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Magistrates

Are appointed by God—Ro 13:1

Are ministers of God—Ro 13:4,6

Purpose of their appointment—Ro 13:4; 1Pe 2:14

Their office to be respected—Ac 23:5

Are not a terror to the good, but to the evil—Ro 13:3

To be wisely selected and appointed—Ex 18:21; Ezr 7:25

To be prayed for—1Ti 2:1,2

SHOULD

• Seek wisdom from God
• —1Ki 3:9
• Rule in the fear of God
• —2Sa 23:3; 2Ch 19:7
• Know the law of God
• —Ezr 7:25
• Be faithful to the Sovereign
• —Da 6:4
• Enforce the laws
• —Ezr 7:26
• Judge wisely
• —1Ki 3:16-28
• Hate covetousness
• —Ex 18:21
• Not take bribes
• —Ex 23:8; De 16:19
• Defend the poor
• —Job 29:12,16
• Judge for God, not for man
• —2Ch 19:6
• Judge righteously
• —De 1:16; 16:18; 25:1
• Be impartial
• —Ex 23:6; De 1:17
• Be diligent in ruling
• —Ro 12:8
• Subjection to their authority enjoined
• —Mt 23:2,3; Ro 13:1; 1Pe 2:13,14

Wicked-Illustrated—Pr 28:15

Good-Exemplified

• Joseph
• —Ge 41:46
• Gideon
• —Jud 8:35
• Samuel
• —1Sa 12:3,4; Ezr 10:1-9
• Nehemiah
• —Ne 3:15
• Job
• —Job 29:16
• Daniel
• —Da 6:3

Wicked-Exemplified

• Sons of Samuel
• —1Sa 8:3
• Pilate
• —Mt 27:24,26
• Magistrates in Philippi
• —Ac 16:22,23
• Gallio
• —Ac 18:16,17
• Felix
• —Ac 24:26