Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5463 proclamations

5463 proclamations

Dictionary of Bible Themes

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Edicts or public declarations issued by the civil or religious authorities.

Examples of proclamations in biblical times

Exodus 1:15-22 Pharaoh's edict that all Hebrew boys were to be drowned; Exodus 32:5 Aaron's proclamation of a festival to the LORD; 1 Kings 21:9-10 Jezebel's proclamation to ensnare Naboth; 2 Kings 10:20 Jehu's proclamation of an assembly in honour of Baal; 2 Chronicles 24:9 Joash's proclamation of a tax for the LORD; 2 Chronicles 30:1-10 Hezekiah's invitation to celebrate the Passover

Cyrus' decrees concerning the rebuilding of the Jerusalem temple:

Ezra 1:1; Ezra 5:13; Ezra 6:3; Ezra 7:13 Nehemiah 8:14-15 the Levites' proclamation of festival arrangements

Xerxes' decrees in the time of Esther:

Esther 1:20; Esther 2:8; Esther 3:14; Esther 4:3; Esther 8:11

Darius' decrees in the time of Daniel:

Daniel 6:7,15 Jonah 3:7 the king of Nineveh's proclamation of a fast of repentance; Luke 2:1 Caesar Augustus' proclamation of a census