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Re: Book of Judges - Example of No Government, Just Judges

limitgov — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:21:01 GMT

"Well, the idea was that they would be directly led by God, not a man."

i don;t think God was down there all the time hanging out. I think he just gave them the commandments to live by.

Re: Book of Judges - Example of No Government, Just Judges

SkepticalMetal — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:03:38 GMT

Yeah, that guy really doesn't go by any Rothbardian legal system.

Re: Book of Judges - Example of No Government, Just Judges

Bert — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:32:28 GMT

I know of a world of just judges, and there's one judge called Dredd you didn't want to mess with, so yeah...

Re: Book of Judges - Example of No Government, Just Judges

shackleford — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:28:33 GMT

Well, the idea was that they would be directly led by God, not a man. But the people desired a man to lead them. Eventually, God did anoint a king in Saul.

When Moses first began to lead, they ultimately had to divide the responsibilities because it was overwhelming for one person. I think he had 75,000 people assisting in the judicial and administrative dealings of the people.

Book of Judges - Example of No Government, Just Judges

limitgov — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:02:57 GMT

In the Bible, Israel had no government for 400 years. They just had judges. Some of the people eventually wanted a government, a King.

God basically says, THIS IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

"The elders of the tribes come to Samuel and request a king. Their reason is that Samuel is too old and his sons are corrupt (vs. 4,5). This displeased both Samuel and the Lord (vs. 6-8)."

God's government basically, means, he gave everyone a set of rules to live by. Rules like don't steal.