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Name of God

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The Name of God is written in the Bible using a nomina sacra, "YHWH". In the translation we've used for this site, that is expanded to "Jehovah". The name of God is understood to be powerful, and the law includes certain commandments regulating the use of that name. It's important to understand that the phrase "Name of God" has a broader meaning than just the sound expressed by a vocalization of the label YHWH (and indeed, we have no record to help us know the exact pronunciation of that title). For example, Abraham is said to "call upon the name of the Lord" in Genesis 12:7-8 and 13:4, but God says in Exodus 6:3 that Abraham did not know the name "YHWH". Therefore, for lack of knowledge of God's name, Abraham called upon God by some other reference to God's identity, and that was sufficient grounds for God to inspire the authors of scripture to use the phrase "called upon the name of the Lord" in reference to Abraham's action, without introducing any inaccuracy to scripture.

This topic will cover passages and laws which help us understand what the Name of God is, by what means it is invoked, and what parameters govern acceptable invocation of the Name of God.

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* Exodus 3:13-15
Circumcision

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Circumcision describes the removal of the foreskin of a male. It is the sign of the Abrahamic Covenant, and was required for participation in the ceremonies of the Mosaic Law. The Bible also commands people to circumcise their hearts (Deuteronomy 10:16, Jeremiah 4:4), contrasting the circumcised state of the heart against stubbornness or lack of submission to God. It is widely understood that physical circumcision is not a required sign for participation in the New Covenant, but the details of its abrogation or replacement are subject to some dispute. This topic will accumulate verses relating to circumcision and present the differing interpretations of the topic as a whole, with all verses in account.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Genesis 17
* Genesis 21
* Genesis 34
Genesis 1:11

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> **11** And God said, Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, `and' fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth: and it was so.
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## Classification

### The Command

This passage contains a **positive** command, framed as an expression of God's intent, directed toward the universe at large: "Let the earth put forth grass, herbs yielding seed, and fruit-trees bearing fruit after their kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth"

### Categories

This command can be said to affect the Principles and Definitions. It is part of a group of passages which demonstrate the power of God, and the Creator-Creation Distinction. It also has relevance to Hybridization, because God qualified that the plants should bear fruit after their kind.

This command pertains to the Created Order. It legislates a behavior of natural creation.

### Fulfillment

This command is abiding in function; plants are still behaving as described.

### Topics

This command has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Creator-Creation Distinction
* Created Order
* Hybridization
Marriage

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Marriage is a unique covenantal relationship between one man and one woman, designed to mirror and teach us about the relationship between God and His church. The definition of marriage is given in Genesis 2:20-24. This topic will discuss the covenant itself, its boundaries and instantiation, as illustrated by relevant passages in God's Law.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Genesis 2:20-24
* Genesis 16:1-3
* Genesis 16:6-9
* Genesis 24
* Genesis 28
* Genesis 29
* Genesis 30
* Exodus 2
Genesis 3:8-13

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> **8** And they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden. **9** And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou? **10** And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. **11** And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? **12** And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. **13** And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
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## Classification

### The Principle

This passage describes the first judicial investigation, conducted per the requirement in Deuteronomy 19:18. Though God doesn't need to inquire to distinguish truth, he obtains confessions as an example of righteous justice for our benefit.

### Categories

This passage belongs to the Principles and Definitions of the Law. It contributes to an understanding of Investigation and the role of Judge.

### Fulfillment

The judicial system and its requirements abide until the final judgment.

### Topics

This principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Investigation
* Judge
Genesis 16

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*Genesis 16 describes a complex case, involving marriage to a slave, polygamy, mistrust in God, cruelty to slaves, fleeing from a slave owner, and the physical lineage component of the Abrahamic Covenant*

[ Genesis 16:1-3 ]

1 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, bare him no children: and she had a handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar.

2 And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, Jehovah hath restrained me from bearing; go in, I pray thee, unto my handmaid; it may be that I shall obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai.

3 And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.

4 And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived: and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes.

5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I gave my handmaid into they bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: Jehovah judge between me and thee.

[ Genesis 16:6-9 ]

6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes. And Sarai dealt hardly with her, and she fled from her face.

7 And the angel of Jehovah found her by a fountain of water in the wilderness, by the fountain in the way to Shur.

8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou? And she said, I am fleeing from the face of my mistress Sarai.

9 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

10 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, I will greatly multiply thy seed, that it shall not be numbered for multitude.

