<p><strong>ABOUT THE EPISODE</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.esv.org/verses/Deuteronomy%2017/" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 17</a> shows that kings stand under God’s law. This article explores how rulers rise to power, why they must obey the law, and whether these truths apply beyond Israel.</p><p><strong>Resources to Click</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/article/longform/law-is-king-how-the-bible-shapes-our-view-of-law-civil-government/">“Law is King: How the Bible Shapes Our View of Law &amp; Civil Government”</a> – Levi Secord</li><li>Theme of the Month: <a href="https://christoverall.com/theme/christmas-buffet/">Christmas Buffet</a></li><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/give/">Give to Support the Work</a></li></ul><p><strong> Books to Read</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Servant-Not-Savior-Introduction-Government/dp/B0FRMXDNLX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J6D7RCNP4VCT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AArYYH31yzxWGrOsqPo7ea7tYQpCzfwX8OLajVnVlndWxV5-cdAU13ojokpf4vJr0yrHNvSlzZyVK9GAqyLN-GDouqVANZwagqLp0pIuIHLaVTzSvsx9McF2f4o2HKCsFtoJ-Oa1bDZltHzOyuthTQ7eJETFAu9NcQmtG77-rACBxqaIzhzr-XpAPmcEH2l-xfx-_Gt7xLOmS2Towx_vyMOBkfKP2qu2p18Gz5sII04.FI4v0sYuhGz9QIDD3TN9MPtlQWeOZ4u-iRQz30pr2hE&dib_tag=se&keywords=servant+not+savior+levi+secord&qid=1762892621&sprefix=%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1"><em>Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government</em></a> – Levi Secord</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Declaration-Christianity-Influenced-Independence/dp/B0BW2GWCHN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1K9FW4RV0NGPI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.06a-BH5U4PZsLcQk3qnthOU-OaEo08ZBQ-iA3dfgjt_-IDCh3chIfC5wb3e06dIrn0M6YmhABt1hlOzX-xrSRbN7tUjHB01kyFTbi5x4ubCtOTYG8mlKr7TCRGA-w_WxbXuZ7E0afocK_YhN28Ish7PggOZKutasZ_nlk9Inc9AMXys3eXUx3tVBBV5KT4j_jayukpqDE90mjQGwsWpA9lGjEBz4LFQORumtarwZ7HI.BySKm-nvbsBq_5l3NnVs27TYWAITlCsQWvDoK4GjTGg&dib_tag=se&keywords=gary+amos&qid=1764601755&sprefix=gary+amos%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-2"><em>Defending the Declaration: How the Bible and Christianity Influenced the Writing of the Declaration of Independence</em></a> – Gary Amos</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Manifesto-Francis-Schaeffer/dp/1581346921/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M6MRP0PDCIVY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZXUVJFGGbF-joJ2oH7VtScMBaNyO_Rawk3kPdYcjtRXhvryg5Td1ZQabwBo9tKzBSsSCis4V_pkUf0xx3CBoE68cuEDJmPCfgkA-LR9jLBA.bpbJkOolMF_3y4R4tv0-d01oQaec_47jkV9U0Col4hU&dib_tag=se&keywords=francis+schaeffer+a+christian+manifesto&qid=1764601916&sprefix=francis+schaeffer+a+christian+manifesto%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1"><em>A Christian Manifesto</em></a> – Francis Schaeffer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433576910/?bestFormat=true&k=how%20should%20we%20then%20live&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k0_1_11_de&crid=1BSQ1NAAWHYVB&sprefix=How%20should%20"><em>How Should We Then Live?