- -  See also PATRIOTISM 
 

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COURAGE
- -  Enjoined upon Joshua: ...  De 31:7,8,22,23; Jos 1:1-9|
- -  The Israelites: ...  Le 26:6-8; 2Ch 32:7,8|
- -  Solomon: ...  1Ch 22:13; 28:20|
- -  Asa: ...  2Ch 15:1-7|
- -  Enjoined by Jehoshaphat upon the judicial and executive
  officers be appointed: ...  2Ch 19:11|
- -  SCRIPTURES RELATING TO: ...  Pr 28:1; Eze 2:6; 3:9; 1Cor 16:13; Php 1:27,28; 2Ti 1:7|
- -  INSTANCES OF THE COURAGE OF CONVICTION
......   Abraham, in leaving his fatherland: ...  Ge 12:1-9|
......   In offering Isaac: ...  Ge 22:1-14|
......   Gideon, in destroying the altar of Baal: ...  Jud 6:25-31|
......   Ezra, in undertaking the perilous journey from Babylon to    Palestine without a guard: ...  Ezr 8:22,23|
......   The Jews, in returning answer to Tatnai: ...  Ezr 5:11|
......   The three Hebrews, who refused to bow down to the image of    Nebuchadnezzar: ...  Da 3:16-18|
......   Daniel, in persisting in prayer regardless of the edict    against praying: ...  Da 6:10|
......   Peter and John, in refusing to obey men, rather than God: ...  Acts 4:19; 5:29|
- -  See MINISTERS, COURAGE OF
- -  See REPROOF

- -  INSTANCES OF PERSONAL BRAVERY
......   Joshua and Caleb, in advising that Israel go at once and    possess the land: ...  Nu 13:30; 14:6-12|
......   Othniel, in striking Kirjath-sepher: ...  Jos 15:16,17|
......   Gideon, in attacking the confederate armies of the    Midianites and Amalekites with three hundred men: ...  Jud 7:7-23|
......   Deborah, in leading Israel's armies: ...  Jud 4|
......   Jael, in killing Sisera: ...  Jud 4:18-22|
......   Agag, in the indifference with which he faced death: ...  1Sa 15:32,33|
......   David, in killing Goliath: ...  1Sa 17:32-50|
......   In entering into the tent of Saul, and carrying away Saul's    spear: ...  1Sa 26:7-12|
......   David's captains: ...  2Sa 23|
......   Joab, in reproving King David: ...  2Sa 19:5-7|
......   Nehemiah, in refusing to take refuge in the temple: ...  Ne 6:10-13|
......   Esther, in going to the king to save her people: ...  Es 4:8,16; 5; 6; 7|
......   Joseph of Arimathaea, in caring for the body of Jesus: ...  Mark 15:43|
......   Thomas, in being willing to die with Jesus: ...  John 11:16|
......   Peter and other disciples: ...  Acts 3:12-26; 4:9-13,19,20,31|
......   The apostles, under persecution: ...  Acts 5:21,29-32|
......   Paul, in going to Jerusalem, despite his impressions that    bonds and imprisonments awaited him: ...  Acts 20:22-24; 24:14,25|
- -  See BOLDNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS
- -  See MINISTERS
- -  See REPROOF, FAITHFULNESS IN
- -  See COWARDICE
 

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COURT
- -  ECCLESIASTICAL: ...  1Ch 26:29-32; 2Ch 19:8-11; Mt 18:15-18; John 20:23|
- -  See CHURCH, DISCIPLINE IN
- -  CIVIL
......   Held at the tabernacle: ...  Nu 27:2|
......   The gates of cities: ...  De 21:19; 22:15; 25:7; Jos 20:4; Ru 4:1; Zec 8:16|
......   Under a palm tree: ...  Jud 4:5|
......   COMPOSITION OF, AND MODE OF PROCEDURE: ...  Ex 18:25,26; De 1:15-17; 17:9; Ru 4:2-5; 1Ch 26:29-32;   2Ch 19:8-11; Mt 26:54-71; Mark 14:53,55-65; 15:1; Luke   22:50-71; John 18:13-28; Acts 5:17-21,25-28,34,38-41|

