CONCEPT OF THE KINGDOM

SOLOMON APPIAH WEEK 17 – THE KING SCEPTER October 25, 2016

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BASIC CONCEPT OF HIS KINGDOM (MATT 6:33) – AS OUTLINED BY PROPHET ABU BAKO

i. THE KING (Scepter)

ii. TERRITORY

iii. LORDSHIP

iv. CULTURE

v. CONSTITUTION

vi. KEYS

vii. CITIZENSHIP

viii.LAW

ix. GIVING

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KING DOM KINGDOM

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GOD IS KING

JURISDICTION (OFFICIAL POWER;

A SYSTEM; TERRITORY)

POWER ↔ DOMINION TERRITORY ↔ DOMAIN

DEFINITION OF JURISDICTION THE OFFICIAL POWER to make legal decisions and judgements

"the English court had no jurisdiction over the defendants"

SYNONYMS: authority, control, power, dominion, rule, administration, command, sway, leadership, sovereignty, ascendancy, hegemony, mastery

A SYSTEM of law courts; a judicature

"in some jurisdictions there is a mandatory death sentence for murder"

THE TERRITORY or sphere of activity over which the legal authority of a court or other institution extends

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WHAT IS A SCEPTER?

Etymology

• scepter (n.)

• c. 1300, ceptre, from Old French sceptre (12c.), from Latin sceptrum "royal staff," from Greek skeptron "staff to lean on; royal scepter;" in transferred use, "royalty," from root of skeptein "to prop or stay, lean on." Apparently a cognate with Old English sceaft (see shaft (n.1)). The verb meaning "to furnish with a scepter" is from 1520s. Related: sceptred.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

• sceptre

• For shebet; a rod of empire – sceptre

• correction, dart, rod, scepter, staff, tribe

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• Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 rod, staff, club, sceptre.

2 tribe; — ׳ש absolute Genesis 49:10+, construct 1 Samuel ט ;+ 10:20 בטו Deuteronomy 1:23 +; sfש ;.Judges 21:24+, etc שplural 1 ים ט בטי Kings 11:31 +, constructשב ,+ Genesis 49:16שsf יך ט — ;.Deuteronomy 12:14 +, etcשב

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• 1.a. rod, staff (evidently common article), for smiting (especially כ הבש Exodus 21:20 (E), Micah 4:14; Isaiah (׳ה10:15 (in simile; "" ה ,(מט Proverbs ר ;+ 10:13 ) compare Proverbs 29:15; for beating ׳ש מוס בט ( ח cummin Isaiah 28:27 ("" ה ; (מט as (inferior) weapon (opposed to 2 )ית Samuel 23:21= 1 Chroniclesחנ11:3 (compare 1 מקלSamuel 17:40,43); figurative of ׳יs chastisement: national Isaiah 10:24; Isaiah 30:31 (both "" ה י ,Isaiah 14:29 ,(מט תו Isaiah 10:5 ׳ש אמ בר Lamentations ׳ש ע 3:1; individual Job 9:34; Job 21:9 ( ה Job 37:13, 2 ,(׳ש אלו Samuel 7:14( ים , ׳ש אנ ש i.e. not in-human), Psalm 89:33 (both ים "" ע (.נג

• b. shaft, i.e. spear, dart, 2 Samuel 18:14

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• c. shepherd's implement, club, Psalm 23:4 ("" נ ת שע ׳רעה ,(מ; (׳י both figurative of) Micah 7:14 בש used in mustering or counting sheepEzekiel 20:37 (figurative), Leviticus 27:32 (compare Jeremiah 33:13), see MackieHast. DB RoD

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• d. truncheon, sceptre, mark of authority, פר Judges ׳ש ס ים׳ש ,5:14 ה "") Isaiah 14:5 משל ;Genesis 49:10 (poem in J ,(מט קק "") ,(מה Zechariah 10:11 (Psalm 45:7 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 19:11,14 (made from a branch, ה ; (מט a ruler is מךש Amos 1:5,8; as symbol of conquestNumbers ׳תו 24:17 (JE); ׳ש ברז ל Psalm 2:9 (of Messianic king); שע ר ׳ש ה Psalm 125:3; תו בר Proverbs 22:8 (si vera ׳ש ע lectio, compare Frankenb. Toy). — see ה נ ת ,מקל ,מט שע .מ

