Government

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Amos 9:8 OT

  Behold, the eyes of the Lord Yahweh are on the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the surface of the earth; except that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob,” says Yahweh.

• Proverbs 8:15 OT

  By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.

• Isaiah 9:6 OT

  For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

• Isaiah 9:7 OT

  Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of…

• Jeremiah 1:9 OT

  Then Yahweh stretched out his hand, and touched my mouth. Then Yahweh said to me, “Behold, I have put my words in your mouth.

• Jeremiah 1:10 OT

  Behold, I have today set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to uproot and to tear down, to destroy and to overthrow, to build and to plant.”

• Jeremiah 18:6-10 OT

  “House of Israel, can’t I do with you as this potter?” says Yahweh. “Behold, as the clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel. At the instant I speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up and to…

• Jeremiah 25:12-33 OT

  “It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,” says Yahweh, “for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever. I will bring on that land all my words…

• Ezekiel 21:25-27 OT

  “ ‘You, deadly wounded wicked one, the prince of Israel, whose day has come, in the time of the iniquity of the end, the Lord Yahweh says: “Remove the turban, and take off the crown. This will not be as it was. Exalt that which is low, and…

• Ezekiel 29:19 OT

  Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will give the land of Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He will carry off her multitude, take her plunder, and take her prey. That will be the wages for his army.

• Ezekiel 29:20 OT

  I have given him the land of Egypt as his payment for which he served, because they worked for me,’ says the Lord Yahweh.

• Daniel 2:20 OT

  Daniel answered, “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever; for wisdom and might are his.

• Daniel 2:21 OT

  He changes the times and the seasons. He removes kings, and sets up kings. He gives wisdom to the wise, and knowledge to those who have understanding.

• Daniel 2:37 OT

  You, O king, are king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the glory.

• Daniel 4:17 OT

  “ ‘The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever he will, and sets up over it the…

• Daniel 5:18-28 OT

  “You, king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar your father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty. Because of the greatness that he gave him, all the peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed…

• Daniel 10:13 OT

  But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; but, behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me because I remained there with the kings of Persia.

• Hosea 8:4 OT

  They have set up kings, but not by me. They have made princes, and I didn’t approve. Of their silver and their gold they have made themselves idols, that they may be cut off.

• Haggai 2:21 OT

  “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, ‘I will shake the heavens and the earth.

• Haggai 2:22 OT

  I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow the chariots, and those who ride in them. The horses and their riders will come down, everyone by the sword of his…

• John 19:10 NT

  Pilate therefore said to him, “Aren’t you speaking to me? Don’t you know that I have power to release you and have power to crucify you?”

• John 19:11 NT

  Jesus answered, “You would have no power at all against me, unless it were given to you from above. Therefore he who delivered me to you has greater sin.”