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				Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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- (Appointed and removed by God)
- See GOVERNMENT, GOD IN 
- Chastised 
 Daniel 4
- See NATION 
- Monarchical - See KINGS
 
- Patriarchal 
 Genesis 27:29,37
- INSTANCES OF - Nimrod 
 Genesis 10:8-10
-  Abraham 
 Genesis 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:21-32
-  Melchizedek 
 Genesis 14:18
-  Isaac 
 Genesis 26:26-31
-  Judah 
 Genesis 38:24
-  Heads of families 
 Exodus 6:14
-  Ishmael 
 Genesis 17:20
-  Esau, and the dukes of Edom 
 Genesis 36
- Theocratic
- See GOVERNMENT
 
- Nimrod 
- CHARACTER AND QUALIFICATIONS OF 
 Genesis 41:33; Exodus 18:21,22; 23:8; Deuteronomy 1:13; 16:18-20; 27:19; 2 Samuel 23:3,4; Ezra 7:25; Psalm 2:10,11; 72:1-17; Proverbs 16:10,12; 17:7; 19:12; 20:8,26,28; 21:1; 24:23-26; 25:2,3,5; 28:2,16; 29:2,4,14; 31:4,5,8,9; Ecclesiastes 8:4; 10:16,17; Isaiah 5:22,23; 16:5; 28:6; 60:17; Jeremiah 13:18; Romans 12:8; 13:1-7; 1 Timothy 2:1,2; 1 Peter 2:13,14
- DUTIES OF 
 Exodus 18:16,20,21; 23:3,6,7,9; Leviticus 19:15; 24:22; Numbers 27:16,17; Deuteronomy 1:16,17; 16:18-20; 17:16-20; 19:18,19; 24:16; 25:1; Joshua 1:7,8; 2 Chronicles 9:8; 19:6,7; Ezra 7:25,26; Psalm 82:2-4; 148:11,13; Isaiah 58:6; Jeremiah 21:12; 22:1-3; Zechariah 7:9,10; 8:16; Romans 13:3; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Peter 2:14
- RIGHTEOUS - INSTANCES OF - Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham 
 Genesis 12:15-20
-  Abimelech, in his treatment of Isaac 
 Genesis 26:6-11
-  Joseph, in how he conducted the affairs of Egypt 
 Genesis 41:37-57
-  Pharaoh, in his treatment of Jacob and his family 
 Genesis 47:5-10; 50:1-6
-  Moses, in his administration of the affairs of the people Of Israel 
 Numbers 16:15
 
- Pharaoh, in his treatment of Abraham 
 -  See GOVERNMENT, MOSAIC - Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 
 1 Samuel 12:3,4
-  Saul, after the defeat of the Ammonites 
 1 Samuel 11:12,13
-  Solomon, in his judgment between the two women who claimed The same child 
 1 Kings 3:16-28
-  Solomon, according to the testimony of the queen of Sheba 
 1 Kings 10:6-9
-  Asa, in abolishing sodomy and other abominations of idolatry 
 1 Kings 15:11-15; 2 Chronicles 14:2-5
-  Jehoshaphat, in walking in the ways of the Lord 
 1 Kings 22:41-46; 2 Chronicles 17:3-10; 19; 20:3-30
-  Hezekiah, in his fear of the Lord 
 2 Kings 18:3; 20:1-11; 2 Chronicles 30; 31
-  Josiah, in repairing the temple and in other good works 
 2 Kings 22; 23; 2 Chronicles 34; 35
-  Cyrus, in emancipating the Jews 
 Ezra 1
-  Darius, in advancing the rebuilding of the temple 
 Ezra 6:1-12
-  Artaxerxes, in commissioning Ezra to restore the forms of worship at Jerusalem 
 Ezra 7; Nehemiah 2; 5:14
-  Nehemiah 
 Nehemiah 4; 5
- Daniel
- See DANIEL
- King of Nineveh, in repenting, and proclaimimg a fast 
 Jonah 3:6-9
 
