rulers" literally means "gods" a title given to those whose position called for them to act as earthly representatives of God's heavenly court. John 10:34-35Psalms 82:6 Acts 23:5 Exodus 22:28 Ephesians 3:10 Rulers as spiritual powers See also Ephesians 1:21Ephesians 6:12 Colossians 1:16 In the NT, rulers are spiritual powers, some of whom exercise a Satanic authority Mark 5:22Synagogue rulers pp Mt 9:18 See also pp Lk 8:41 Mark 5:35-36The ruler of a synagogue looked after the building and supervised the worship in it. Mark 5:38Luke 13:14 pp Lk 8:49-50 Acts 13:15; 18:8,17See also 5219 authority, human institutions5257 civil authorities 5326 government 5361 justice, human 5366 king 5435 ovens 5457 power, human 5460 prison 5466 promises 7456 synagogue 7733 leaders 8482 spiritual warfare |
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