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Coram Deo · #10 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 01:54 PM

From what I understand in the Old Testament there were Two Great Sanhedrin's or Court Systems and Smaller Local Sanhedrin's of the land.. Of the two Great Sanhedrin's one was Ecclesiastical Sanhedrin or what we call today a Presbytery (Synod Level) which took care of all the church affairs and a Secular Great Sanhedrin or what we would call similar to Congress which took care of all the nation affairs. I say Similar to Congress because I am not sure if our set up is more biblical or a House of Lords is more biblical modal on how the office is filled...

Now the question remains, Is there a King besides the High King (Christ) over the Nation, a President similar to a Moderator of a Presbytery, or No higher Office then the Great Sanhedrin.

Yes there were Kings over the Great Sanhedrins in the Old Testament but not at all times.. At other Times there were Prophets over the Great Sanhedrin's who were picked directly by God and Patriarchs who were chosen by God.. Which I suppose the case could be made they were similar to Office of Kings but a couple of questions remain...

1. If God chose those men to rule over the nation, how do we do that today with Kings since God does not directly by voice speak to us through Prophets or the Voice of God directly?

2. If a Higher office exist then the Great Sanhedrin of the Land would not the case also be made for a higher office in the church like a Bishop preceding over the Ecclesiastical Sanhedrin (Presbytery)?

It is number 2 which has kept me from fulling endorsing an Office of King. If I can clear that up, then I would have really no problem with the Office of King...

Then the Issue of Our Type of Congress versus House of Lord's still need to be solved in my mind regarding how a proper Secular Great Sanhedrin of the Land is set up....