but you stand here with me and I'll speak to you all the commands, decrees, and laws that you must teach them to observe in the land that I'm giving you to possess. DECREE, n. L. To judge; to divide. A. A. Now you write to the Jews as you see fit, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring; for a decree which is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s signet ring may not be revoked.”. It is his choosing a certain number of mankind, in Christ, to eternal life, and the means of it, to the praise of his glorious grace, Eph. “My hand founded and established the earth,And My right hand spread out the heavens;When I call to them, they stand together [in obedience to carry out My decrees]. 2. Hallelujah! These [are] the decrees that Yahweh commanded Moses, as between a husband and his wife, and between a father and his daughter, [while] her childhood [is in] her father's house. You are to observe it according to all its decrees and laws.". Yet he too is wise and he will bring disaster; he does not retract his decree. Job 22:28 - Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be … I have more insight than all my teachersbecause Your decrees are my meditation. He declares his words to Jacob, his statutes and decrees to Israel. פ PeZion stretches out her hands;there is no one to comfort her.The Lord has issued a decree against Jacobthat his neighbors should be his adversaries.Jerusalem has becomesomething impure among them. The word "decree" is found in Psalm 2:7, etc. Or decree for us some future events! Then the LORD commanded us to observe all these decrees and to fear the LORD our God for our own good, so that he may keep us alive as we are today. '", "Ever since the time of your ancestors, you have turned away from my decrees and haven't kept them. a decree that he prescribed for Joseph when he went throughout the land of Egypt, speaking a language I did not recognize. Holman Christian Standard Bible®, Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers. By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees; Otherwise they drink and forget the law and its decrees,And pervert the rights and justice of all the afflicted. You remove all the wicked on earthas if they were dross;therefore, I love Your decrees. Return to me and I'll return to you," says the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. In the law, a determination or judgment of the emperor on a suit between parties. You have not obeyed the Lord! It demonstrates God’s sovereign control over all things and over all events in human history. "Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. Listen to me, my people! If an alien dwells with you he will observe the Passover of Yahweh according [to] the decree of the Passover and according [to] its stipulation; thus you will have one decree for you, for the alien and for the native of the land.'". I saw that even though I had sent unfaithful Israel away for all her adulteries and had given her a divorce decree, her treacherous sister Judah didn't fear, and she, too, committed adultery. And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily. KJV:the king's … If your sons keep My covenantand My decrees that I will teach them,their sons will also sit on your throne forever.”. Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;). But they will not receive an inheritance in the midst of the {Israelites}. Solomon dismissed Abiathar from his position as priest of the Lord, fulfilling the decree of judgment the Lord made in Shiloh against the family of Eli. Bible verses related to Decree from the King James Version (KJV) by Relevance - Sort By Book Order . The Bible records, “And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered” (Luke 2:1). And they attacked the Bible as not presenting valid information.. "Let them produce evidence! My soul is consumed with longing for your decrees at all times. And prepare yourselves according to {your families}, according to your working groups, according to the decree of David king of Israel and according to the decree of Solomon his son. Then the king stood at his post and made a covenant in the Lord’s presence to follow the Lord and to keep His commands, His decrees, and His statutes with all his heart and with all his soul in order to carry out the words of the covenant written in this book. Blessed be the LORD God of our ancestors, who placed this decree into the king's heart to beautify the Temple of the LORD in Jerusalem. Ezra 5:13. I cling to Your decrees;Lord, do not put me to shame. "This [is] the decree of the law that Yahweh has commanded, saying, 'Speak to the {Israelites} and let them take to you a red heifer without a physical defect, on which a yoke {has not been placed}. And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace. And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. NetBible, 95 occurrences in 12 translations, Old Testament (87), Genesis (1), Exodus (2), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (10), Judges (1), 2 Samuel (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (1), Job (1), Psalm (44), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (10), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (3), Zechariah (1), Malachi (2), New Testament (8), Acts (4), Romans (1), Ephesians (1), Colossians (2). In Ephesians 1:9 of the mystery of His "will." so that you, your children, and your grandchildren may fear the LORD your God. It was discovered that this city has had uprisings against kings since ancient times, and there have been rebellions and revolts in it. The grass dries up, the flowers wither, but the decree of our God is forever reliable.". The sum of Your word is truth [the full meaning of all Your precepts],And every one of Your righteous ordinances endures forever. In Ephesians 1:9 of His "good pleasure." Happy are those who keep His decreesand seek Him with all their heart. Yahweh spoke to Aaron, "Behold, I myself have given to you the responsibility of my contributions for all the holy objects of the {Israelites}; I have given them as a portion to you and your sons as an eternal decree. For though I, the Lord who rules over all, planted you in the land, I now decree that disaster will come on you because the nations of Israel and Judah have done evil and have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal.". Pay attention to me, my people! Mark 11:22-23, makes us understand that with our mouth we can have whatsoever we say. Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure … 37. These are the decrees, statutes, and ordinances Moses proclaimed to them after they came out of Egypt. I obey Your precepts and decrees,for all my ways are before You. They did not need to depart from their service, for their brothers the Levites had made preparations for them. Lamed. “ You will also declare a thing, And it will be established for you; So light will shine on your ways. and because all of his decrees remain in my thoughts, I have not turned aside from his statutes. You are my king, O God! I believe the text you are referring to is Acts 3:1-10. They finished the building according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees of Cyrus, Darius, and King Artaxerxes of Persia. 39. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed. He hath also stablished them for ever and ever: he hath made a decree which shall not pass. They ask me for just decrees; they want to be near God. Daniel 4:17 King James Version (KJV). They will live according to my decrees, keep my regulations, and practice them. In Ephesians 3:11 we read of His "eternal purpose." Restore my health and preserve my life.'. They will leave none of it until morning, and they will not break a bone in it; they will observe it according to every decree of the Passover. If his father has no brothers, then you must give his inheritance to his nearest relative from his own clan, and he will take possession of it. The modern definition and meaning of declare is based on a misunderstanding of a few scriptures. But they rebelliously tested the Most High God,for they did not keep His decrees. The Bible says that God causes all things to work together for good. I know, LORD, that your decrees are just, and that you have rightfully humbled me. It will be as a decree of stipulation for the {Israelites}, just as Yahweh commanded Moses.'". "This definition reveals more of what happens in the spiritual realm. But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon [the same] king Cyrus made a decree to … A favorite scripture ofthe “decree and declare” movement is Romans 4:17, which says “…calling thosethings which are not, as though they were”. Today we are going to be engaging in decree and declare prayer points. 'It will be an eternal decree for them. The KJV uses “decree” to describe the decision of the Apostolic Council (Acts 16:4) and of a human inward decision not to marry (1 Corinthians 7:37). having canceled out the certificate of debt consisting of decrees against us, which was hostile to us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Next, the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant in the presence of the Lord to follow the Lord and to keep His commands, His decrees, and His statutes with all his mind and with all his heart, and to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book; all the people agreed to the covenant. How is the decree of predestination usually divided? O sovereign master, your decrees can give men life; may years of life be restored to me. and confirmed to Jacob as a decreeand to Israel as an everlasting covenant: Give me life in accordance with Your faithful love,and I will obey the decree You have spoken. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. I am Your servant; give me understandingso that I may know Your decrees. And princes in Issachar are with Deborah, Yea, Issachar is right with Barak, Into the valley he was sent on his feet. Then Eleazar the priest said to the men of the battle who came from the war, "This [is] the decree of the law that Yahweh commanded Moses. The decree of God is an inter-Trinitarian agreement, established in eternity past among the members of the Godhead which is designed to reveal the purpose and glory of God. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners. I have spoken with my lips about all your decrees that you have announced. New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Bible critics used to argue that no secular historian of the time mentioned the decree of Caesar Augustus of Luke 2:1. May he reign forever before God! “For He performs what is appointed for me,And many such decrees are with Him. Those involved in the “decree and declare” movement claim that if someone decrees or declares something, then it will happen. Cyrus the Great (c. 600 or 576 – 530 BC) figures in the Hebrew Bible as the patron and deliverer of the Jews.He is mentioned 23 times by name and alluded to several times more. Doesn’t it fall under the “decree and declare” category of praying? You have not followed his laws, his statutes, and his decrees! Eternal: “who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his … Furthermore, we decree that with respect to any of the priests, descendants of Levi, singers, gatekeepers, Temple Servants, or other servants of this Temple of God, it is not to be lawful to impose any tribute, tax, or toll on them. KAF, Revive me according to your gracious love; and I will keep the decrees that you have proclaimed. Who summons the successive generations from the beginning? You received the law by decrees given by angels, but you did not obey it. This [is also] for you: the contribution of their gift of the wave offerings of the children Israel. