Civil Disobedience

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This is related to the Fifth Commandment. When a human authority gives a command that goes against God's authority, the human authority is to be disobeyed, and God obeyed.

There is a distinction between "civil disobedience" (when disobedience to a lower authority is due to obeying a higher authority) and Disobedience and Rebellion.

Scripture Pages that Link to Here

Exodus 1:15-21

The midwives refused to obey the king's order to kill the baby boys. God blessed the midwives, because they feared God more than they feared the king.

Exodus 1:22 - 2:10

Moses' parents hid their son, rather than throw him into the river to die (as the king had commanded).

1 Kings 18:1-46

Obadiah protected 100 of God's prophets, when Jezebel was trying to kill them.

Ecclesiastes 8:1-8

When a human authority gives a command that goes against God's authority, the human authority must be disobeyed, and God obeyed. This is a legitimate form of civil disobedience. (This Ecclesiastes passage does not focus on this exception, but on the obedience that is required under normal circumstances.)

Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.