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Courts of Justice:

Have authority from God
(Romans 13:1-5)
SUPERIOR COURT
- Held first by Moses alone in the wilderness
  (Exodus 18:13-20)
- Consisted subsequently of priests and Levites
  (Deuteronomy 17:9; Malachi 2:7)
- Presided over by the governor or the high priest
  (Deuteronomy 17:12; Judges 4:4,5)
- Held at the seat of government
  (Deuteronomy 17:8)
- Decided on all appeals and difficult cases
  (Exodus 18:26; Deuteronomy 1:17; 17:8,9)
- Decisions of, conclusive
  (Deuteronomy 17:10,11)
INFERIOR COURT
- In all cities
  (Deuteronomy 16:18; 2 Chronicles 19:5-7)
- Held at the gates
  (Genesis 34:20; Deuteronomy 16:18; 21:19; Job 5:4)
- Judges of, appointed by the governor
  (Exodus 18:21,25; Deuteronomy 1:9-15; 2 Samuel 15:3)
- All minor cases decided by
  (Exodus 18:26; 2 Samuel 15:4)
- All transfers of property made before
  (Genesis 23:17-20; Ruth 4:1,2)
Re-established by Jehoshaphat
(2 Chronicles 19:5-10)
Re-established by Ezra
(Ezra 7:25)
SANHEDRIM OR COURT OF THE SEVENTY
- Probably derived from the seventy elders appointed by Moses
  (Exodus 24:9; Numbers 11:16,17,24-30)
- Mentioned in the latter part of sacred history
  (Luke 22:66; John 11:47; Acts 5:27)
- Consisted of chief priest, &c
  (Matthew 26:57,59)
- Presided over by high priest
  (Matthew 26:62-66)
- Sat in high priest's palace
  (Matthew 26:57,58)
OF THE ROMANS IN JUDEA
- Presided over by the governor or deputy
  (Matthew 27:2,11; Acts 18:12)
- Place of, called the hall of judgment
  (John 18:28,33; 19:9)
- Never interfered in any dispute about minor matters or about religion
  (Acts 18:14,15)
- Could alone award death
  (John 18:31)
- Never examined their own citizens by torture
  (Acts 22:25-29)
- Appeals from, made to the emperor
  (Acts 25:11; 26:32; 28:19)
Generally held in the morning
(Jeremiah 21:12; Matthew 27:1; Luke 22:66; Acts 5:21)
Sometimes held in synagogues
(Matthew 10:17; Acts 22:19; 26:11; James 2:2)
PROVIDED WITH
- Judges
  (Deuteronomy 16:18)
- Officers
  (Deuteronomy 16:18; Matthew 5:25)
- Tormentors or executioners
  (Matthew 18:34)
JUDGES OF
- Called elders
  (Deuteronomy 25:7; 1 Samuel 16:4)
- Called magistrates
  (Luke 12:58)
- Rode often on white asses
  (Judges 5:10)
- To judge righteously
  (Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:6)
- To judge without respect of persons
  (Exodus 23:3,6; Leviticus 19:15; Deuteronomy 1:17; Proverbs 22:22)
- To investigate every case
  (Deuteronomy 19:18)
- Not to take bribes
  (Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19)
- To judge as for God
  (2 Chronicles 19:6,7,9)
- To decide according to the law
  (Ezekiel 44:24)
- To promote peace
  (Zechariah 8:16)
- Sat on the judgment-seat while hearing causes
  (Exodus 18:13; Judges 5:10; Isaiah 28:6; Matthew 27:19)
- Examined the parties
  (Acts 24:8)
- Conferred together before giving judgment
  (Acts 5:34-40; 25:12; 26:30,31)
- Pronounced the judgment of the court
  (Matthew 26:65,66; Luke 23:24; Acts 5:40)
Both the accusers and accused required to appear before
(Deuteronomy 25:1; Acts 25:16)
CAUSES IN, WERE OPENED BY
- The complainant
  (1 Kings 3:17-21; Acts 16:19-21)
- An advocate
  (Acts 24:1)
THE ACCUSED
- Stood before the judge
  (Numbers 35:12; Matthew 27:11)
- Permitted to plead their own cause
  (1 Kings 3:22; Acts 24:10; 26:1)
- Might have advocates
  (Proverbs 31:8,9; Isaiah 1:17)
- Exhorted to confess
  (Joshua 7:19)
- Examined on oath
  (Leviticus 5:1; Matthew 26:63)
- Sometimes examined by torture
  (Acts 22:24,29)
- Sometimes treated with insult
  (Matthew 26:67; John 18:22,23; Acts 23:2,3)
- The evidence of two or more witnesses required in
  (Deuteronomy 17:6; 19:15; John 8:17; 2 Corinthians 13:1)
- Witnesses sometimes laid their hands on the criminal's head before punishment
  (Leviticus 24:14)
False witnesses in to receive the punishment of the accused
(Deuteronomy 19:19)
Corruption and bribery often practised in
(Isaiah 10:1; Amos 5:12; 8:6)
THE JUDGMENT OF
- Not given till accused was heard
  (John 7:51)
- Recorded in writing
  (Isaiah 10:1)
- Immediately executed
  (Deuteronomy 25:2; Joshua 7:25; Mark 15:15-20)
- Witnesses first to execute
  (Deuteronomy 17:7; Acts 7:58)
- Allusions to
  (Job 5:4; Psalms 127:5; Matthew 5:22)
- Illustrative of the last judgment
  (Matthew 19:28; Romans 14:10; 1 Corinthians 6:2)

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