About That Foreign King

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Is it really a bad idea for a nation to select a foreigner as their leader? Yes, it is. That’s why not only the Bible, but the US Constitution and the basic laws of many nations forbid foreigners from taking office as ruler or head of state. So how does that apply to the Kingdom of Heaven?

Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9; Isaiah 51:12-53:12; Matthew 23:1-3; Acts 15:12-21; Hebrews 2:14-18

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Music: “God Save the King” and “Hatikvah,” National Anthems of the United Kingdom and Israel, United States Navy Band, National Anthems, 1997. 

Image: George I (1660-1727) was the first German king over the English-speaking peoples of Great Britain. Portrait by Georg Wilhelm Lafontaine, c. 1720-27, The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, Royal Collection Trust #RCIN 405247.

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