</em></a> – Francis Schaeffer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/He-There-Not-Silent/dp/1433569531/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1A72R9GAGQDTE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9NuDAAXdlQQJHqlUY2Be1qlua4gvLt9fmrPgCfNTyKD6YbSe5A1DDG4IQ33PBOKCD-hV2XPwGny6uEz-G4IbgDPfYjbDjgKpt2qNW4Y8znKfFC-wO6MmgJd0NLXUrRHffAKjxt1AZXAuWq3kOWHzLRfRwKyX5CXRdP349Qg2vKL7ALJrCeW-IayWc2iCL8ENuy5JM_vTMRD_KydH82PEAUliwZ9BbJXka4QgNLU9_5Q.h2B-580-aINNIe708qHF4Oxn8wrFPW3bLcQiZbRKB5A&dib_tag=se&keywords=he+is+there+and+he+is+not+silent&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1764602678&sprefix=He+is+there+and%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-2"><em>He Is There and He Is Not Silent</em></a> – Francis Schaeffer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lex-Rex-King-Samuel-Rutherford/dp/1952410533/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2SPJ8WWTPY96R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H_9yeDDDsmjMFFahgmU7jJGZ-cuLiFVZxbBB_6mTCEwmzrRGxoRxcYULP6H4GleQNehbjMcdwoDD-Pq_Nav_CEIIv00gWp-u-maXdKSlBqlgVhhV2LXXCXMvxoJqHNndTx_xptfScKNL9sOUWuGG-RWqLjdZ55FXkdbh0Q9qwQjGkokf30C4prfITo-SI93bmbpqHAHR4hNoh9N-7hORgO8fv_OvLqlCEUlnbmcpsXCptosTfq-CHJWbDW5I3OH5WC9imKoor5o-lVn5XWlJ4myMUwcYpfo7XuHm8HDSh6c.H7loKfS8LU0o46g_1Ubs_k3Yj2v2EK9nVaULremDr9I&dib_tag=se&keywords=samuel+rutherford&qid=1764601961&sprefix=samuel+rutherford%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-2"><em>Lex Rex: The Law is King</em></a> – Samuel Rutherford</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Origins-American-Constitutionalism-Bibliographies-History/dp/0807115061/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H0WYT9KPHEFF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ONDOgrT-JWYTIQC7pbkOXBovgsEfyl_q7KbACLPOty1Ci3-xi540mRoJM1DsykykFRVUJvcnTeeRWlGUvuOhlGJ7L75r0X69lZgywYiNCJYRRTmRyIKFpkhBI8YWaroqE1ocDO8WgTcKt3yqNPAZDxLsTgyzNNVnuZpjBNUVUOXcwGqKRD_KZaiD2D-PgUWEUho_SiwlX92w9qZuPQ6m6p1OlnkvHnoxG51SzjDDOz4.lfUn7iIVtwKA7j3RNIzN9XjA27OCfG2zWDvDLVYX42c&dib_tag=se&keywords=donald+lutz&qid=1764602220&sprefix=donald+lutz%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1"><em>The Origins of American Constitutionalism</em></a> – Donald Lutz</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colossians-Zondervan-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0310243955/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LSXO1NUBZY2F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BHiR6_7zfmaUAQQ-aMnP1BQdMiHRyp4jS3J7KJsgkBXXXKRxSAeqhbGITo1UYexY.-PuZ7K6Ta4Rxsf9MXYkcFUcX3cOB0u2bjlf1IMMXKiI&dib_tag=se&keywords=pao%2C+david+w.+colossians+and+philemon&qid=1764602285&sprefix=david+w.+pao+col%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1"><em>Colossians and Philemon (ZECotNT)</em></a> – David W. Pao</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Matthew-International-Commentary-Testament/dp/080282501X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KWF0F2M2EBWQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2sxcHGe0UBaFIbxQFOD-dgLwLLfbV_x4_sKlcb68FH78cv2BRoyuRIdN3o6VZII49XrvXz4QB1nceknce47zGIF0QMa5eEUti4JtwJ3fYz1o5pUZAtYzarr9IgPX_5MrF-m2yn0oAF5mm_5VUJ10Cg.7c6lDbwl6r2Qnd8-RlekdZovkUng6vqvmlXgGOnRL0g&dib_tag=se&keywords=r.t.+france+the+gospel+of+matthew&qid=1764602395&sprefix=r.t.+france+%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1"><em>The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT)</em></a> – R.T. France</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mission-God-Manifesto-Hope-Society/dp/B0DN3VNDC3/ref=sr_1_6?crid=38WQJKAG6BBUU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QzKS6gS5XBZZuqCOraLclFpVDuOwdH20JLTEyR2NpyzMbZ7pekK3l-PmD2mnbrMN1zOGzASm9yvEjg3oB6rFu-KZUwCnLM2OBdAak1hfwvhfnpQJK9Xgm-G9x1dAkZO3CHZ7FbK--YuCl1qCere4WRRMrnR8qbEZr1Xt_MyjR5sjtTRIRqzrWNhJWq9Gwo0Q9_g0ZH7XaR-bXiUxHmpBBG7qRW17exONnPjQb_WXEhJMm53hRUNYhhZneKCzlNwdfvJE0JiwhIv2eZ-nmSQ-PgIExz6RovnVEsRoNktSWLM.cceDFdYe42-lupN9ckERlVJzRYG8Lm-95CyWY8r8TCM&dib_tag=se&keywords=joseph+boot&qid=1764602715&sprefix=joseph+boot%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-6"><em>The Mission of God: A Manifesto of Hope for Society</em></a> – Joseph Boot</li></ul><p><br></p>