11 And the angel of Jehovah said unto her, Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son; and thou shalt call his name Ishmael, because Jehovah hath heard thy affliction.

12 And he shall be `as' a wild ass among men; his hand `shall be' against every man, and every man's hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his brethren.

13 And she called the name of Jehovah that spake unto her, Thou art a God that seeth: for she said, Have I even here looked after him that seeth me?

14 Wherefore the well was called Beer-lahai-roi; behold, it is between Kadesh and Bered.

15 And Hagar bare Abram a son: and Abram called the name of his son, whom Hagar bare, Ishmael.

16 And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.

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Civil/Judicial Law

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In brief, the Civil/Judicial Law includes laws which are **not** fulfilled by Jesus in a way causing them to be impossible for Christians to break (as is the case with most of the Typological/Ceremonial Law). Laws in this category describe either the structure of government, or specific civilian behaviors which warrant a reaction by the civil government, whether it be penalty or commendation, and the scope of that reaction.

Verses in this category include:

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Genesis 2:20-24

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> **20** And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him. **21** And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: **22** and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. **23** And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. **24** Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
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## Classification

### The Principle

This passage contains an explanation of the motivation ("there was not found a help meet for him") and means ("he took one of his ribs") for the creation of Woman. It also describes the joy of man at receiving a proper help-meet, and the primary Biblical definition of marriage, "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."

### Categories

This passage belongs to the Principles and Definitions. It describes the instantiation of Marriage. It affects our understanding of Sexuality, Polygamy, and Gender Roles.

### Fulfillment

Marriage has abiding relevance for believers. It is a holy institution of God, teaching us about the relationship between Christ and the church, wherein it finds its ultimate fulfillment.

### Topics

This principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Marriage
* Sexuality
* Polygamy
* Gender Roles
Food

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Food laws are laws which restrict the diet. These include the original diet from Genesis 1, the expanded diet of Genesis 9, and the Covenant Diet of Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14, as well as any other passages discussing what man may or may not eat. Theonomists hold the position that Christians are held to the Covenant Diet. The Law of the Covenant Diet is, "Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing" (Deuteronomy 14:3) and "to make a distinction between the unclean and the clean, and between the living thing that may be eaten and the living thing that may not be eaten." (Leviticus 11:47). However, Jesus has made all foods clean (Mark 7:19, Acts 10:9-16), so the lists of unclean animals offered in Leviticus 11 and Deuteronomy 14 are obsolete.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Genesis 1:29
* Genesis 1:30
Covenant

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A covenant is a sort of contract or promise. In the context of Christianity, the most important covenants are those made between God and men. In general, God's covenants are often formalized with a ritual in which both God and man participate, such as the meetings with Moses or Abraham on the mountains, or the death and resurrection of Jesus. God's covenants with men have included certain stipulations ("if man does X, God will do Y, but if man does A, God will do B"). A noteworthy exception to this was the Abrahamic covenant, which although it included a stipulation on Abraham and his descendants (circumcision), God put Abraham into a deep sleep during the instantiation of the covenant, so only God participated in the ritual, and not Abraham (Genesis 15:17 for the incident with Abraham; Jeremiah 34:18 for the same ritual in the context of a different contract, with explanation of its meaning). By performing the ritual alone, God bound himself to the covenant without binding Abraham to it, thereby ensuring that God's end of the deal would be upheld even if Abraham failed to hold up his end. It is understood that the fulfillment of God's end of the covenant with Abraham was the delivery of Jesus, a descendant of Abraham, to be sacrificed for the sins of mankind, and the establishment of Jesus as Righteous King over the whole world forever, a blessing to all mankind with all that it entails.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Genesis 1:29
* Genesis 8:20-22
* Genesis 9:8-17
* Genesis 12:1-3
* Exodus 2
* Exodus 3:11-12

*List important subtopics which belong to this topic below:*

* Noahic Covenant
* Abrahamic Covenant
* Sinai Covenant
* Davidic Covenant
* Marriage
Noahic Covenant

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The Noahic Covenant is the Covenant made between God and all creation in the days of Noah, described in Genesis 8:20-22 and Genesis 9:1-17 (see Genesis 9). It includes stipulations God, and follows immediately after issuance of the first civil penalty in the Law. There is no expressed contingent relationship between the command and God's promise with respect to this covenant. It notably includes the establishment of the rainbow as a sign of the covenant, and requires that God should not destroy the whole world and all life on it again by means of a flood. This topic will examine the specific stipulations of the covenant, their relationship to the circumstances surrounding its instantiation, the ritual instantiation of the covenant, the fulfillment or abiding nature of those stipulations, and the impact of the above considerations on our understanding of an application of the whole law.

