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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Theocracy</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/t/theocracy.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/john/18-36.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/t/theocracy.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Theocracy</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/t/theocanus.htm" title="Theocanus">◄</a> Theocracy <a href="/topical/naves/t/theocracy--established.htm" title="Theocracy: Established">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#top" title="Topical Bible Verses">Topical</a> • <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div><b>Definition:</b> <br>Theocracy is a form of government in which God is recognized as the supreme ruling authority, with His laws being interpreted by ecclesiastical authorities. In a theocratic system, divine guidance is considered the ultimate source of political and legal authority.<br><br><b>Biblical Foundation:</b> <br>The concept of theocracy is deeply rooted in the Bible, particularly in the governance of ancient Israel. The nation of Israel was established as a theocracy under the direct rule of God, who communicated His will through prophets, judges, and later, kings who were expected to adhere to divine law.<br><br><b>Key Biblical Passages:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a> :</b> <br> "Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation." <br> · This passage highlights God's covenant with Israel, establishing them as a nation under His direct rule and guidance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/deuteronomy/17-18.htm">Deuteronomy 17:18-20</a> :</b> <br> "When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests. It is to remain with him, and he is to read from it all the days of his life, so that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by carefully observing all the words of this instruction and these statutes." <br> · Here, the king is instructed to govern according to God's law, emphasizing the theocratic principle that even the monarch is subject to divine authority.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">1 Samuel 8:7</a> :</b> <br> "And the LORD said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you. For it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected Me as their king.'" <br> · This verse reflects the transition from theocracy to monarchy in Israel, where the people's demand for a human king is seen as a rejection of God's direct rule.<br><br><b>Historical Context:</b> <br>In the Old Testament, theocracy was the intended form of government for Israel. God provided laws and commandments through Moses, which were to be the foundation of Israel's legal and social systems. Judges and prophets served as intermediaries between God and the people, ensuring that the nation adhered to divine statutes.<br><br><b>Theocratic Elements in Israel's Governance:</b><br><br>· <b>Judges:</b> Leaders like Deborah and Gideon were raised by God to deliver Israel and lead the people according to His will (<a href="/judges/2-16.htm">Judges 2:16-19</a>).<br>· <b>Prophets:</b> Figures such as Samuel and Elijah played crucial roles in guiding the nation and holding kings accountable to God's laws (<a href="/1_samuel/3-20.htm">1 Samuel 3:20</a>, <a href="/1_kings/18-18.htm">1 Kings 18:18</a>).<br>· <b>Priesthood:</b> The Levitical priesthood was responsible for maintaining the religious and ceremonial aspects of the law, serving as a constant reminder of God's presence and authority (<a href="/leviticus/10-11.htm">Leviticus 10:11</a>).<br><br><b>Theocratic Principles in the New Testament:</b><br><br>While the New Testament does not establish a theocratic government, it emphasizes the sovereignty of God and the lordship of Christ over all creation. Believers are called to live under the authority of Christ, who is the head of the Church (<a href="/ephesians/1-22.htm">Ephesians 1:22-23</a>). The Church is seen as a spiritual kingdom where God's will is to be done on earth as it is in heaven (<a href="/matthew/6-10.htm">Matthew 6:10</a>).<br><br><b>Theocracy in Christian Thought:</b><br><br>Throughout history, the concept of theocracy has influenced Christian thought and practice. The idea of God's rule has been a guiding principle for various Christian communities seeking to align their governance and societal structures with biblical teachings. Theocratic ideals continue to inspire discussions on the relationship between faith and politics, the role of divine law in public life, and the pursuit of justice and righteousness in society.<a name="top" id="top"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Bible Verses</div><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/18-36.htm">John 18:36</a></span><br>Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/colossians/2-8.htm">Colossians 2:8</a></span><br>Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br>Samaria shall become desolate; for she has rebelled against her God: they shall fall by the sword: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child shall be ripped up.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/context/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16-17</a></span><br>All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_timothy/3-16.htm">2 Timothy 3:16</a></span><br>All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/james/2-10.htm">James 2:10</a></span><br>For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/context/exodus/21-22.htm">Exodus 21:22-25</a></span><br>If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart from her, and yet no mischief follow: he shall be surely punished, according as the woman's husband will lay on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine.<br><span class="source">Topicalbible.org</span><p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>A word first used by Josephus to denote that the Jews were under the direct government of God himself. The nation was in all things subject to the will of their invisible King. All the people were the servants of Jehovah, who ruled over their public and private affairs, communicating to them his will through the medium of the prophets. They were the subjects of a heavenly, not of an earthly, king. They were Jehovah's own subjects, ruled directly by him (Comp. <a href="/1_samuel/8-6.htm">1 Samuel 8:6</a>-9). <a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>n.</I>) Government by the immediate direction or administration of God or by priests as representing the Deity.<p>2. (<I>n.