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2. Kingship and kingdom of God - Wikipedia

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   Zoroastrianism, a possible influence on Abrahamic traditions, [8] includes the concept of a "kingdom of God" or of a divine kingship: . In the Gāthās Zoroaster's thoughts about khšathra as a thing turn mostly to the 'dominion' or 'kingdom' of God, which was conceived, it seems, both as heaven itself, thought of as lying just above the visible sky, and as the kingdom of God to come on earth ...

3. Kingdom of God (Christianity) - Wikipedia

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   However, in later Judaism a more "national" view was assigned to God's Kingship in which the awaited Messiah may be seen as a liberator and the founder of a new state of Israel. [ 18 ] The kingdom of God is first introduced in 1 Chronicles 28:5 [1] , then in 2 Chronicles 13:8 [2] , and Daniel 2:44, where the prophet Daniel foretells a coming ...

4. Jesse (biblical figure) - Wikipedia

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   Jesse (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ s i / JESS-ee) [3] or Yishai (Hebrew: יִשַׁי – Yīšay, [a] in pausa Hebrew: יִשָׁי – Yīšāy, meaning "King" or "God's gift"; Syriac: ܐܝܫܝ – Eshai; Greek: Ἰεσσαί – Iessaí; Latin: Issai, Isai, Jesse); (Arabic: إيشا, romanized: ʾīshā) is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible as the father of David, who became the king of the Israelites.

5. Divine right of kings - Wikipedia

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   In the Scriptures, kings are called gods, and so their power after a certain relation compared to the Divine power. Kings are also compared to fathers of families; for a king is true parens patriae [parent of the country], the politic father of his people. And lastly, kings are compared to the head of this microcosm of the body of man. [22]

6. Kingship of God (Judaism) - Wikipedia

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   The concept of kingship of God appears in the Hebrew Bible with references to "his Kingdom" and "your Kingdom" while the term "kingdom of God" is not directly used. [1] "Yours is the kingdom, O Lord" is used in 1Chronicles 29:10–12 and "His kingdom is an everlasting kingdom" in Daniel 4:3, for example.

7. Kingdom theology - Wikipedia

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   Theologian and director of the Vineyard Bible Institute Derek Morphew argued that the kingdom of God encompassed both signs and wonders and social justice. [4] Although kingdom theology presents history as a struggle between God and Satan, there is an eschatological expectation that God will triumph over Satan, which is why suffering for the ...