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* Genesis 8:20-22
* Genesis 9:8-17
Boundaries

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Boundaries are conventional spacial delineations, such as land borders, especially those defining the limits on ownership of personal or national land. This topic will cover Biblical boundary conventions and laws.

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* Genesis 31
Autonomy

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Autonomy, (coming from the Greek words, "auto" and "nomos", meaning "self" and "law" respectively), when discussed in the context of Theonomy, is understood to be the sole alternative system of government. We are either living according to God's laws, or we (mankind) are making up the laws as we go. There is no other ultimate standard of justice; no other Most Just Law Giver. Any system of government which is not God's law, (a system invented by mankind), no matter what merits or problems we may perceive in it, is just an arbitrary construction of the human mind. Furthermore, given that God's law is the standard and definition of justice, any deviation from God's law is, by definition, unjust. Any time a person rationalizes a sinful behavior or a deviation from God's law, they are exercising autonomy; they are choosing to determine what is good and evil for themselves; they are repeating the original sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve.

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* Genesis 2:16-17
Leviticus 24

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1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

2 Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually.

3 Without the veil of the testimony, in the tent of meeting, shall Aaron keep it in order from evening to morning before Jehovah continually: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations.

4 He shall keep in order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before Jehovah continually.

5 And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth parts `of an ephah' shall be in one cake.

6 And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before Jehovah.

7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be to the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

8 Every sabbath day he shall set it in order before Jehovah continually; it is on the behalf of the children of Israel, an everlasting covenant.

9 And it shall be for Aaron and his sons; and they shall eat it in a holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of Jehovah made by fire by a perpetual statute.

10 And the son of an Israelitish woman, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the children of Israel; and the son of the Israelitish woman and a man of Israel strove together in the camp:

11 and the son of the Israelitish woman blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan.

12 And they put him in ward, that it might be declared unto them at the mouth of Jehovah.

13 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

14 Bring forth him that hath cursed without the camp; and let all that heard him lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him.

15 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.

16 And he that blasphemeth the name of Jehovah, he shall surely be put to death; all the congregation shall certainly stone him: as well the sojourner, as the home-born, when he blasphemeth the name `of Jehovah', shall be put to death.

17 And he that smiteth any man mortally shall surely be put to death.

18 And he that smiteth a beast mortally shall make it good, life for life.

19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbor; as he hath done, so shall it be done to him:

20 breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be rendered unto him.

21 And he that killeth a beast shall make it good: and he that killeth a man shall be put to death.

22 Ye shall have one manner of law, as well for the sojourner, as for the home-born: for I am Jehovah your God.

23 And Moses spake to the children of Israel; and they brought forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stoned him with stones. And the children of Israel did as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Genesis 14:18-20

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> **18** And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was priest of God Most High. **19** And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth: **20** and blessed be God Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him a tenth of all.
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## Classification

### The Principle

This passage contains the first instance of a tithe, given to a priest of God Most High.

### Categories

This passage is part of the Principles and Definitions. It affects our understanding of the Tithe.

### Fulfillment

The principle of the tithe is fulfilled in its legal application to the Levitical priesthood, as Jesus is a priest after the Melchizedek priesthood. The Melchizedek priest received his tithe from Abraham without legally requiring it of him; Christians also are expected to give freely to Jesus because of his greatness and their love for him.

### Topics

This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Tithe
* Priesthood
Rape

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Rape describes nonconsensual sexual contact. This is a subtopic under Sexuality. This topic will address verses relating to rape and will discuss its place in the Law.

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* Genesis 19
* Genesis 34
* Genesis 39
Human Sacrifice

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Human Sacrifice describes the practice of killing a human as part of an offering to God. While child sacrifice is generally forbidden (Deut 18:10, Lev 18:21), and human sacrifice can be differentiated from *dedicating* a human to God, a carefully understood doctrine of human sacrifice is, in a sense, necessary, given that Jesus Himself was a human sacrifice. Besides describing the allowable sacrifices in pedantic detail, including the types of creatures allowable for each sacrifice, the Bible applies the laws requiring sacrificial lambs to be *spotless* (Exodus 12:5 &c) to Jesus by identifying that trait with his *sinlessness* (1 Pet 1:19 &c), thereby making Jesus the *only* appropriate human sacrifice, because all others have sinned (Romans 3:23). This page will examine passages in the Law which can be applied to Human Sacrifice in order to generate a more thorough understanding of the topic.