</I>) The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before it became a kingdom.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">THEOCRACY</span><p>the-ok'-ra-si (theokratia, from theos, "a god," and kratos, "power"; after the analogy of the words "democracy," "aristocracy," and the like): "Theocracy" is not a Biblical word. The idea, however, is Biblical, and in strictness of speech exclusively Biblical. The realization of the idea is not only confined to Israel, but in the pre-exilic history of Israel the realization of the idea was confined to the Southern Kingdom, and in post-exilic history to the period between the return under Ezra and the days of Malachi.<br><br>For the word "theocracy" we are, by common consent, indebted to Josephus. In his writings it seems to occur but once (Apion, II, xvi). The passage reads as follows: "Our lawgiver had an eye to none of these," that is, these different forms of government, such as monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, and others of which Josephus had been speaking, "but, as one might say, using a strained expression, he set forth the national polity as a theocracy, referring the rule and might to God" (Stanton's translation). It is generally agreed that the language here used indicates that Josephus knew himself to be coining a new word.<br><br>If, now, we turn from the word to the Old Testament idea to which it gives fitting and apt expression, that idea cannot be better stated than it has been by Kautzsch-namely, "The notion of theocracy is that the constitution (of Israel) was so arranged that all the organs of government were without any independent power, and had simply to announce and execute the will of God as declared by priest and prophets, or reduced to writing as a code of laws" (HDB, extra vol, 630, 1, init.). The same writer is entirely correct when he says that in what is known in certain circles as "the PC"-though he might have said in the Old Testament generally-"everything, even civil and criminal law, is looked at from the religious standpoint" (ibid., ut supra).<br><br>If the foregoing be a correct account of the idea expressed by the word "theocracy," and particularly if the foregoing be a correct account of the Old Testament representation of God's relation to, and rule in and over Israel, it follows as a matter of course that the realization of such an idea was only possible within the sphere of what is known as special revelation. Indeed, special revelation of the divine will, through divinely-chosen organs, to Divinely appointed executive agents, is, itself, the very essence of the idea of a theocracy.<br><br>That the foregoing is the Old Testament idea of God's relation to His people is admitted to be a natural and necessary implication from such passages as <a href="/judges/8-23.htm">Judges 8:23</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/8.htm">1 Samuel 8</a>; compare 12:12; <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">2 Chronicles 13:8</a> <a href="/2_samuel/7-1.htm">2 Samuel 7:1-17</a>; <a href="/psalms/89-27.htm">Psalm 89:27</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-20</a>.<br><br>Upon any other view of the origin of the Old Testament books than that which has heretofore prevailed, it is certainly a remarkable fact that whenever the books of the Old Testament were written, and by whomsoever they may have been written, and whatever the kind or the number of the redactions to which they may have been subjected, the conception-the confessedly unique conception-of a government of God such as that described above by Kautzsch is evidenced by these writings in all their parts. This fact is all the more impressive in view of the further fact that we do not encounter this sharply defined idea of a rule of God among men in any other literature, ancient or modern. For while the term "theocracy" occurs in modern literature, it is evidently used in a much lower sense. It is futher worth remarking that this Old Testament idea of the true nature of God's rule in Israel has only to be fully apprehended for it to become obvious that many of the alleged analogies between the Old Testament prophet and the modern preacher, reformer and statesman are wholly lacking in any really solid foundation.<br><br>W. M. McPheeters<p><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_49_connexion_with_the.htm"><span class="l">Connexion with the Old Testament <b>Theocracy</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> PART I. THE PLAN OF CHRIST. CHAPTER 1. A. THE PLAN OF CHRIST'S MINISTRY IN GENERAL.<br> Section 49. Connexion with the Old Testament <b>Theocracy</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 49 connexion with the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_13_the_birth_of.htm"><span class="l">The Birth of Christ in Its Relations to the Jewish <b>Theocracy</b>.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER III. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. Section 13. The Birth of Christ in its<br> Relations to the Jewish <b>Theocracy</b>. AS the entrance of Christ <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 13 the birth of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xvi_the_three_parables.htm"><span class="l">The Three Parables of Warning: to the Individual, to the Nation <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE THREE PARABLES OF WARNING: TO THE INDIVIDUAL, TO THE NATION, AND TO THE <b>THEOCRACY</b> -<br> THE FOOLISH RICH MAN - THE BARREN FIG-TREE - THE GREAT SUPPER. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xvi the three parables.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_191_the_stater_in.htm"><span class="l">The Stater in the Fish. (Matt. , xvii. , 27. )</span></a> <br><b>...</b> natural relations of life faithfully; but this tribute belonged to the religious<br> constitution, and implied a relation of dependence upon the <b>Theocracy</b>; and, as <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 191 the stater in.htm</font><p><a href="/library/headley/half_hours_in_bible_lands_volume_2/the_first_kings.htm"><span class="l">The First Kings.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> THE FIRST KINGS. <b>Theocracy</b>, we have seen, was the first form of government<br> in the world. The word is from Theos, which means God <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../headley/half hours in bible lands volume 2/the first kings.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/against_apion/apion_book_2_footnotes.htm"><span class="l">Apion Book 2 Footnotes</span></a> <br><b>...