Origin of Civil Government

Table of Contents
00:00 - Introduction: What are 3 views on how we are to respond to the civil government?
03:50 - Where are we NOT to begin when we think about civil government?
05:30 - How should we examine the question of the origin of the civil government?
06:00 - What questions should we ask when surveying the Bible on the topic of civil government?
07:15 - What assumption do we have regarding the civil government?
09:30 - Were any Kings or Kingdoms mentioned from the time of Adam to the time of the flood?
10:00 - What was the only institution that existed during that period of time?
10:30 - What was God’s command to the members of this institution?
11:20 - What was the covenant command that applies to all human race - even today?
13:15 - The power to punish wrongdoing was reserved to whom during this period?
15:00 - Was there a civil government in the first 1650 years of human history?
17:05 - What was the one authority recorded during that time?
18:50 - What was the first kingdom mentioned in the Bible?
19:05 - What did God come down to see?
22:00 - Did God establish this Kingdom?
23:50 - 1900 Years into human history, who appears?
24:00 - Who was Pharaoh? How did he get his power? Was he established by God?
27:23 - Where did the 4 Kings from Abraham’s time come from? Did God put them on the throne?
28:55 - Did Abraham abide by these Kings’ actions against his family?
31:00 - Exodus 17, 18 19 - What was God’s proposal to the people of Israel?
33:15 - Did the Israelites accept God’s offer?
33:25 - Was this the first form of Civil Government?
34:30 - Did God establish a form of government and force it on the Israelites because He is God?
33:50 - Did God make this offer to any other people or nation in history?
36:10 - Did God establish the Civil Government unilaterally or with the consent of the people?
39:25 - How was the Book of Judges repetitive?
40:40 - I Samuel 8 - What is God’s opinion of the kings of the earth?
46:31 - Deuteronomy 17:14 What did God foretell about Israel? Who did Israel reject as King?
47:10 - What was God’s response to Israel’s rejection?
48:00 - What exactly did Israel choose in place of their rejection of God’s original plan?
48:05 - How could any nation choose so poorly? How well did we choose?
48:15 - What is the pattern of human choice?
48:30 - What was God’s admonition about human kings?
49:20 - Why does James Madison think we should have limits on the Congress?
49:30 - What is the MAJOR PRINCIPLE from Deut. 17:15-20?
55:30 - Pitting Deut 17: 15-20 to Saul, David and Solomon. Who did the worst as King?
59:55 - Why is it that civil governments have to be restrained? Principle of Deut 17:15-20
01:01:00 - Survey of the Kings of Israel and Kings of Judah shows the majority to be evil-doers.
01:02:30 - Who was the last King of Israel? What does the end of the government look like?
01:03:30 - Was there any evidence of divine rights in the history of Israel’s kings?
01:04:15 - What does 1 Peter 2:13-14 say about civil governments?
01:07:10 - Romans 13: What authorities were established by God?
01:08:30 - Paul’s appeal to conscience: What does that mean for you and me?

End of Part One

01:10:45 - How does the Declaration of Independence encapsulate the principles of consent and self-government?
01:11:50 - What is the promise of the LONANG ( Law Of Nature And Nature’s God ) Institute?
01:12:25 - Q: Was there a theocracy in Genesis in the Garden or in Exodus or was it without a system of government?
01:18:50 - Q: How does the idea of consent square with obedience in parenting? Did Eve consent to marrying Adam?
01:30:20 - Q: Does the book address sovereignty, statutory laws to make applications for the U.S.?
01:31:35 - Is there any support that God’s laws entitle people to become a nation?
01:31:55 - Is the idea of unalienable rights grounded in the scriptures? If so, how are they derived?
01:32:55 - What duties does God require of every person?
01:35:10 - Duty to speak the truth in love gives rise to which inalienable right?
01:35:35 - Principle: THE DUTY ANALYSIS = inalienable rights arise from the duties we owe to God.
01:39:01 - Is there any biblical support to the concept of consent?
01:39:55 - Is there any biblical support to the right to alter or abolish a government?
01:47:40 - Q: How to make decisions when we have a government we didn’t choose? Bottom line of Romans 13?
01:48:40 - Q. What is the bottom line of Romans 13 - how do we apply it and when do we apply it?
01:49:15 - What is the original government?
01:49:30 - What authority does the family have now in their hands to put an end to tyranny?
02:07:15 - Q. What’s the legal weight of Virginia's Declaration of Rights?

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