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* Genesis 22
Dominion

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Dominion, in the context of Theonomy, generally refers to God's command for humans to subdue the earth and rule over it as stewards, in accordance with God's standards of justice and righteousness.

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* Genesis 1:26
* Genesis 1:28
* Genesis 1:29
Exodus 31

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1 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

2 See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,

4 to devise skilful works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

5 and in cutting of stones for setting, and in carving of wood, to work in all manner of workmanship.

6 And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:

7 the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the Tent,

8 and the table and its vessels, and the pure candlestick with all its vessels, and the altar of incense,

9 and the altar of burnt-offering with all its vessels, and the laver and its base,

10 and the finely wrought garments, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office,

11 and the anointing oil, and the incense of sweet spices for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

12 And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily ye shall keep my sabbaths: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am Jehovah who sanctifieth you.

14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that profaneth it shall surely be put to death; for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

15 Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day is a sabbath of solemn rest, holy to Jehovah: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death.

16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.

17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days Jehovah made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed.

18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, the two tables of the testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Created Order

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The Created Order describes distinctions in role or function which are intrinsic to nature. For example, mankind cannot survive without eating plants and animals; plants and animals are given to man by God for food; their lives have been subordinated to the life of man -- a plant may die so that man may live; a human life is more valuable than a plant life. This topic also includes distinctions which are general to nature: the difference between light and dark, sun and moon, fish and bird, blood and bone; these are natural distinctions created by God, and they participate with all of general revelation in expressing God's character. The Created Order itself is an immensely broad topic. For the purpose of the Theonomy Wiki, this article should include descriptions of the created order which are given in scripture, and which, by the way they are used in scripture, plainly serve to aid in an understanding of general Theonomic legal principles.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Genesis 1:3
* Genesis 1:6
* Genesis 1:9
* Genesis 1:11
* Genesis 1:14-15
* Genesis 1:20
* Genesis 1:22
* Genesis 1:24
* Genesis 1:26
* Genesis 1:28
* Genesis 1:29
* Genesis 1:30
* Genesis 9:5-6
* Genesis 9:8-17
Hybridization

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Hybridization generally refers to mixing kinds. This topic will include discussion of marriages between Israelites and foreigners, mixed fibers, fields of mixed seeds, cross-breeding animals, bestiality, combining clean and unclean things, and any other kind of mixing which is addressed by the law.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Genesis 1:11
* Genesis 1:24
* Genesis 28
Genesis 11:1-9

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> **1** And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. **2** And it came to pass, as they journeyed east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. **3** And they said one to another, Come, let us make brick, and burn them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. **4** And they said, Come, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top `may reach' unto heaven, and let us make us a name; lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. **5** And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. **6** And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do. **7** Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. **8** So Jehovah scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off building the city. **9** Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
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## Classification

### The Principle

This passage contains a case wherein God intervenes and disrupts the behaviors of men who are acting in a way, or toward an end, or with motivation, which is displeasing to God. It teaches us about the character of God, which is the Spirit of the Law.

### Categories

This passage is part of the Principles and Definitions. Man attempted to arrogate a name for themselves which God did not desire them to have, and so this passage describes an instance where Man superseded his position in the Created Order, having stepped outside the boundaries defined for him by God. It also affects our understanding of Anthropology.

### Fulfillment

This passage describes an abiding characteristic of God and an abiding limitation on man.

### Topics

This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Created Order
* Anthropology
Genesis 7:1-4

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> **1** And Jehovah said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. **2** Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee seven and seven, the male and his female; and of the beasts that are not clean two, the male and his female: **3** of the birds also of the heavens, seven and seven, male and female, to keep seed alive upon the face of all the earth. **4** For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living thing that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the ground.
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## Classification

### The Command[/Principle]

This passage contains a **positive** command, with immediate and limited relevance, directed toward Noah: "Come thou and all thy house into the ark" with additional details to add to the previous directive from Genesis 6:13-21.

### Categories

This command, being immediate in scope, is not a law for all humanity. It is part of the Principles and Definitions, and it is part of a broader context which helps us to understand Corporate Judgment.

### Fulfillment

This command is limited in function and application. It was fulfilled by Noah, who is said to have obeyed the command directly in Genesis 7:5.

