The sins of the godly are worse than others, because they bring a greater reproach upon religion. For the wicked to sin, there is no other expected from them; swine will wallow in the mire; but when sheep do so, when the godly sin, that redounds to the dishonour of the Gospel: “By this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme.”
Thomas Watson

PATRIARCHAL Government

PATRIARCHAL Government

PATRIARCHAL Government

  1. Vested in the heads of families # Ge 18:19
  2. EXERCISED IN 2a) Training, &c their servants for war

    # Ge 14:14

2b) Vindicating their wrongs # Ge 14:12,15,16 2c) Forming treaties and alliances # Ge 14:13 21:22-32 26:28-33 2d) Acting as priests # Ge 8:20 12:7,8 35:1-7 Job 1:5 2e) Acting as judges # Ge 38:24 2f) Arbitrarily disinheriting and putting away servants and children # Ge 21:14 1Ch 5:1 2g) Blessing and cursing their children # Ge 9:25,26 27:28,29 49:1-33 2h) The authority of heads of families for, acknowledged # Ge 23:6