- -  CIRCUIT: ...  1Sa 7:15-17|
- -  SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR: ...  Ex 18:21-26; De 1:15-17; 17:8-13; 2Ch 19:5-10|
- -  JUSTICE REQUIRED OF: ...  Ex 23:2,3,6-8; De 1:16,17; 25:1; 2Ch 19:5-10|
- -  SENTENCE OF, FINAL AND OBLIGATORY: ...  De 17:8-12|
- -  CONTEMPT OF: ...  De 17:8-13; Mic 5:1; Acts 23:1-5|
- -  CORRUPT: ...  Pr 17:15; 29:26; Isa 1:23; 5:23; 10:1,2; Mic 3:11; 7:3; Zep    3:3; Mt 26:59-62; 27:18-26; Mark 14:53,55-65; 15:10; Acts    4:15-18; 6:11-14; 24:26,27|

- -  ACCUSED SPOKE IN HIS OWN DEFENSE: ...  Jer 26:11-16; Mark 15:3-5; Acts 4:8-12,18-20; 5:29-32; 7:1-56;    23:1-7; 26:1-32|
- -  See APPEAL
- -  See PUNISHMENT
- -  See WITNESS
- -  See BRIBERY
- -  See JUDGE
- -  See JUSTICE
- -  See JUDGE
- -  See JUSTICE
- -  See PRIEST, JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF   »T0003949- -  See JUDGE

