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I Samuel 8:10-17
That is far enough to state the principle. There is little or no expectation of reward to the governed. The standard of living is systematically reduced as wealth becomes concentrated in the hands of a few, as rulers steal away the wealth of the people and create a vast servant class. Eventually, it produces a mass exodus for greener pastures.
In a family situation, you can check Proverbs 13:12, the children frequently flee such a situation by running away. They feel a combination of fear and oppression, unloved, and used. They will frequently say that they love their parents (there is a charisma there), but there is no reason for them to stay because of the combination of the feeling of being used, and the fear of things never changing is too great to get out of their minds. Hope deferred makes the heart sick. That is the downside.
So, this is a mode of rule that in a family situation expects loyalty and obedience simply because the rule is there.
Articles
Searching for Israel (Part Five): Solomon and the Divided Kingdom
Slavery and Babylon
The Eighth Commandment
Essays
I'll Tax Your Feet
The Way of Get
Sermons
Hope to the End (Part One)
The Handwriting Is on the Wall (2000)
Prosperity
The Eighth Commandment
Is America a Christian Nation? Summary (Part Two)
Tithing: 'Try Me Now!' (Part Two)
Preparing To Be King
The Eighth Commandment
A Cure for News Depression
Portrait of a King
Childrearing (Part Two)
Mightier Than The Sword (Part Sixteen)
Is America a Christian Nation? (Part Five)
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