Psalms 125:3
For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.
Truth: God's people can have faith that God will prevent evil rulers from maintaining their rule.
The nation of Israel had a solid promise from God: The land was their land!! This becomes a cornerstone to their actions from the beginning to the present day. God had promised Israel the land and the promise of the land being possessed by them last through the Scripture, to the very end in The Revelation. The first line in the above verse states that a wicked leader will not rule over them (Scepter of Wickedness). God was promising them land but also righteous rulers. If there was a wicked king, that king would be replaced. The story of 1 and 2 Chronicles and 1 and 2 Kings is an example of that promise being worked out. This need for Godly leadership is so important the last part of the verse states that the removal of ungodly leaders will assure that the righteous, living in the land, will not, themselves, also turn to evil. God understands the power of leaders over the people. When people have an ungodly leader the do ungodly things. God continued to remove the ungodly leaders from the midst of Israel and would hold them responsible for the way they lead the people. Leadership is the rudder for the culture and the culture can or won't tolerate sin. When the leader sins the people know that the culture allows it. When the nation of Israel came out of Egypt a man was caught working on the Sabbath. Because the people knew that Moses would not tolerate such an act they stoned the man, based upon the command of God that didn't allow work on the Sabbath. That is a far cry from the culture to what the leaders of Israel would later create. Israel would later ignore the Sabbath and many other of God's commands and the leaders would lead them into this way of life. God did promise the land, but He also stated He would correct leadership from leading His people astray. God is in the promise of doing that same thing today. He has established Christ as the leader of Israel, whether they recognize Christ or not. God established the ultimate leader of righteousness in their land via Christ. Now they must follow.
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