- -  Have authority from God: ...   Ro 13:1-5|
- -  SUPERIOR COURT
......   Held first by Moses alone in the wilderness: ...   Ex 18:13-20|
......   Consisted subsequently of priests and Levites: ...   De 17:9; Mal 2:7|
......   Presided over by the governor or the high priest: ...   De 17:12; Jud 4:4,5|
......   Held at the seat of government: ...   De 17:8|
......   Decided on all appeals and difficult cases: ...   Ex 18:26; De 1:17; 17:8,9|
......   Decisions of, conclusive: ...   De 17:10,11|
- -  INFERIOR COURT
......   In all cities: ...   De 16:18; 2Ch 19:5-7|
......   Held at the gates: ...   Ge 34:20; De 16:18; 21:19; Job 5:4|
......   Judges of, appointed by the governor: ...   Ex 18:21,25; De 1:9-15; 2Sa 15:3|
......   All minor cases decided by: ...   Ex 18:26; 2Sa 15:4|
......   All transfers of property made before: ...   Ge 23:17-20; Ru 4:1,2|
- -  Re-established by Jehoshaphat: ...   2Ch 19:5-10|
- -  Re-established by Ezra: ...   Ezr 7:25|
- -  SANHEDRIM OR COURT OF THE SEVENTY
......   Probably derived from the seventy elders appointed by Moses: ...   Ex 24:9; Nu 11:16,17,24-30|
......   Mentioned in the latter part of sacred history: ...   Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 5:27|
......   Consisted of chief priest, &c: ...   Mt 26:57,59|
......   Presided over by high priest: ...   Mt 26:62-66|
......   Sat in high priest's palace: ...   Mt 26:57,58|
- -  OF THE ROMANS IN JUDEA
......   Presided over by the governor or deputy: ...   Mt 27:2,11; Acts 18:12|
......   Place of, called the hall of judgment: ...   John 18:28,33; 19:9|
......   Never interfered in any dispute about minor matters or   about religion: ...   Acts 18:14,15|
......   Could alone award death: ...   John 18:31|
......   Never examined their own citizens by torture: ...   Acts 22:25-29|
......   Appeals from, made to the emperor: ...   Acts 25:11; 26:32; 28:19|
- -  Generally held in the morning: ...   Jer 21:12; Mt 27:1; Luke 22:66; Acts 5:21|
- -  Sometimes held in synagogues: ...   Mt 10:17; Acts 22:19; 26:11; James 2:2|
- -  PROVIDED WITH
......   Judges: ...   De 16:18|
......   Officers: ...   De 16:18; Mt 5:25|
......   Tormentors or executioners: ...   Mt 18:34|
- -  JUDGES OF
......   Called elders: ...   De 25:7; 1Sa 16:4|
......   Called magistrates: ...   Luke 12:58|
......   Rode often on white asses: ...   Jud 5:10|
......   To judge righteously: ...   Le 19:15; De 1:6|
......   To judge without respect of persons: ...   Ex 23:3,6; Le 19:15; De 1:17; Pr 22:22|
......   To investigate every case: ...   De 19:18|
......   Not to take bribes: ...   Ex 23:8; De 16:19|
......   To judge as for God: ...   2Ch 19:6,7,9|
......   To decide according to the law: ...   Eze 44:24|
......   To promote peace: ...   Zec 8:16|
......   Sat on the judgment-seat while hearing causes: ...   Ex 18:13; Jud 5:10; Isa 28:6; Mt 27:19|
......   Examined the parties: ...   Acts 24:8|
......   Conferred together before giving judgment: ...  Acts 5:34-40; 25:12; 26:30,31|
......   Pronounced the judgment of the court: ...   Mt 26:65,66; Luke 23:24; Acts 5:40|
- -  Both the accusers and accused required to appear before: ...   De 25:1; Acts 25:16|
- -  CAUSES IN, WERE OPENED BY
......   The complainant: ...   1Ki 3:17-21; Acts 16:19-21|
......   An advocate: ...   Acts 24:1|
- -  THE ACCUSED
......   Stood before the judge: ...   Nu 35:12; Mt 27:11|
......   Permitted to plead their own cause: ...   1Ki 3:22; Acts 24:10; 26:1|
......   Might have advocates: ...   Pr 31:8,9; Isa 1:17|
......   Exhorted to confess: ...   Jos 7:19|
......   Examined on oath: ...   Le 5:1; Mt 26:63|
......   Sometimes examined by torture: ...   Acts 22:24,29|
......   Sometimes treated with insult: ...   Mt 26:67; John 18:22,23; Acts 23:2,3|
......   The evidence of two or more witnesses required in: ...   De 17:6; 19:15; John 8:17; 2Co 13:1|
......   Witnesses sometimes laid their hands on the criminal's head   before punishment: ...   Le 24:14|
- -  False witnesses in to receive the punishment of the accused: ...   De 19:19|
- -  Corruption and bribery often practised in: ...   Isa 10:1; Am 5:12; 8:6|
- -  THE JUDGMENT OF
......   Not given till accused was heard: ...   John 7:51|
......   Recorded in writing: ...   Isa 10:1|
......   Immediately executed: ...   De 25:2; Jos 7:25; Mark 15:15-20|
......   Witnesses first to execute: ...   De 17:7; Acts 7:58|
......   Allusions to: ...   Job 5:4; Ps 127:5; Mt 5:22|
......   Illustrative of the last judgment: ...   Mt 19:28; Ro 14:10; 1Cor 6:2|
- -  See JUDGE
- -  See JUSTICE
- -  See PRIEST, JUDICIAL FUNCTIONS OF   »T0003949- -  See JUDGE
 

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COURTESY
- -  See MANNERS
 
 

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COURTSHIP
- -  Ancient customs of
......   Suitor visited the maid: ...  Jud 14:7|
......   Women proposed marriage: ...  Ru 3:9-13|
- -  See MARRIAGE
 

