- and my princes:
- In the predicted period, not only shall the ministers and worshippers of God be liberally provided for, but the princes will be both able and willing to defray the expenses of government, without oppressing their subjects, and will rule over them with equity and clemency, as the vicegerents of God; while the people will submit to them conscientiously, and live in peace, prosperity, and holiness. These things seem to be represented in language taken from the customs of the times in which the prophet wrote. Tithes are not mentioned in part of the vision, which shows that the ritual Mosaic law will not be in force. "And she brought upª° oneª of her whelps:ª¹ it became¹ a young lion,ª and it learnedª° to catchª° the prey;ª it devouredª° men.ª" {Ezk 19:3} + "And he knewª° their desolate palaces,²¹ and he laid wasteª° their cities;ª and the landª was desolate,ª° and the fulnessª thereof, by the noiseª¹ of his roaring.ª" {Ezk 19:7} + "Her princesª in the midstª thereof [are] like wolvesª raveningª° the prey,ª to shedª° blood,ª [and] to destroyª° souls,ª to¹ getª° dishonest gain.ª" {Ezk 22:27} + "Moreover the princeª shall not¹ take²° of the people's² inheritance² by oppression,²°¹¹¹¹ to thrust²° them out¹ of their possession;ª¹ [but] he shall give¹ his sonsª inheritanceª° out of his own possession:ª¹ that¹¹ my peopleª be not¹ scatteredª° every manª from his possession.ª¹" {Ezk 46:18} + "The princeª that wantethª understandingª [is] also a greatª oppressor:ª [but] he that hatethª° covetousnessª shall prolongª° [his] days.ª" {Prv 28:16} + "And shall make him of quick understandingª° in the fearª of the LORD:ª and he shall not¹ judgeª° after the sightª of his eyes,ª neither¹ reproveª° after the hearingª of his ears:ª ... And righteousnessª shall be¹ the girdleª of his loins,ª and faithfulnessª the girdleª of his reins.ª" {Isa 11:3-5} + "Behold,¹ a kingª shall reignª° in righteousness,ª and princesª shall ruleª° in judgment.ª ... And a manª shall be¹ as an hiding placeª from the wind,ª and a covertª from the tempest;ª as riversª of waterª in a dry place,ª as the shadowª of a greatª rockª in a wearyª land.ª" {Isa 32:1-2} + "For¹ brassª I will bringª° gold,ª and for¹ ironª I will bringª° silver,ª and for¹ woodª brass,ª and for¹ stonesª iron:ª I will also makeª° thy officersª peace,ª and thine exactorsª° righteousness.ª ... Violenceª shall no¹ more¹ be heardª° in thy land,ª wastingª nor destructionª within thy borders;ª but thou shalt callª° thy wallsª Salvation,ª and thy gatesª Praise.ª" {Isa 60:17-18} + "But¹ thine eyesª and thine heartª [are] not¹ but for¹¹¹ thy covetousness,ª and for¹ to shedª° innocentª blood,ª and for¹ oppression,ª and for¹ violence,ª to doª° [it]." {Jer 22:17} + "Behold,¹ the daysª come,ª° saithª° the LORD,ª that I will raiseª° unto Davidª a righteousª Branch,ª and a Kingª shall reignª° and prosper,ª° and shall executeª° judgmentª and justiceª in the earth.ª" {Jer 23:5} + "And I said,ª° Hear,ª° I pray you,¹ O headsª of Jacob,ª and ye princesª of the houseª of Israel;ª [Is it] not¹ for you to knowª°¹ judgment?ª ... Then¹ shall they cryª° unto¹ the LORD,ª but he will not¹ hearª° them: he will even hideª° his faceª from¹ them at that¹ time,ª as¹ they have behaved themselves illª° in their doings.ª" {Mic 3:1-4} + "The remnantª of Israelª shall not¹ doª° iniquity,ª nor¹ speakª° lies;ª neither¹ shall a deceitfulª tongueª be foundª° in their mouth:ª for¹ they¹ shall feedª° and lie down,ª° and none¹ shall make [them] afraid.ª°" {Zph 3:13} + "Butª yeª have despisedª° the¹ poor.ª Do²° notª rich menª oppressª° you,ª andª drawª²° youª beforeª the judgment seats?ª" {Jms 2:6} + "Go toª° now,ª [ye] rich men,ª weepª° and howlª° forª yourª miseriesª that shall come uponª° [you]. ... Ye have condemnedª° [and] killedª° the¹ just;ª [and] he doth²° notª resistª° you.ª¹" {Jms 5:1-6} + "Andª I sawª° heavenª opened,ª° andª beholdª° a whiteª horse;ª andª he that satª° uponª himª [was] calledª° Faithfulª andª True,ª andª inª righteousnessª he doth judgeª° andª make war.ª° ... Andª he hathª° onª [his] vestureª andª onª his²¹ thighª a nameª written,ª° KINGª OF KINGS,ª ANDª LORDª OF LORDS.ª" {Rev 19:11-16}
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