Christ Over All

Christ Over All

4.55 Levi Secord • Reading • "Law is King: How the Bible Shapes Our View of Law & Civil Government"

DEC 2, 202536 MIN
Christ Over All

4.55 Levi Secord • Reading • "Law is King: How the Bible Shapes Our View of Law & Civil Government"

DEC 2, 202536 MIN

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<p><strong>ABOUT THE EPISODE</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.esv.org/verses/Deuteronomy%2017/" target="_blank">Deuteronomy 17</a> shows that kings stand under God’s law. This article explores how rulers rise to power, why they must obey the law, and whether these truths apply beyond Israel.</p><p><strong>Resources to Click</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/article/longform/law-is-king-how-the-bible-shapes-our-view-of-law-civil-government/">“Law is King: How the Bible Shapes Our View of Law &amp; Civil Government”</a> – Levi Secord</li><li>Theme of the Month: <a href="https://christoverall.com/theme/christmas-buffet/">Christmas Buffet</a></li><li><a href="https://christoverall.com/give/">Give to Support the Work</a></li></ul><p><strong> Books to Read</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Servant-Not-Savior-Introduction-Government/dp/B0FRMXDNLX/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J6D7RCNP4VCT&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.AArYYH31yzxWGrOsqPo7ea7tYQpCzfwX8OLajVnVlndWxV5-cdAU13ojokpf4vJr0yrHNvSlzZyVK9GAqyLN-GDouqVANZwagqLp0pIuIHLaVTzSvsx9McF2f4o2HKCsFtoJ-Oa1bDZltHzOyuthTQ7eJETFAu9NcQmtG77-rACBxqaIzhzr-XpAPmcEH2l-xfx-_Gt7xLOmS2Towx_vyMOBkfKP2qu2p18Gz5sII04.FI4v0sYuhGz9QIDD3TN9MPtlQWeOZ4u-iRQz30pr2hE&dib_tag=se&keywords=servant+not+savior+levi+secord&qid=1762892621&sprefix=%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1"><em>Servant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government</em></a> – Levi Secord</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Declaration-Christianity-Influenced-Independence/dp/B0BW2GWCHN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1K9FW4RV0NGPI&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.06a-BH5U4PZsLcQk3qnthOU-OaEo08ZBQ-iA3dfgjt_-IDCh3chIfC5wb3e06dIrn0M6YmhABt1hlOzX-xrSRbN7tUjHB01kyFTbi5x4ubCtOTYG8mlKr7TCRGA-w_WxbXuZ7E0afocK_YhN28Ish7PggOZKutasZ_nlk9Inc9AMXys3eXUx3tVBBV5KT4j_jayukpqDE90mjQGwsWpA9lGjEBz4LFQORumtarwZ7HI.BySKm-nvbsBq_5l3NnVs27TYWAITlCsQWvDoK4GjTGg&dib_tag=se&keywords=gary+amos&qid=1764601755&sprefix=gary+amos%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-2"><em>Defending the Declaration: How the Bible and Christianity Influenced the Writing of the Declaration of Independence</em></a> – Gary Amos</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Christian-Manifesto-Francis-Schaeffer/dp/1581346921/ref=sr_1_1?crid=M6MRP0PDCIVY&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ZXUVJFGGbF-joJ2oH7VtScMBaNyO_Rawk3kPdYcjtRXhvryg5Td1ZQabwBo9tKzBSsSCis4V_pkUf0xx3CBoE68cuEDJmPCfgkA-LR9jLBA.bpbJkOolMF_3y4R4tv0-d01oQaec_47jkV9U0Col4hU&dib_tag=se&keywords=francis+schaeffer+a+christian+manifesto&qid=1764601916&sprefix=francis+schaeffer+a+christian+manifesto%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1"><em>A Christian Manifesto</em></a> – Francis Schaeffer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433576910/?bestFormat=true&k=how%20should%20we%20then%20live&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ww_k0_1_11_de&crid=1BSQ1NAAWHYVB&sprefix=How%20should%20"><em>How Should We Then Live?