Difference between revisions of "Lawgiver"

<p> <strong> LAWGIVER. </strong> The word is found six times in the AV [Note: Authorized Version.] of the OT (&nbsp; [[Genesis]] 49:10 , &nbsp; Numbers 21:18 , &nbsp; Deuteronomy 33:21 , &nbsp; Psalms 60:7; &nbsp; Psalms 108:8 , &nbsp; Isaiah 33:22 ). The Heb. <em> mÄ•chôqçq </em> , which it translates, is from a root meaning to ‘cut’ or ‘engrave,’ and hence to ‘enact’ a law, afterwards to be engraved on the public archives. The Heb. word appears to have two meanings: (1) ‘ruler’; so in &nbsp; Deuteronomy 33:21 , where RVm [Note: Revised Version margin.] gives ‘ruler,’ and in &nbsp; Isaiah 33:22 , where the parallelism shows the meaning ‘Jehovah is our judge, [[Jehovah]] is our lawgiver.’ (2) ‘Ruler’s staff’; so in &nbsp; Genesis 49:10 , where the word is parallel to ‘sceptre,’ and in &nbsp; Psalms 60:7; &nbsp; Psalms 108:8 , where the RV [Note: Revised Version.] renders it ‘Judah is my sceptre.’ </p> <p> In the NT the word ‘lawgiver’ (Gr. <em> nomothetçs </em> ) is found once only (&nbsp; James 4:12 ); there it is applied to God as ‘the lawgiver and judge,’ who is regarded as the [[Supreme]] Source of all law. Other passages (&nbsp; Hebrews 7:11 , &nbsp; Romans 9:4 ) where kindred Gr. words are used, have a reference to the law of Moses, or, to be more exact, the law of Israel. </p> <p> T. A. Moxon. </p>

<div> '''1: νομοθέτης ''' (Strong'S #3550 — Noun Masculine — nomothetes — nom-oth-et'-ace ) </div> <p> "a lawgiver" (see [[Law]] , A, No. 2, and B. No. 1), occurs in &nbsp;James 4:12 , of God, as the sole "Lawgiver;" therefore, to criticize the Law is to presume to take His place, with the presumption of enacting a better law. </p>

<p> LAW'GIVER, n. law and give. One who makes or enacts a law a legislator. </p>