</b> off any more particular reply to those adversaries of the Jews, and gives us a large<br> and excellent description and vindication of that <b>theocracy</b> which was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/josephus/against apion/apion book 2 footnotes.htm</font><p><a href="/library/law/an_appeal_to_all_that_doubt/of_creation_in_general.htm"><span class="l">Of Creation in General.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> spirit of man; or so deeply laid open, and proved the necessity of one religion,<br> common to all human nature, as the legislator of the Jewish <b>theocracy</b> had done <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../law/an appeal to all that doubt/of creation in general.htm</font><p><a href="/library/neander/the_life_of_jesus_christ_in_its_historical_connexion/section_117_the_purifying_of.htm"><span class="l">The Purifying of the Temple.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> On visiting the Temple, he found its worship disturbed by disorders which desecrated<br> the holy place"a picture of the general secularization of the <b>Theocracy</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section 117 the purifying of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barrows/companion_to_the_bible/chapter_xi_remaining_books_of.htm"><span class="l">Remaining Books of the Old Testament.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The events which they record are a natural and necessary sequel to the establishment<br> of the <b>theocracy</b>, as given in the five books of Moses. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xi remaining books of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barrows/companion_to_the_bible/chapter_xxii_the_greater_prophets.htm"><span class="l">The Greater Prophets.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the prophetical school established by him there began a new era, in which the prophets<br> were recognized as a distinct order of men in the <b>Theocracy</b>; and that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xxii the greater prophets.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/t/theocracy.htm"><span class="l"><b>Theocracy</b></span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>THEOCRACY</b>. the <b>...</b> Malachi. For the word<br> "<b>theocracy</b>" we are, by common consent, indebted to Josephus. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/theocracy.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/taxing.htm"><span class="l">Taxing (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER SELF-GOVERNMENT 1. In the Earliest Period 2. Under the<br><b>Theocracy</b>; in the Period of the Judges 3. Under the Kings III. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/taxing.htm - 35k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tax.htm"><span class="l">Tax (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> TAXES IN ISRAEL UNDER SELF-GOVERNMENT 1. In the Earliest Period 2. Under the<br><b>Theocracy</b>; in the Period of the Judges 3. Under the Kings III. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tax.htm - 47k</font><p><a href="/topical/h/history.htm"><span class="l">History (57 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> The origins of Israel are narrated in Genesis; the establishment of <b>theocracy</b>, in<br> the other books of the Pentateuch; the entrance into Canaan, in the Book of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/h/history.htm - 67k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/messiah.htm"><span class="l">Messiah (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Through him as head of the nation Yahweh could most readily work out His<br> saving purposes. But the kingdom of Israel was a <b>theocracy</b>. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/messiah.htm - 43k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/citizenship.htm"><span class="l">Citizenship (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> What but <b>theocracy</b> of his fathers, the ancient church, of which the Sanhedrin was<br> still the ostensible representative, but which was really continued in the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/citizenship.htm - 16k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zechariah.htm"><span class="l">Zechariah (55 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (2) Zechariah 9-14, consisting of two oracles, without dates; (a) Zechariah<br> 9-11, an oracle of promise to the new <b>theocracy</b>. This <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zechariah.htm - 70k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/zion.htm"><span class="l">Zion (169 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> successors. 2. (n.) Hence, the <b>theocracy</b>, or church of God. 3. (n.) The heavenly<br> Jerusalem; heaven. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ZION. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/zion.htm - 49k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jubilee.htm"><span class="l">Jubilee (25 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> disorders which crept into the state in the course of time, preclude the division<br> of the people into nobles and plebeians, and preserve the <b>theocracy</b> inviolate <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jubilee.htm - 27k</font><p><a href="/topical/j/jehovah.htm"><span class="l">Jehovah (20094 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (n.) A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was revealed to the Jews<br> as their covenant God or Sovereign of the <b>theocracy</b>; the ineffable name of the <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/j/jehovah.htm - 38k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/theocracy-definition.html">What is the definition of a theocracy? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/freedom-of-religion.html">Is freedom of religion a biblical concept? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Old-Testament-blasphemy.html">Didn't the Old Testament punish blasphemy with death? How is that different from radical Islam? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/theocracy.htm">Theocracy: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_theocracy--or_immediate_government_by_god_was_established_on--the_right_of_covenant.htm">The Theocracy: or Immediate Government by God was Established On: The Right of Covenant</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/ttt/t/the_theocracy--or_immediate_government_by_god_was_established_on--the_right_of_redemption.htm">The Theocracy: or Immediate Government by God was Established On: The Right of Redemption</a></p><p 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