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• 3 a. of (12) tribes of Israel, Genesis 49:16,28 (poem in J), Deuteronomy 33:5(poem), Exodus 24:4 (E), + often [J E 13 t., D 28 t. ( ה J E D), P 9 t. (compare GrayNumbers מט

150׳מ ;4:18 t. + in P); Judges 15 t. (never ׳מ) , Samuel 14 t. (never ׳מ) , Kings 13 t,. ( 2׳מ t.), Chronicles 15 t. ( 23׳מ t.), Psalms, 7 t. (never ׳מ) , prophets 16 t. ( Habakkuk 3:9, very ׳מdubious)]; Judges 20:12;1 Samuel 9:21 read ט ) שב or י בט Ges§ 90 I, We Sta§ 343 e Dr, for ש בטי , (שVrss (GFMJu); בטיי ה ך ;Psalm 122:4 ש ת בטינחל .Isaiah 63:17 ש

• b. singular of people (of Judah, late) Psalm 74:2, but Jeremiah 10:16 =Jeremiah 51:19 strike out ׳ש ׳נ Gf Gie Du.

• c. of subdivision of tribe, תוגו שמחו — .Numbers 4:18 (P) ׳ש ׳מ 2 Samuel 7:7 read פטי ) ש compare 2 Samuel 7:11, "" 1 Chronicles 17:6, Ew Th We Dr HPS Bu and others)

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Court official holds the mace of the Lord President of the Court of Session, Scotland

US House of Representatives Mace

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Ghana Parliament Mace & Sword of State

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• SCEP'TER, n. [L. sceptrum; Gr. from to send or thrust; coinciding with L. scipio, that is, a shoot or rod.]

• 1. A staff or batoon borne by kings on solemn occasions, as a badge of authority. Hence,

• 2. The appropriate ensign of royalty; an ensign of higher antiquity than the crown. Hence,

• 3. Royal power or authority; as, to assume the scepter.

• The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, till Shiloh come. Gen 49.

• 4. A constellation.

• SCEP'TER, v.t. To invest with royal authority, or with the ensign of authority.

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SCEPTERS HAVE 2 MAIN NATURES WHICH AFFECTS YOUR NATURE

The nature affects its function and targets

• Psa 45:6 AMP

• (6) Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

• Psa 125:3 AMP

• (3) For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the [uncompromisingly] righteous, lest the righteous (God's people) stretch forth their hands to iniquity and apostasy.

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SCEPTERS AFFECT YOUR NATURE

• Heb 1:8-13 AMP

• (8) But as to the Son, He says to Him, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever (to the ages of the ages), and the scepter of Your kingdom is a scepter of absolute righteousness (of justice and straightforwardness).

• (9) You have loved righteousness [You have delighted in integrity, virtue, and uprightness in purpose, thought, and action] and You have hated lawlessness (injustice and iniquity). Therefore God, [even] Your God (Godhead), has anointed You with the oil of exultant joy and gladness above and beyond Your companions. [Ps. 45:6, 7.]

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TYPES OF SCEPTERS

Gen 49:10 AMP

(10) The scepter or leadership shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, until Shiloh [the Messiah, the Peaceful One] comes to Whom it belongs, and to Him shall be the obedience of the people. [Num. 24:17; Ps. 60:7.]

Psa 60:7 AMP

(7) Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim also is My helmet (the defense of My head); Judah is My scepter and My lawgiver.

• There are different scepters. Scepters of leadership (Judah), anger (Levi), Immorality (David, Strength etc

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• Psa 110:2 AMP

• (2) The Lord will send forth from Zion the scepter of Your strength; rule, then, in the midst of Your foes. [Rom. 11:26, 27.]

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SCEPTERS CAN BE KEYS

SEPTERS CONFER AND LEGITIMIZE AUTHORITY

Isa 22:20-25 KJV

(20) And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah:

(21) And I will clothe him with thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and I will commit thy GOVERNMENT into his hand: and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to the house of Judah.

(22) And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his SHOULDER; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF SHOULDER

• Isa 9:6 KJV

• (6) For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the GOVERNMENT shall be upon his SHOULDER: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

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• ABC article: Prince William Takes Over Knighting Today the queen took a break from anointing people as knights so Prince William did the honors.

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(23) And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house.

(24) And they shall hang upon him all the glory of his father's house, the offspring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the vessels of flagons.

(25) In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, and fall; and the burden that was upon it shall be cut off: for the LORD hath spoken it.

