- ioshua 1:8 This booke of the Law shal not depart out of thy mouth, but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest obserue to doe according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt haue good successe.
- deuteronomy 4:1 Nowe therefore hearken, O Israel, vnto the Statutes( hebrew word is ordinances), and vnto the Iudgments( hebrew word is decisions) which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may liue, and goe in and possesse the lande, which yahawah power of your fathers giueth you.
2 Ye shall not adde vnto the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish ought from it, that ye may keepe the Commaundements of yahawah your power, which I command you. - deuteronomy 17:15 Thou shalt in any wise set him King ouer thee, whom yahawah thy power shall choose. One from among thy brethren shalt thou set King ouer thee: thou mayest not set a stranger ouer thee, which is not thy brother.
- 16 But he shall not multiply horses to himselfe, nor cause the people to returne to Egypt, to the ende that hee should multiply horses: for as much as the Lord hath said vnto you, Yee shall hencefoorth returne no more that way.
- 17 Neither shall he multiply wiues to himselfe, that his heart turne not away: neither shall hee greatly multiply to himselfe siluer and gold.
- 18 And it shall be when he sitteth vpon the Throne of his kingdome, that he shall write him a copy of this Law in a booke, out of that which is before the Priests the Leuites.
- 19 And it shall be with him, and hee shall reade therein all the dayes of his life, that hee may learne to feare the Lord his God, to keep all the words of this Law, and these Statutes, to do them:
- 20 That his heart bee not lifted vp aboue his brethren, and that hee turne not aside from the Commandement, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that hee may prolong his dayes in his kingdome, hee, and his children in the midst of Israel.
- deuteronomy 27:5 And there shalt thou build an Altar vnto yahawah thy power, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift vp any yron toole vpon them.
- 6 Thou shalt build the Altar of yahawah thy power of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings theron vnto yahawah thy power.
- 7 And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eate there, and reioyce before yahawah thy power.
- 8 And thou shalt write vpon the stones all the words of this Law very plainely.
- 9 ¶ And Moses, and the Priestes the Leuites, spake vnto all Israel, saying, Take heed, and hearken O Israel, this day thou art become the people of yahawah thy power.
- 10 Thou shalt therefore obey the voyce of yahawah thy power, and doe his Commandements, and his Statutes which I command thee this day.
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- moses heard from yahawah, and he also set up a court system that was to enact ordinances, decree decisions, and conclude judgements. we will remember the case of the ladies who wanted to maintain the inheritance of their father… numbers 27:5 and moses brought the cause before yahawah.
only the difficult cases, not already an ordinance bubbled up to moses, then to yahawh. simpler cases were handled by the lower courts
one hebrew concept is not captured in the eglish translation and that is that the commandments were to be our sign. the nations were to look at us and see that we are a wise holy people with righteous laws and proper justice system. in deuteronoy 4:1 and 2 the word athkam means sign your. - ______________________________________________________________
- from Black’s Law Dictionary 4th edition
- STATUTE, n. An act of the legislature declaring,
commanding, or prohibiting something; a par-
ticular law enacted and established by the will of
the legislative department of government; the
written will of the legislature, solemnly expressed
according to the forms necessary to constitute it
the law of the state. Federal Trust Co. v. East
Hartford Fire Dist., C.C.A.Conn., 283 F. 95, 98; In
re Van TasselFs Will, 119 Misc. 478, 196 N.Y.S.
491, 494; Washington v. Dowling, 92 Fla. 601, 109
So. 588, 591.
This word is used to designate the written law
in contradistinction to the unwritten law. Foster
v. Brown, 199 Ga. 444, 34 S.E.2d 530, 535. See
Common Law. - ORDINANCE. A rule established by authority; a
permanent rule of action; a law or statute. In a
more limited sense, the term is used to designate
the enactments of the legislative body of a munici-
pal corporation. State v. Swindell, 146 Ind. 527, 45
N.E. 700, 58 Am.St.Rep. 375; Bills v. Goshen, 117
Ind. 221, 20 N.E. 115, 3 L.R.A. 261.
The name has also been given to certain enact-
ments, more general in their character than ordi-
nary statutes, and serving as organic laws, yet not
exactly to be called “constitutions.” Such was
the “Ordinance for the government of the North-
West Territory,” enacted by congress in 1787.
Strictly, a bill or law which might stand with the old
law, and did not alter any statute in force at the time, anc’
which became complete by the royal assent on the parlia.
ment roll, without any entry on the statute roll. A bill or
law which might at any time be amended by the parliament,
without any statute. Hale, Com. Law. An ordinance was
otherwise distinguished from a statute by the
circumstance that the latter required the threefold assent
of king, lords, and commons, while an ordinance might be
ordained by one or two of these constituent bodies. See
4 Inst. 25. - JUDGE’S ORDER. An order made by a judge at
chambers, or out of court.
JUDGMENT. A sense of knowledge sufficient to
comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v.
Young, 57 App.D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590.
An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v.
Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790.
The conclusion in a syllogism having for its
major and minor premises issues raised by the
pleadings and the proofs thereon. Barlow v.
Scott, Mo.Sup., 85. S.W.2d 504, 517.
The formation of an opinion or notion concern-
ing some thing by exercising the mind upon it.
Cleveland Clinic Foundation v. Humphrys, C.C.A.
Ohio, 97 F.2d 849, 857.
The official and authentic decision of a court of
justice upon the respective rights and claims of
the parties to an action or suit therein litigated
and submitted to its determination. - DECISION. A popular rather than technical or
legal word; a comprehensive term having no fixed,
legal meaning. It may be employed as referring
to ministerial acts as well as to those that are ju-
dicial or of a judicial character, Palmer Pub. Co.
v. Smith, 130 Tex. 346, 109 S.W.2d 158, 159; such
as decision of architects,…
A judgment or decree pronounced by a court
in settlement of a controversy submitted to it and
by way of authoritative answer to the questions
raised before it. Adams v. Railroad Co., 77 Miss.
194, 24 So. 317, 60 L.R.A. 33; Board of Education
v. State, 7 Kan.App. 620, 52 P. 466.
A judgment given by a competent’ tribunal.
Eastman Kodak Co. v. Richards, 123 Misc. 83, 204
N.Y.S. 246, 248.
The findings of fact and conclusions of law
which must be in writing and filed with the clerk.
Stewart Mining Co. v. Ontario Mining Co., 23
Idaho, 724, 132 P. 787, 791; Wilcox v. Sway, 69
Cal.App.2d 141, 160 P.2d 154, 156.
A finding, as by a court, upon either a question of law or
fact arising in a case. Vermont Marble Co. v. Eastman, 91
Vt. 425, 101 A. 151, 160. The court’s finding or findings.
Volderauer v. State, 195 Ind. 415, 143 N.E. 674, 676;
Chambers v. Farnham, 39 Cal.App. 17, 179 P. 423, 424.
A determination of a judicial or quasi judicial
nature. Codington County v. Board of Com’rs of
Codington County, 51 S.D. 131, 212 N.W. 626, 628.
Statement by trial justice after trial before court with-
out jury does not constitute “decision.” Shaul v. Fidelity
& Deposit Co. of Maryland, 131 Misc. 401, 227 N.Y.S. 163,
1.68. A “decision” involves reaching a conclusion. - COMMANDMENT.
An authoritative order of a judge or magisterial
officer.
In criminal law. The act or offense of one who
commands another to transgress the law, or do
anything contrary to law, as theft, murder, or the
like. Particularly applied to the act of an acces-
sary before the fact, in inciting, procuring, set-
ting on, or stirring up another to do the fact or
act. 2 Inst. 182.