Our Jewish brothers and sisters had 3 approaches to faith and governance.
1) The King was to embody the covenant law in ruling the realm
2) The Priesthood interpreted that law to the King
3) The Prophets voiced the needs of the people, particularly the poor, the widow, the oppressed, and the sojourner in their midst. They voiced the violations of the Kings. The kings were angered for their speaking out but the Prophets had a sanctioned, sacred, and moral task to speak truth to power.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde stands in the prophetic role and the king does not like it. "President Trump Demands Bishop Apologize for Asking for Mercy for the Marginalized." How sad. that a call for mercy gets a hard rebuke although rage is the way of kings
Thank God for the Prophets in our lives.
1) The King was to embody the covenant law in ruling the realm
2) The Priesthood interpreted that law to the King
3) The Prophets voiced the needs of the people, particularly the poor, the widow, the oppressed, and the sojourner in their midst. They voiced the violations of the Kings. The kings were angered for their speaking out but the Prophets had a sanctioned, sacred, and moral task to speak truth to power.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde stands in the prophetic role and the king does not like it. "President Trump Demands Bishop Apologize for Asking for Mercy for the Marginalized." How sad. that a call for mercy gets a hard rebuke although rage is the way of kings
Thank God for the Prophets in our lives.
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