TopicGovernment & SocietyBoth Testaments

politics

Scripture addresses politics within God's sovereign ordering of nations and human authority.

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Overview

What does the Bible say about politics? Browse 15 carefully selected verses that illuminate this biblical theme.

Topical Index

16 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible

CORRUPTION IN

Psalms 12:8

In the court

Of Ahasuerus

Esther 3

Of Darius

Daniel 6:4-15

INSTANCES OF

Absalom, electioneering for the throne

2 Samuel 15:2-6

Pilate, condemning Jesus to gratify the clamoring people

Matthew 27:23-27Mark 15:15Luke 23:13-25John 18:38,39John 19:4-13

MINISTERS IN

Zadok the priest, a partisan of David

2 Samuel 15:24-29

Nathan, the prophet, influences the selection of David' s successor

1 Kings 1:11-40

WOMEN IN

The wise woman of Abel who saved the city through diplomacy

2 Samuel 20:16-22

Bath-sheba, in securing the crown for Solomon

1 Kings 1:15-21

Herodias, in influencing the administration of Herod

Matthew 14:3-11Mark 6:17-28

Mother of Zebedee' s children, in seeking favor for her sons

Matthew 20:20-23

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Key Verses

1

Psalms 12:8

CORRUPTION IN

2

Esther 3

Of Ahasuerus

3

Daniel 6:4-15

Of Darius

4

2 Samuel 15:2-6

Absalom, electioneering for the throne

5

Matthew 27:23-27

Pilate, condemning Jesus to gratify the clamoring people

6

2 Samuel 15:24-29

Zadok the priest, a partisan of David

7

1 Kings 1:11-40

Nathan, the prophet, influences the selection of David' s successor

8

2 Samuel 20:16-22

The wise woman of Abel who saved the city through diplomacy

9

1 Kings 1:15-21

Bath-sheba, in securing the crown for Solomon

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Matthew 14:3-11

Herodias, in influencing the administration of Herod

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