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STARS CAN BE SCEPTERS

SCEPTERS CRUSH

Num 24:17 AMP

• (17) I see Him, but not now; I behold Him, but He is not near. A star (Star) shall come forth out of Jacob, and a scepter (Scepter) shall rise out of Israel and shall crush all the corners of Moab and break down all the sons of Sheth [Moab's sons of tumult]. [Matt. 2:2; Rom. 15:12.]

• God works salvation using HIS scepter

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SCEPTERS BREAKS HEADS OF DRAGONS

Psa 74:12-14 AMP

(12) Yet God is my King of old, working salvation in the midst of the earth.

(13) You did divide the [Red] Sea by Your might; You broke the heads of the [Egyptian] dragons in the waters. [Exod. 14:21.]

(14)You crushed the heads of Leviathan (Egypt); You did give him as food for the creatures inhabiting the wilderness.

(15)When did this happen? When Moses lifted up

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• Exo 14:15-16,21 AMP

• (15) The Lord said to Moses, Why do you cry to Me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward!

• (16) Lift up your rod and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it, and the Israelites shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea.

• (21) Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night and made the sea dry land; and the waters were divided.

• ROD was in his HAND

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Exo 17:11 AMP

(11) When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed; and when he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed.

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SCEPTER ENSURES SECURITY, VICTORY & SUCCESS

SCEPTER MAKES/CAUSE PROVISION

• Exo 17:6 AMP

• (6) Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at [Mount] Horeb; and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. [I Cor. 10:4.]

• Mic 7:14 AMP

• (14) Rule and feed Your people with Your rod and scepter, the flock of Your inheritance who dwell alone in a forest in the midst of Carmel [a garden land]; they shall feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.

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SCEPTERS DENY AND ALLOW ACCESS

• Est 4:11 AMP

• (11) All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces know that any person, be it man or woman, who shall go into the inner court to the king without being called shall be put to death; there is but one law for him, except [him] to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may live. But I have not been called to come to the king for these thirty days.

• Est 5:2 AMP(2) And when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, she obtained favor in his sight, and he held out to [her] the golden scepter that was in his hand. So Esther drew near and touched the tip of the scepter.

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• Eze 19:14 AMP

• (14) And fire went out of a rod [Zedekiah] of its branches which has consumed the vine's fruit, so that it has in it no [longer a] strong rod to be a scepter for ruling. This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation and a dirge.

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• Mic 5:1 AMP

• (1) NOW GATHER yourself in troops, O daughter of troops; a state of siege has been placed against us. They shall smite the ruler of Israel with a rod (a scepter) on the cheek.

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• Rev_12:5 And she brought forth a male Child, One Who is destined to shepherd (rule) all the nations with an iron staff (scepter), and her Child was caught up to God and to His throne. [Ps. 2:8, 9; 110:1, 2.]

• Rev_19:15 From His mouth goes forth a sharp sword with which He can smite (afflict, strike) the nations; and He will shepherd and control them with a staff (scepter, rod) of iron. He will tread the winepress of the fierceness of the wrath and indignation of God the All-Ruler (the Almighty, the Omnipotent). [Ps. 2:9.]

• Scepters are Words/Sharper than any 2 edged Swords

• You legitimize angels by the Word

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• SCEPTERS CAN BE BROKEN

• Isa 14:5 AMP(5) The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the [tyrant] rulers

• Jer 48:17 AMP

• (17) Bemoan him, all you [nations] who are around him, and all you [nations more remote] who know his name; say, How broken is the mighty scepter [of national power] and the splendid rod [of glory]!

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GOD JUDGES SCEPTER HOLDERS

• Amo 1:5 AMP

• (5) I will break also the bar [of the gate] of Damascus and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven or On, and him who holds the scepter from Beth-eden; and the people of Syria [conquered by the Assyrians] shall go into exile to Kir, says the Lord. [Ezek. 30:17.]

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ENSLAVEMENT is by a scepter in family , business etc

FREEDOM is also by a scepter

• Zec 10:11 AMP

• (11) And [the Lord] will pass through the sea of distress and affliction [at the head of His people, as He did at the Red Sea]; and He will smite down the waves of the sea, and all the depths of the [river] Nile shall be dried up and put to shame; and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down and the scepter or rod [of the taskmasters of Egypt] shall pass away.

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