- Samuel, in not receiving compensation for judgment 
 
- INSTANCES OF 
- WICKED 
 Genesis 15:13,14; Exodus 3:9; Deuteronomy 27:19; 1 Samuel 8:10-18; 2 Chronicles 28:19; Nehemiah 5:7-9; 9:34-37; Job 24:22,24; 35:9; Psalm 10:17,18; 12:5,8; 49:20; 58:1,2; 82:2; 94:20,21; 110:5; Proverbs 17:15,26; 28:15,16,28; 29:2,4,12; 30:21,22; Ecclesiastes 3:16,17; 4:1,13,14; 5:8; 8:9; 10:5-7,16,17; Isaiah 1:23; 3:12,14,15; 5:7; 10:1-3; 14:4-20; 28:14,15; 29:20,21; 30:33; 33:1; 40:23; 52:5; 59:14,15; Jeremiah 5:28,29; Ezekiel 21:25,26; 22:6,27; 28:2; 34:2-4,7-10; 45:9; Hosea 5:10; 7:3; 10:7; Amos 3:10,11; 4:1,2; 5:11,12; 6:12,13; Micah 3:1-3,9-11; 7:3,4; Habakkuk 1:4; 2:5-13; Zephaniah 1:8; 3:3; Acts 23:3; James 2:6,9-  INSTANCES OF - Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison 
 Genesis 39:20; 40:15
-  Pharaoh, oppressing the Israelites 
 Exodus 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11
-  Adoni-bezek, torturing seventy kings 
 Judges 1:7
-  Abimelech, killing his seventy brothers 
 Judges 9:1-5
-  Eli's sons, desecrating the sacrifices 
 1 Samuel 2:12-17
-  Debauching themselves and the worshipers 
 1 Samuel 2:22
-  Samuel's sons, taking bribes 
 1 Samuel 8:1-5
-  Saul, sparing Agag and the best of the booty 
 1 Samuel 15:8-35
-  Saul, jealously plotting against David 
 1 Samuel 19
-  Saul, killing Ahimelech and the priests 
 1 Samuel 22:7-19
-  Hanun, maltreating David's servants 
 2 Samuel 10:4; 1 Chronicles 19:2-5
-  David, numbering Israel and Judah 
 2 Samuel 24:1-9; 1 Chronicles 21:1-7; 27:23,24
-  Solomon, luxurious, and idolatrous 
 1 Kings 11:1-13
-  Solomon, oppressing the people 
 1 Kings 12:4; 4:7-23
-  Rehoboam, making the yoke heavy 
 1 Kings 12:8-11; 2 Chronicles 10:1-15
-  Jeroboam, perverting the true worship 
 1 Kings 12:26-33; 13:1-5; 14:16
-  Exalting debased persons to the priesthood 
 1 Kings 12:31; 13:33; 2 Kings 17:32; 2 Chronicles 11:14,15; Ezekiel 44:7; Numbers 3:10
-  Abijam, walking in the sins of Rehoboam 
 1 Kings 15:3
-  Nadab, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 
 1 Kings 15:26
-  Baasha, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 
 1 Kings 15:33,34
-  Asa, imprisoning the seer, and oppressing the people 
 2 Chronicles 16:10
-  Zimri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 
 1 Kings 16:19
-  Omri, walking in the ways of Jeroboam 
 1 Kings 16:25-29
-  Ahab, serving Baal 
 1 Kings 16:30-33; 21:21-26
-  Confiscating Naboth's vineyard 
 1 Kings 21; 1 Samuel 8:14; 1 Kings 22:38; 2 Kings 9:26
-  Jehoram, cleaving to the sins of Jeroboam 
 2 Kings 3:2,3
-  Hazael, committing pillage (plundering) 
 2 Kings 8:12; 10:32; 12:17; 13:3-7
-  Jehoram, walking in the ways of the kings of Israel 
 2 Kings 8:18; 2 Chronicles 21:13
-  Jehu, departing not from the sins of Jeroboam 
 2 Kings 10:29
-  Jehoahaz, in following the sins of Jeroboam 
 2 Kings 13:1,2
-  Jehoash, in following the wicked example of Jeroboam 
 2 Kings 13:10,11
-  Jeroboam II, not departing from the sins of Jeroboam 
 2 Kings 14:23,24
-  Zachariah, Menahem, Pekahiah, and Pekah, following the sins of Jeroboam 
 2 Kings 15:9,18,24,28
-  Conspiring against Pekahiah and assassinating him 
 2 Kings 15:25
-  Hoshea, who conspired against Pekah 
 2 Kings 15:30
-  In permitting Baal-worship 
 2 Kings 17:1,2,7-18
-  Ahaz, burning his own children in idolatrous sacrifice 
 2 Kings 16:3; 2 Chronicles 28:2-4
-  Manasseh, who committed the abominations of the heathen 
 2 Kings 21:1-17; 2 Chronicles 33:2-7
-  Amon, who followed the evil example of Manasseh 
 2 Kings 21:19-22
-  Jehoahaz, who followed in the ways of his forefathers 
 2 Kings 23:32
-  Jehoiakim, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 
 2 Kings 23:37
-  Jehoiachin, in walking in the ways of his forefathers 
 2 Kings 24:9
-  Zedekiah, following the evil example of Jehoiakim 
 2 Kings 24:19; 2 Chronicles 36:12,13
-  And persecuting Jeremiah 
 Jeremiah 38:5,6
-  Joash, killing Zechariah 
 2 Chronicles 24:2,17-25
-  Ahaziah, doing evil like the household of Ahab 
 2 Chronicles 22:1-9
-  Amaziah, worshiping the gods of Seir 
 2 Chronicles 25:14
-  Uzziah, invading the priest's office 
 2 Chronicles 26:16
-  Ahasuerus and Haman, decreeing the death of all Jews (genocide) 
 Esther 3
-  Nebuchadnezzar, commanding to destroy the wise men 
 Daniel 2:1-13
-  Nebuchadnezzar, committing the three Hebrews to the furnace 
 Daniel 3:1-23
-  Belshazzar, in drunkenness and committing sacrilege 
 Daniel 5:22
-  Darius, in deifying himself 
 Daniel 6:7,9
-  The princes, conspiring against Daniel 
 Daniel 6:1-9
-  Herod the Great, killing the infants in Bethlehem 
 Matthew 2:16-18
-  Herod Antipas, in beheading John the Baptist 
 Matthew 14:1-11
-  Herod Antipas, in craftiness and tyranny 
 Luke 13:31,32; 23:6-15
-  Herod Agrippa I, persecuting the congregation in Jerusalem 
 Acts 12:1-19
-  Pilate, delivering up Jesus for crucifixion 
 Matthew 27:11-26; Mark 15:15
-  The chief priests, elders, and the Sanhedrin, seeking false witness against Jesus 
 Matthew 26:59
-  Ananias, the high priest, commanding to strike Paul 
 Acts 23:2
 
- Potiphar, putting Joseph into prison 
 
-  INSTANCES OF 
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Bibliography Information
Nave, Orville J. Entry for 'Rulers'. Nave's Topical Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​concordances/​eng/​ntb/​r/rulers.html. 1896.
		
	Nave, Orville J. Entry for 'Rulers'. Nave's Topical Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​concordances/​eng/​ntb/​r/rulers.html. 1896.