### Topics

This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Corporate Judgment
Sabbath

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The Sabbath is the period which God has allotted for rest. The Bible variously uses the term "Sabbath" to describe the 7th day of the week, on which Israel was required to cease their work; the Promised Land, where Israel would rest safely with God's protection; slavery to Jesus, whose yoke is easy and whose burden is light, and whose work is restful; and the final destination of believers, heaven. This topic will cover the laws related to the Sabbath, as well as the specific fulfillment of those laws and the implications of that fulfillment on modern believers. If we decide to make a separate topic page for "Work", this topic will have some overlap in content with it.

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* Genesis 2:2-3
Foreigners

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Foreigners are people who are not a part of Covenant Israel. The Law contains much discussion of marriage with foreigners and generally dealing fairly with foreigners. Foreigners can be recipients of God's blessings (see the Egyptian Midwives in Exodus 1), or God's wrath (see the plagues, Exodus 7 through Exodus 14), and can even be inducted into Israel, becoming no-longer foreign (see Rahab in Joshua 2 and also Ruth). This topic will discuss the application of God's law to foreigners, and the legal parameters around interactions with Covenant Israel.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Exodus 1
* Exodus 2
Genesis 4:9-10

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> **9** And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper? **10** And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
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### The Command[/Principle]

This passage contains the second example of judicial investigation by God. In this case, unlike that of Genesis 3:8-13, the criminal does not confess, and rather lies about the case. God still establishes conviction based on evidence outside of the Cain's testimony.

### Categories

This passage belongs to the Principles and Definitions of the Law. It contributes to an understanding of Investigation and the role of Judge.

### Fulfillment

The judicial system and its requirements abide until the final judgment.

### Topics

This principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Investigation
* Judge
Exodus 11

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1 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Yet one plague more will I bring upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether.

2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let them ask every man of his neighbor, and every woman of her neighbor, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold.

3 And Jehovah gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians. Moreover the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh's servants, and in the sight of the people.

4 And Moses said, Thus saith Jehovah, About midnight will I go out into the midst of Egypt:

5 and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle.

6 And there shall be a great cry throughout all the land of Egypt, such as there hath not been, nor shall be any more.

7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that Jehovah doth make a distinction between the Egyptians and Israel.

8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in hot anger.

9 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Pharaoh will not hearken unto you; that my wonders may be multiplied in the land of Egypt.

10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh: and Jehovah hardened Pharaoh's heart, and he did not let the children of Israel go out of his land.
Genesis 1:20

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> **20** And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
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### The Command

This passage contains a **positive** command, framed as an expression of God's intent, directed toward the universe at large: " Let the waters swarm with swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven."

### Categories

This command can be said to affect the Principles and Definitions. It is part of a group of passages which demonstrate the power of God, and the Creator-Creation Distinction.

This command pertains to the Created Order. It legislates a behavior of natural creation.

### Fulfillment

This command is abiding in function; the waters still swarm, and birds still fly in the open firmament of heaven.

### Topics

This command has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Creator-Creation Distinction
* Created Order
Adoption

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Adoption describes an event where a person takes another person to be his child, although the two are not parent and child by blood. This topic will cover instances and laws related to adoption.

*List verses which belong to this topic below:*

* Exodus 2
Books and other resources

**Books**

* Rousas J. Rushdoony, "God's Plan for Victory"
* Rushdoony, "Institutes of Biblical Law", volumes 1-3
* Rushdoony, "Law and Liberty"
* Rushdoony, "The Nature of the American System"
* Rushdoony, "The Politics of Guilt and Pity"
* Rushdoony, "This Independent Republic: Studies in the Nature and Meaning of American History"
* Greg L. Bahnsen, "By This Standard: The Authority of God's Law Today"
* Bahnsen, "Theonomy in Christian Ethics"
* Bahnsen, "No Other Standard: Theonomy and Its Critics"
* Gary North, "Tools of Dominion: The Case Laws of Exodus"
* North, "Theonomy: An Informed Response"
* Gary DeMar, "The Debate Over Christian Reconstruction"
* DeMar, "God and Government", volumes 1-3
* North & DeMar, "Christian Reconstruction: What It Is, What It Isn’t"
* David Chilton, "Paradise Restored: A Biblical Theology of Dominion"
* Kenneth Gentry, "God's Law in the Modern World"
* Gentry, "Covenantal Theonomy"
* Robert Thoburn, "The Christian and Poltiics"
* Joseph Boot, "The Mission of God: A Manifesto of Hope for Society"
* Joel McDurmon, "The Bounds of Love: An Introduction to God's Law of Liberty"
* Chalcedon Foundation, *Christian Reconstruction Journal*, issues from 1974 to 1981
* Various authors, "Biblical Blueprints" series

**Podcasts**

* Apologia Radio[1]
* James White on the Holiness Code[2]

**Websites**

* Blog & Mablog[3]
* New Areopagus[4]
Genesis 1:26

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> **26** And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
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### The Command

This passage contains a **positive** command, framed as an expression of God's intent, directed toward the Eternal and Perfect Communion of God (the Trinity): "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.".

