Develop a Thriving Nation
Lesson 2: The Rule of Law is King
Note: In this editable word document we encourage you to directly insert and save your answers to all of the questions.
1. Read the following three sets of scriptures:
Deuteronomy 10:17; Job 34:18-19 and 1 Peter 1:17
2 Chronicles 19:7; Acts 10:34-35 and Romans 2:11
Deuteronomy 17:18-20; Psalm 119:97-102 and Matthew 5:17-18
What do these passages reveal about God?
About the nature of law and justice?
What has Christ come to do?
Set 1:
Deuteronomy 10:17 (ESV unless noted otherwise)
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
Job 34:18-19
who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’ who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
1 Peter 1:17
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
Set 2:
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”
Acts 10:34-35
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
Romans 2:11
For God shows no partiality.
Set 3:
Deuteronomy 17:18-20
“And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.
Psalm 119:97-102
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
Matthew 5:17-18
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
2. Read Exodus 1:17; Daniel 6:13; Acts 4:19 and 5:27-29
Which law is higher, God’s moral law or human civil law?
What is to happen when men and women are asked by civil authorities to violate God’s moral law?
What are two laws in your society that violate God’s moral laws?
Who do you know in your nation who has stood up against injustice and paid a price for doing so?
Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
Daniel 6:13
Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,
Acts 5:27-29
when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Lesson 2: The Rule of Law is King
Note: In this editable word document we encourage you to directly insert and save your answers to all of the questions.
1. Read the following three sets of scriptures:
Deuteronomy 10:17; Job 34:18-19 and 1 Peter 1:17
2 Chronicles 19:7; Acts 10:34-35 and Romans 2:11
Deuteronomy 17:18-20; Psalm 119:97-102 and Matthew 5:17-18
What do these passages reveal about God?
About the nature of law and justice?
What has Christ come to do?
Set 1:
Deuteronomy 10:17 (ESV unless noted otherwise)
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
Job 34:18-19
who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’ who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
1 Peter 1:17
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
Set 2:
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”
Acts 10:34-35
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
Romans 2:11
For God shows no partiality.
Set 3:
Deuteronomy 17:18-20
“And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.
Psalm 119:97-102
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
Matthew 5:17-18
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
2. Read Exodus 1:17; Daniel 6:13; Acts 4:19 and 5:27-29
Which law is higher, God’s moral law or human civil law?
What is to happen when men and women are asked by civil authorities to violate God’s moral law?
What are two laws in your society that violate God’s moral laws?
Who do you know in your nation who has stood up against injustice and paid a price for doing so?
Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
Daniel 6:13
Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,
Acts 5:27-29
when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Develop a Thriving Nation
Lesson 2: The Rule of Law is King
Note: In this editable word document we encourage you to directly insert and save your answers to all of the questions.
1. Read the following three sets of scriptures:
Deuteronomy 10:17; Job 34:18-19 and 1 Peter 1:17
2 Chronicles 19:7; Acts 10:34-35 and Romans 2:11
Deuteronomy 17:18-20; Psalm 119:97-102 and Matthew 5:17-18
What do these passages reveal about God?
About the nature of law and justice?
What has Christ come to do?
Set 1:
Deuteronomy 10:17 (ESV unless noted otherwise)
For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.
Job 34:18-19
who says to a king, ‘Worthless one,’ and to nobles, ‘Wicked man,’ who shows no partiality to princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor, for they are all the work of his hands?
1 Peter 1:17
And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one's deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile,
Set 2:
2 Chronicles 19:7
Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be careful what you do, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, or partiality or taking bribes.”
Acts 10:34-35
So Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him.
Romans 2:11
For God shows no partiality.
Set 3:
Deuteronomy 17:18-20
“And when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself in a book a copy of this law, approved by the Levitical priests. And it shall be with him, and he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them, that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers, and that he may not turn aside from the commandment, either to the right hand or to the left, so that he may continue long in his kingdom, he and his children, in Israel.
Psalm 119:97-102
Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day. Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me. I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation. I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts. I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word. I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.
Matthew 5:17-18
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished.
2. Read Exodus 1:17; Daniel 6:13; Acts 4:19 and 5:27-29
Which law is higher, God’s moral law or human civil law?
What is to happen when men and women are asked by civil authorities to violate God’s moral law?
What are two laws in your society that violate God’s moral laws?
Who do you know in your nation who has stood up against injustice and paid a price for doing so?
Exodus 1:17
But the midwives feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.
Daniel 6:13
Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the exiles from Judah, pays no attention to you, O king, or the injunction you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.”
Acts 4:19
But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,
Acts 5:27-29
when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the high priest questioned them, saying, “We strictly charged you not to teach in this name, yet here you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching, and you intend to bring this man's blood upon us.” But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
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