THEOCRACY

 

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THEOCRACY is Kingdom, directly controlled by God Himself.  She was in Israel in the Old Testament time.

 

Israel became Theocracy, agreeing to obey God in everything, and having him as their ruler (Exodus 19.5-8, 24.3-8).

 

The constitutive law has been spoken to by God. Other laws He gave to Moses, who wrote the book for Israel. These laws and established his rule.

 

God, being the Supreme ruler, Himself appointed subordinate It employees - Moses, Joshua, priests, etc.

Sometimes He opened his will through PROPHETS (Amos 3.7) or through the Urim and Thummim :

"And will he turn to Eleazar the priest and asking him about the decision before the Lord; and by His word should go, and by His word should be he (Joshua) and all the children of Israel" (Num 27.21).

"O Lord God of Israel! Unlock thy servant. And the Lord said: come" (1 Sam 23.11).

 

In the days of Samuel Lord, pursuant to the will of the people, and gave them the King, but still He continued to manage Israel, as before, through His servants the prophets (1 Sam 8.10 , Am 3.7).

 

Theocracy actually ended when the Jews, claiming that their leader was not Christ and the Roman Caesar finally crucified him, its true ruler (John 19.15).

Since Israel rejected its King - Christ, and God rejected them as His people (Matthew 21.43).  This ended the world's only Theocracy.