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COVENANTS, THE
- -  Christ, the substance of: ...   Isa 42:6; 49:8|
- -  Christ, the Mediator of: ...   Heb 8:6; 9:15; 12:24|
- -  Christ, the Messenger of: ...   Mal 3:1|
- -  MADE WITH
......   Abraham: ...   Ge 15:7-18; 17:2-14; Luke 1:72-75; Acts 3:25; Ga 3:16|
......   Isaac: ...   Ge 17:19,21; 26:3,4|
......   Jacob: ...   Ge 28:13,14; 1Ch 16:16,17|
......   Israel: ...   Ex 6:4; Acts 3:25|
......   David: ...   2Sa 23:5; Ps 89:3,4|
- -  Renewed under the gospel: ...   Jer 31:31-33; Ro 11:27; Heb 8:8-10,13|
- -  Fulfilled in Christ: ...   Luke 1:68-79|
- -  Confirmed in Christ: ...   Ga 3:17|
- -  Ratified by the blood of Christ: ...   Heb 9:11-14,16-23|
- -  Is a covenant of peace: ...   Isa 54:9,10; Eze 34:25; 37:26|
- -  Is unalterable: ...   Ps 89:34; Isa 54:10; 59:21; Ga 3:17|
- -  Is everlasting: ...   Ps 111:9; Isa 55:3; 61:8; Eze 16:60-63; Heb 13:20|
- -  All saints interested in: ...   Ps 25:14; 89:29-37; Heb 8:10|
- -  The wicked have no interest in: ...   Eph 2:12|
- -  Blessings connected with: ...   Isa 56:4-7; Heb 8:10-12|
- -  God is faithful to: ...   De 7:9; 1Ki 8:23; Ne 1:5; Da 9:4|
- -  God is ever mindful of: ...   Ps 105:8; 111:5; Luke 1:72|
- -  Be mindful of: ...   1Ch 16:15|
- -  Caution against forgetting: ...   De 4:23|
- -  Plead, in prayer: ...   Ps 74:20; Jer 14:21|
- -  Punishment for despising: ...   Heb 10:29,30|
- -  Sacred: ...  Jos 9:18-21; Ga 3:15|
- -  Binding: ...  Jos 9:18-20; Jer 34:8-21; Eze 17:14-18; Ga 3:15|
- -  Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are
  represented: ...  De 29:14,15|
- -  Blood of: ...  Ex 24:8|
- -  Book of: ...  Ex 24:7|
- -  The Mosaic law called a covenant: ...  Ex 34:28|
 

- -  OF GOD WITH MEN
......   Confirmed with an oath: ...  Ge 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; Ps 89:35; 105:9; Luke 1:73; Heb   6:13,17,18|
......   Binding: ...  Le 26; Jer 11:2,3; Ga 3:15|
......   Everlasting: ...  Ge 8:20-22; 9:1-17; Ps 105:8,10; Isa 54:10; 61:8|
......   God faithful to: ...  Le 26:44,45; De 4:31; 7:8,9; Jud 2:1; 1Ki 8:23; Ps   105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; Mic 7:20|
......   Repudiated by God on account of Jews' idolatry: ...  Jer 44:26,27; Heb 8:9|
......   Broken by the Jews: ...  Jer 22:9; Eze 16:59; Heb 8:9|
......   Punishments for breaking of: ...  Le 26:25-46|
- -  INSTANCES OF
......   Of the sabbath: ...  Ex 31:16|
......   Of the Ten Commandments: ...  Ex 34:28; De 5:2,3; 9:9|
......   With Adam: ...  Ge 2:16,17|
......   Noah: ...  Ge 8:16; 9:8-17|
......   Abraham: ...  Ge 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; Ex 6:4-8; Ps 105:8-11; Ro 9:7-13;   Ga 3|
- -  See CIRCUMCISION
......   With Isaac: ...  Ge 17:19|
......   Jacob: ...  Ge 28:13-15|
......   With the Israelites to deliver them from Egypt: ...  Ex 6:4-8|
......   With Phinehas: ...  Nu 25:12,13|
......   With Israel, at Horeb: ...  De 5:2,3|
......   In Moab: ...  De 29:1-15|
......   Of the Levites: ...  Ne 13:29; Mal 2:4,5|
......   With David: ...  2Sa 7:12-16; 1Ch 17:11-14; 2Ch 6:16|
......   With David and his house: ...  2Sa 23:5; Ps 89:20-37; Jer 33:21|
......   With his people: ...  Isa 55:3; 59:21|
......   To be confirmed: ...  Da 9:27|
- -  THE SECOND COVENANT: ...  Jer 31:31-34; Heb 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20|
 

COVENANTS OF MAN