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee: and the light shall shine upon thy ways. "The decrees of God are his eternal, unchangeable, holy, wise, and sovereign purpose, comprehending at once all things that ever were or will be in their causes, conditions, successions, and relations, and determining their certain futurition. Something like the immutability of God or His Word is decreed. The biblical context of decrees is that they are the same as the will and purposes of God. That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. ּרְפְּנֵי֙ NAS:the king's edictsto the king's. He has not dealt with any other nation like this; they never knew his decrees. The decision of a court of equity is called a decree that of a court of law, a judgment. So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. And the king's secretaries were called in the first month on the thirteenth day, and [a decree] was issued, according to all that Haman commanded, to the satraps of the king and to the governors who [were] over all the provinces, and to [the] officials of all the people, to each province according to [its own] script and to all people according to their own language; [it was] written in the name of King Ahasuerus and [was] sealed with the king's ring. 1. Seven times a day I praise You,Because of Your righteous ordinances. And the gatekeepers [were] at {each gate}. 2. You came down on Mount Sinai,and spoke to them from heaven.You gave them impartial ordinances, reliable instructions,and good statutes and commands. He established a decree in Jacob, and established the Law in Israel, that he commanded our ancestors to reveal to their children. He always remembers his covenantal decree, the promise he made to a thousand generations --. New American Standard Bible Copyright ©1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. Q. [For] the assembly, there will be one decree for you and for the alien who dwells [among you]; [it is] an eternal decree for [all] your generations. Only God can decree something. The third “decree” in Ezra is that of Artaxerxes in Ezra 7:11-28. I thought about my waysand turned my steps back to Your decrees. Whatever we dont want we have the authority to reject it and whatever we desire we have the authority to bring it to pass. For I will issue a decree, I will make my justice a light to the nations. Tell us about your earlier predictive oracles, so we may examine them and see how they were fulfilled. I have given them to you and your sons and your daughters with you as an eternal decree; whoever [is] clean in your house may eat it. Use the following 31 Declarations of God’s Word to speak over your life the next 31 days. The decision of a court of equity is called a decree; that of a court of law, a judgment. By the Lord's decree the heavens were made; by a mere word from his mouth all the stars in the sky were created. Not one of these creatures will be missing, none will lack a mate. Decree Jacob's deliverance! When we decree, the decree needs to be based only on Scripture, the will of God. Let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media, so that it cannot be revoked: Vashti is not to enter King Ahasuerus’s presence, and her royal position is to be given to another woman who is more worthy than she. He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees.". I, the Lord, am present at the very beginning, and at the very end -- I am the one. Let my heart be blameless toward your decrees, that I may not be disappointed. 17 This matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones: to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will, and setteth up over it the basest of men. Therefore, issue an order for these men to stop, so that this city will not be rebuilt until a further decree has been pronounced by me. By day the Lord decrees his loyal love, and by night he gives me a song, a prayer to the living God. My persecutors and foes are many.I have not turned from Your decrees. The fulfillment of these events is so stunningly remarkable, that it is no surprise that critics of the Bible have made this narrative a special object of their irritation. These things will be as a decree of justice for you for your generations in all your dwellings. He did this to create in himself one new man out of two, thus making peace. Carefully observe the commands of the Lord your God, the decrees and statutes He has commanded you. Who acts and carries out decrees? Your decrees are my delightand my counselors. You are to observe it at this appointed time between the evenings. The Concept of God's Decree in Scripture. Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. Oh, how inexhaustible are God's resources and God's wisdom and God's knowledge! Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declare it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. פ PeYour decrees are wonderful;therefore I obey them. who commissions Cyrus, the one I appointed as shepherd to carry out all my wishes and to decree concerning Jerusalem, 'She will be rebuilt,' and concerning the temple, 'It will be reconstructed.'". The Decrees of God are His eternal purpose, according to His will, whereby He has foreordained whatever comes to pass. 3. Don't be afraid! You are my witnesses! Yahweh did not decree to blot out the name of Israel from under the heavens, so he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Jehoash. And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. How impossible it is to search into His decrees or trace His footsteps! Q. The decree was obviously not a pre-temporal choice of individuals for eternal life, but a part of the blessings and curses that were stipulated in God’s covenant with Israel. Keep all his decrees and commandments that I'm giving you every day of your life, so you may live a long time. If you have died with the Messiah to the basic principles of the world, why are you submitting to its decrees as though you still lived in the world? For he fulfills his decree against me, and many such things are his plans. KJV Dictionary Definition: decree decree. and confirmed to Jacob as a decree,and to Israel as an everlasting covenant: They plotted against him and by royal decree stoned him to death in the courtyard of the Lord's temple. You shall teach them the decrees and laws. To “declare” is to state (out loud) a fact; to “decree” is to issue an authoritative command. Therefore keep the commands, decrees, and the ordinances that I am instructing you to obey today.". There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none. The one who spatters the waters of impurity will wash his garments, and the one who touches the waters of impurity will be unclean until the evening. Then they'll say: "Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people.'. But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God. Let those who fear You,those who know Your decrees, turn to me. But Zerubbabel, Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the families of Israel replied, "You have no part in our plans for building a temple to our God, because we alone will build to the LORD, the God of Israel, in accordance with the decree issued by King Cyrus, king of Persia.". Their interpretation of this isthat we can call (decree and declare) things which presently do not exist orrealities not yet realized as though they did. Into the decree of election and reprobation. The one who gathers the ashes of the heifer will wash his garments; he will be unclean until evening. If an alien dwells with you he will observe the Passover of Yahweh according [to] the decree of the Passover and according [to] its stipulation; thus you will have one decree for you, for the alien and for the native of the land.'" This [is] a wicked human being's portion from God and the inheritance of his decree from God.". The wicked hope to destroy me,but I contemplate Your decrees. Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction. I'll place my spirit within you, empowering you to live according to my regulations and to keep my just decrees. According to the king's decree the drinking was not compulsory because the king instructed every steward in his house to serve each individual what he desired. The posts went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. Whereas, the enemy, hereafter known as Satan and all those under his influence, has conspired to perpetuate a curse against the people in this city and geographic region, including me and my family; In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits; Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expences be given unto these men, that they be not hindered. I have placed my spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations. Read full chapter Job 22:28 in all English translations Whom Jason hath received: and these all do contrary to the decrees of Caesar, saying that there is another king, one Jesus. I call to You; save me,and I will keep Your decrees. Fear ye not me? I have Your decrees as a heritage forever;indeed, they are the joy of my heart. At that time come to them hath Tatnai, governor beyond the river, and Shethar-Boznai, and their companions, and thus they are saying to them, 'Who hath made for you a decree this house to build, and this wall to finish?'. For the Lord's decrees are just, and everything he does is fair. Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon. Give my son Solomon a whole heart to keep and to carry out all Your commands, Your decrees, and Your statutes, and to build the temple for which I have made provision. God has given us authority over all devils and every circumstances. A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees. Let my soul live that it may praise You,And let Your ordinances help me. And as they went through the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep, that were ordained of the apostles and elders which were at Jerusalem. And when the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, both to great and small. All the Lord’s ways show faithful love and truthto those who keep His covenant and decrees. "Remember the Law of Moses my servant that I gave him at Horeb for all Israel both the decrees and laws. We find another reference to God’s covenantal decree in Chronicles: He remembers his covenant forever, the promise he made, for a thousand generations, "Then they repented and said, 'Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us. The decrees You issue are righteousand altogether trustworthy. Can a throne of destruction be allied with You,One which devises mischief by decree? NetBible, 141 occurrences in 12 translations, Old Testament (133), Numbers (14), Deuteronomy (1), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (5), Ezra (20), Esther (18), Job (4), Psalm (13), Proverbs (4), Isaiah (10), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (2), Daniel (19), Joel (1), Amos (8), Jonah (1), Micah (1), Nahum (1), Zephaniah (1), Malachi (2), New Testament (8), Luke (2), Romans (3), Hebrews (3). In Acts 2:23 of His "determinate counsel and foreknowledge." 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