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Book of Judges - Example of No Government, Just Judges

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limitgov Posted: Fri, Nov 16 2012 9:02 AM

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In the Bible, Israel had no government for 400 years. They just had judges. Some of the people eventually wanted a government, a King.

God basically says, THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

"The elders of the tribes come to Samuel and request a king. Their reason is that Samuel is too old and his sons are corrupt (vs. 4,5). This displeased both Samuel and the Lord (vs. 6-8)."

God's government basically, means, he gave everyone a set of rules to live by. Rules like don't steal.

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shackleford replied on Fri, Nov 16 2012 9:28 AM

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Well, the idea was that they would be directly led by God, not a man. But the people desired a man to lead them. Eventually, God did anoint a king in Saul.

When Moses first began to lead, they ultimately had to divide the responsibilities because it was overwhelming for one person. I think he had 75,000 people assisting in the judicial and administrative dealings of the people.

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Bert replied on Fri, Nov 16 2012 9:32 AM

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I know of a world of just judges, and there's one judge called Dredd you didn't want to mess with, so yeah...

I had always been impressed by the fact that there are a surprising number of individuals who never use their minds if they can avoid it, and an equal number who do use their minds, but in an amazingly stupid way. - Carl Jung, Man and His Symbols