- in controversy:
- This seems to intimate, that controversies, in the period predicted, will be generally decided by arbitration, according to the law of God; and not by litigations before human tribunals, according to the laws of man. "If¹ there arise a matter² too hardª°¹ for¹ thee in judgment,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ pleaª and plea,ª and between¹ strokeª and stroke,ª [being] mattersª of controversyª within thy gates:ª then shalt thou arise,ª° and get thee upª° into¹ the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª shall choose;ª° ... And all¹ the peopleª shall hear,ª° and fear,ª° and do no¹ more¹ presumptuously.ª°" {Deu 17:8-13} + "Of which,ª¹ twentyª and fourª thousandª [were] to set forwardª°¹ the workª of the houseª of the LORD;ª and sixª thousandª [were] officersª° and judges:ª°" {1Ch 23:4} + "Moreover¹ in Jerusalemª did Jehoshaphatª setª° of¹ the Levites,ª and [of] the priests,ª and of the chiefª¹ of the fathersª of Israel,ª for the judgmentª of the LORD,ª and for controversies,ª when they returnedª° to Jerusalem.ª ... And what cause² soever¹¹¹ shall comeª° to¹ you of your brethrenª¹ that dwellª° in their cities,ª between¹ bloodª and blood,ª between¹ lawª and commandment,ª statutesª and judgments,ª ye shall even warnª° them that they trespassª° not¹ against the LORD,ª and [so] wrathª come¹ upon¹ you, and upon¹ your brethren:ª thisª do,ª° and ye shall not¹ trespass.ª°" {2Ch 19:8-10} + "And the Tirshathaª saidª° unto them, that¹ they should not¹ eatª° of the most² holy things,ª¹ till¹ there stood upª° a priestª with Urimª and with Thummim.ª" {Ezr 2:63}
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