Church and State
25 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
17 sections
- Artaxerxes, in Exempting Priests, Levites, and Other Temple Functionaries from Taxes
- Attempted Usurpation of Ecclesiastical Functions by Civil Authorities, Reproved
- David
- Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Appoints Kings
- Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Directs Administration
- Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Reproves Rulers
- Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Withdraws Support and Anoints a Successor
- Manasseh, in Subverting, and Afterward Restoring, the True Religion
- Solomon
- State Favorable to Religion: Cyrus, in his Proclamation to Restore the Temple at Jerusalem
- State Favorable to Religion: Darius, in his Edict Furthering the Restoration of the Temple
- State Superior to Religion: Ahaz, in Transforming the Altars
- State Superior to Religion: Hezekiah, in Reorganizing Temple Service
- State Superior to Religion: Jehoash, in Supervising the Repairs of the Temple
- State Superior to Religion: Jeroboam, in Subverting the Jewish Religion
- State Superior to Religion: Josiah, in Exercising the Function of the Priests in the Temple
- State Superior to Religion: Solomon, in Thrusting Abiathar out of the High Priest's office
Artaxerxes, in Exempting Priests, Levites, and Other Temple Functionaries from Taxes
- Ezra 7:24 And be advised that you have no authority to impose tribute, duty, or toll on any of the priests, Levites, singers, doorkeepers, temple servants, or other servants of this house of God.
Attempted Usurpation of Ecclesiastical Functions by Civil Authorities, Reproved
- 1 Samuel 13:8–14 And Saul waited seven days for the time appointed by Samuel, but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and the troops began to desert Saul. …
- 2 Chronicles 26:16–21 But when Uzziah became powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense. …
David
- 1 Chronicles 23:1 When David was old and full of years, he installed his son Solomon as king over Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 24:1 These were the divisions of the descendants of Aaron. The sons of Aaron were Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1 Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
- 2 Chronicles 35:4 Prepare yourselves by families in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Appoints Kings
- 1 Samuel 10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?
Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Directs Administration
- 1 Samuel 15:1–4 Then Samuel said to Saul, “The LORD sent me to anoint you king over His people Israel. Now therefore, listen to the words of the LORD. …
Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Reproves Rulers
- 1 Samuel 15:14–35 But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?” …
Ecclesiastical Power Superior to Civil: Withdraws Support and Anoints a Successor
- 1 Samuel 16:1–13 Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a …
- 2 Kings 9:1–26 Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead. …
- 2 Kings 11:4–12 Then in the seventh year, Jehoiada sent for the commanders of hundreds, the Carites, and the guards, and had them brought into the house of the LORD. There he made a covenant with them and put them under oath. He showed them the king’s son …
Manasseh, in Subverting, and Afterward Restoring, the True Religion
- 2 Chronicles 33:2–9 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. …
- 2 Chronicles 33:15–17 He removed the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the LORD, along with all the altars he had built on the temple mount and in Jerusalem, and he dumped them outside the city. …
Solomon
- 1 Kings 5:8 Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.
State Favorable to Religion: Cyrus, in his Proclamation to Restore the Temple at Jerusalem
- 2 Chronicles 36:22–23 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: …
- Ezra 1:1–11 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows: …
State Favorable to Religion: Darius, in his Edict Furthering the Restoration of the Temple
- Ezra 6:1–14 Thus King Darius ordered a search of the archives stored in the treasury of Babylon. …
State Superior to Religion: Ahaz, in Transforming the Altars
- 2 Kings 16:10–16 Then King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria. On seeing the altar in Damascus, King Ahaz sent Uriah the priest a model of the altar and complete plans for its construction. …
State Superior to Religion: Hezekiah, in Reorganizing Temple Service
- 2 Chronicles 31:2–19 Hezekiah reestablished the divisions of the priests and Levites — each of them according to their duties as priests or Levites — for the burnt offerings and peace offerings, for ministry, for giving thanks, and for singing …
State Superior to Religion: Jehoash, in Supervising the Repairs of the Temple
- 2 Kings 12:4–18 Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD — the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. …
State Superior to Religion: Jeroboam, in Subverting the Jewish Religion
- 1 Kings 12:26–33 Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David. …
State Superior to Religion: Josiah, in Exercising the Function of the Priests in the Temple
- 2 Chronicles 34:29–33 Then the king summoned all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem. …
State Superior to Religion: Solomon, in Thrusting Abiathar out of the High Priest's office
- 1 Kings 2:26–27 Then the king said to Abiathar the priest, “Go back to your fields in Anathoth. Even though you deserve to die, I will not put you to death at this time, since you carried the ark of the Lord GOD before my father David, and you …
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Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.