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Devotional: October 27th

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Deuteronomy 17:8-20

A sentence spoken by the priest or by the judge commanded authority and had to be accepted. Paul asserts, "For there is no power but of God . . . whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God" (Romans 13:1-2; 1 Peter 2:13-17). But, he who holds power is responsible to God for the way in which he uses it. Several important recommendations are made to the kings: not to have lots of horses (pride), nor a great many wives (lust of the flesh), nor to amass piles of silver or gold (lust of the eyes), to have the divine law as the only guide, finally not to exalt themselves above their brothers (who are their brothers, not their subjects). Solomon, the most splendid king in Israel’s history transgressed all these commandments (1 Kings 10:22-28; 1 Kings 11:1; 1 Kings 11:4; 1 Kings 12:4). On the other hand, Josiah, one of the last of his successors, distinguished himself by the honour which he rendered to the Book of God when it was found and by the practical effects which the Word had in his life (2 Chronicles 34:14 . . .). To possess a copy of the holy Book, to have it close by us, to read from it every day of our lives, this is how we will learn to fear the Lord, to know His words "to do them" (v. 19).

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