</em></a> – Francis Schaeffer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/He-There-Not-Silent/dp/1433569531/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1A72R9GAGQDTE&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.9NuDAAXdlQQJHqlUY2Be1qlua4gvLt9fmrPgCfNTyKD6YbSe5A1DDG4IQ33PBOKCD-hV2XPwGny6uEz-G4IbgDPfYjbDjgKpt2qNW4Y8znKfFC-wO6MmgJd0NLXUrRHffAKjxt1AZXAuWq3kOWHzLRfRwKyX5CXRdP349Qg2vKL7ALJrCeW-IayWc2iCL8ENuy5JM_vTMRD_KydH82PEAUliwZ9BbJXka4QgNLU9_5Q.h2B-580-aINNIe708qHF4Oxn8wrFPW3bLcQiZbRKB5A&dib_tag=se&keywords=he+is+there+and+he+is+not+silent&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1764602678&sprefix=He+is+there+and%2Caps%2C100&sr=8-2"><em>He Is There and He Is Not Silent</em></a> – Francis Schaeffer</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Lex-Rex-King-Samuel-Rutherford/dp/1952410533/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2SPJ8WWTPY96R&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.H_9yeDDDsmjMFFahgmU7jJGZ-cuLiFVZxbBB_6mTCEwmzrRGxoRxcYULP6H4GleQNehbjMcdwoDD-Pq_Nav_CEIIv00gWp-u-maXdKSlBqlgVhhV2LXXCXMvxoJqHNndTx_xptfScKNL9sOUWuGG-RWqLjdZ55FXkdbh0Q9qwQjGkokf30C4prfITo-SI93bmbpqHAHR4hNoh9N-7hORgO8fv_OvLqlCEUlnbmcpsXCptosTfq-CHJWbDW5I3OH5WC9imKoor5o-lVn5XWlJ4myMUwcYpfo7XuHm8HDSh6c.H7loKfS8LU0o46g_1Ubs_k3Yj2v2EK9nVaULremDr9I&dib_tag=se&keywords=samuel+rutherford&qid=1764601961&sprefix=samuel+rutherford%2Caps%2C114&sr=8-2"><em>Lex Rex: The Law is King</em></a> – Samuel Rutherford</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Origins-American-Constitutionalism-Bibliographies-History/dp/0807115061/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H0WYT9KPHEFF&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ONDOgrT-JWYTIQC7pbkOXBovgsEfyl_q7KbACLPOty1Ci3-xi540mRoJM1DsykykFRVUJvcnTeeRWlGUvuOhlGJ7L75r0X69lZgywYiNCJYRRTmRyIKFpkhBI8YWaroqE1ocDO8WgTcKt3yqNPAZDxLsTgyzNNVnuZpjBNUVUOXcwGqKRD_KZaiD2D-PgUWEUho_SiwlX92w9qZuPQ6m6p1OlnkvHnoxG51SzjDDOz4.lfUn7iIVtwKA7j3RNIzN9XjA27OCfG2zWDvDLVYX42c&dib_tag=se&keywords=donald+lutz&qid=1764602220&sprefix=donald+lutz%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-1"><em>The Origins of American Constitutionalism</em></a> – Donald Lutz</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Colossians-Zondervan-Exegetical-Commentary-Testament/dp/0310243955/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LSXO1NUBZY2F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BHiR6_7zfmaUAQQ-aMnP1BQdMiHRyp4jS3J7KJsgkBXXXKRxSAeqhbGITo1UYexY.-PuZ7K6Ta4Rxsf9MXYkcFUcX3cOB0u2bjlf1IMMXKiI&dib_tag=se&keywords=pao%2C+david+w.+colossians+and+philemon&qid=1764602285&sprefix=david+w.+pao+col%2Caps%2C112&sr=8-1"><em>Colossians and Philemon (ZECotNT)</em></a> – David W. Pao</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gospel-Matthew-International-Commentary-Testament/dp/080282501X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KWF0F2M2EBWQ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2sxcHGe0UBaFIbxQFOD-dgLwLLfbV_x4_sKlcb68FH78cv2BRoyuRIdN3o6VZII49XrvXz4QB1nceknce47zGIF0QMa5eEUti4JtwJ3fYz1o5pUZAtYzarr9IgPX_5MrF-m2yn0oAF5mm_5VUJ10Cg.7c6lDbwl6r2Qnd8-RlekdZovkUng6vqvmlXgGOnRL0g&dib_tag=se&keywords=r.t.+france+the+gospel+of+matthew&qid=1764602395&sprefix=r.t.+france+%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-1"><em>The Gospel of Matthew (NICNT)</em></a> – R.T. France</li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mission-God-Manifesto-Hope-Society/dp/B0DN3VNDC3/ref=sr_1_6?crid=38WQJKAG6BBUU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.QzKS6gS5XBZZuqCOraLclFpVDuOwdH20JLTEyR2NpyzMbZ7pekK3l-PmD2mnbrMN1zOGzASm9yvEjg3oB6rFu-KZUwCnLM2OBdAak1hfwvhfnpQJK9Xgm-G9x1dAkZO3CHZ7FbK--YuCl1qCere4WRRMrnR8qbEZr1Xt_MyjR5sjtTRIRqzrWNhJWq9Gwo0Q9_g0ZH7XaR-bXiUxHmpBBG7qRW17exONnPjQb_WXEhJMm53hRUNYhhZneKCzlNwdfvJE0JiwhIv2eZ-nmSQ-PgIExz6RovnVEsRoNktSWLM.cceDFdYe42-lupN9ckERlVJzRYG8Lm-95CyWY8r8TCM&dib_tag=se&keywords=joseph+boot&qid=1764602715&sprefix=joseph+boot%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-6"><em>The Mission of God: A Manifesto of Hope for Society</em></a> – Joseph Boot</li></ul><p><br></p>