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fact; Moses chose seventy colleagues to assist him in governing; because 

he was not able to bear alone the burden of the whole people; but he never 

passed any law for forming a college of seventy members; on the contrary 

he   ordered   every  tribe   to   appoint   for   itself;  in   the   cities   which   God   had 

given it; judges to settle disputes according to the laws which he himself 

had laid down。 (4) In cases where the opinions of the judges differed as to 

the interpretation of these laws; Moses bade them take counsel of the High 

Priest (who was the chief interpreter of the law); or of the chief judge; to 

whom   they   were   then   subordinate   (who   had   the   right   of   consulting   the 

High   Priest);   and   to   decide   the   dispute   in   accordance   with   the   answer 

obtained。 (5) If any subordinate judge should assert; that he was not bound 

by the decision of the High Priest; received either directly or through the 

chief of his state; such an one was to be put to death (Deut。 xvii:9) by the 

chief judge; whoever he might be; to whom he was a subordinate。 (6) This 

chief   judge   would   either   be   Joshua;   the   supreme   captain   of   the   whole 

people;     or  one   of  the   tribal  chiefs   who    had   been    entrusted;    after  the 

division     of   the   tribes;  with    the   right   of  consulting     the   high    priest 

concerning       the  affairs   of  his   tribe;  of  deciding     on   peace    or  war;   of 

fortifying towns; of appointing inferior judges; &c。 (7) Or; again; it might 

be the king; in whom all or some of the tribes had vested their rights。(8) I 

could   cite   many  instances   in   confirmation   of   what   I   here   advance。   (9)   I 



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will confine myself to one; which appears to me the most important of all。 

(10)   When   the   Shilomitish   prophet   anointed   Jeroboam   king;   he;   in   so 

doing;   gave   him   the   right   of   consulting   the   high   priest;   of   appointing 

judges; &c。 (11) In fact he endowed him with all the rights over the ten 

tribes; which   Rehoboam  retained   over the   two tribes。  (12)   Consequently 

Jeroboam could set up a supreme council in his court with as much right 

as Jehoshaphat could at Jerusalem (2 Chron。 xix:8)。 (13) For it is plain that 

neither     Jeroboam;      who    was    king   by   God's    command;       nor    Jeroboam's 

subjects;   were   bound   by   the   Law   of   Moses   to   accept   the   judgments   of 

Rehoboam;   who   was   not   their   king。   (14)   Still   less   were   they   under   the 

jurisdiction   of   the   judge;   whom   Rehoboam   had   set   up   in   Jerusalem   as 

subordinate to himself。 (15) According; therefore; as the Hebrew dominion 

was divided; so was a supreme council setup in each division。 (16) Those 

who neglect   the  variations   in   the  constitution   of   the   Hebrew  States;   and 

confuse them all together in one; fall into numerous difficulties。 

     Chapter       XIX。 'Endnote 33'。 (1) I must here bespeak special attention 

for what was said in Chap。 XVI。 concerning rights。 

     End of Part IV Endnotes。 



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