BIG IDEA:
UNJUST RULERS WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TO THE SUPREME JUDGE
WHO IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY
(:1) INTRODUCTION — CALL TO ORDER IN THE COURTROOM
the Judge is God Himself (in the midst of His own congregation)
the unjust rulers and unjust judges are the subjects of judgment
I. (:2-4) CASE AGAINST THE UNJUST RULERS
A. What They Have Been Doing Wrong
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judge unjustly
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show partiality to the weak
B. What They Should Be Doing Instead
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vindicate the weak and fatherless
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do justice to the afflicted and destitute
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rescue the weak and needy
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deliver them out of the hand of the wicked
II. (:5-7) CONDEMNATION OF THE UNJUST RULERS
A. (:5) Ignorance is No Excuse
“They do no know nor do they understand”
“They walk about in darkness”
B. (:6-7) Privilege and Rank Offer No Escape
(:8) CONCLUSION — CALL TO JUDGMENT
Right to Judge based on Ownership