### Categories

This command can be said to affect the Principles and Definitions. It is part of a group of passages which demonstrate the power of God, and the Creator-Creation Distinction.

This command pertains to the Created Order. It legislates a behavior of natural creation.

This command also affects our understanding of Dominion. It also has relevance to Murder and Christian Anthropology, in that it establishes the foremost grounds for intrinsic human value, being made in the image of God.

### Fulfillment

This command is abiding in function; Man remains a being in God's image, and continues to exercise dominion over all creation.

### Topics

This command has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Creator-Creation Distinction
* Created Order
* Anthropology
* Dominion
* Murder
Genesis 3:21

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> **21** And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them.
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### The Principle

This passage describes the first sacrifice, and its symbolic purpose, to cover the recipient's shame with the (elsewhere described as spotless) appearance of the sacrifice.

### Categories

This passage belongs to the Principles and Definitions of the Law. It contributes to an understanding of the Sacrificial System.

### Fulfillment

The sacrificial system finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is the final sacrifice for the sins of all mankind.

### Topics

This principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Sacrifice
Deuteronomy 8

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1 All the commandment which I command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which Jehovah sware unto your fathers.

2 And thou shalt remember all the way which Jehovah thy God hath led thee these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble thee, to prove thee, to know what was in thy heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or not.

3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah doth man live.

4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years.

5 And thou shalt consider in thy heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so Jehovah thy God chasteneth thee.

6 And thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, to walk in his ways, and to fear him.

7 For Jehovah thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills;

8 a land of wheat and barley, and vines and fig-trees and pomegranates; a land of olive-trees and honey;

9 a land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack anything in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig copper.

10 And thou shalt eat and be full, and thou shalt bless Jehovah thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

11 Beware lest thou forget Jehovah thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:

12 lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

13 and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied;

14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;

15 who led thee through the great and terrible wilderness, `wherein were' fiery serpents and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint;

16 who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not; that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end:

17 and `lest' thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand hath gotten me this wealth.

18 But thou shalt remember Jehovah thy God, for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth; that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as at this day.

19 And it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

20 As the nations that Jehovah maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God.
Genesis 9:1

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> **1** And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth.
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### The Command[/Principle]

This passage contains a **positive** command, framed as a blessing, directed toward Noah and his sons: "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth".

### Categories

This command is part of the Moral Law.

This command is a restatement of Genesis 1:28 and mirrors the command in Genesis 1:22. It is relevant to our understanding of Biblical Sexuality and the Family.

### Fulfillment

This command is abiding; Man continues to produce offspring. Malachi 2:14-15 explains that when God joins two people in marriage, he seeks Godly offspring as a result of that union.

### Topics

This command/principle has direct relevance to an understanding of the following topics:

* Sexuality
* Family
Stewardship

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Stewardship refers generally to the practice of supervising or taking care of something which is owned by another person. In the context of Theonomy, this is applied in parallel with the Christian doctrine that "The earth is the LORD’S, and all it contains, The world, and those who dwell in it." (Psalm 24:1). Our ownership of property is subordinate to God's ownership; we're stewards of God's property. As such, it's our responsibility to utilize and care for God's property in the way that would meet his approval. He's given us specific commands for how to care for his property, and expressed his intentions for the state of his property, and so we should care for it according to his wishes. This topic will discuss the verses which are most relevant to an understanding of God's wishes as they pertain to our interaction with his property, and the property which he has delegated to our ownership. This topic will discuss any laws pertaining to stewardship relationships among people -- for example, if a man leaves his home for business, and hires stewards to care for his belongings, this topic should discuss the responsibilities of those stewards as outlined int he law. Finally, this topic will discuss the relationship between the concept of stewardship as it pertains to our care of God's property, and our care of one another's property.

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* Genesis 1:22
* Genesis 8:16-17
* Genesis 39
* Genesis 41
* Genesis 42