Identifier: ridpathsuniversa05ridp (find matches)
Title: Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnati : Jones
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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DESERT MARCH Ob 1 HK ISRAKLI i ES 294 GREAT RACES OF MAXKLXD. ship. The office of judge had not beencontemplated in the establishment of thetheocracy. It arose afterwards as anInstitution of almost ncccssary elementrr/:S£ in the body politic. Itchoosing. ^ras in the nature of things that the priesthood should concern itselfmore and more with the religious gov-
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HIGH PRIEST OF ISRAEL—TYPE AND COSTUME. emment and ceremonial. The ineffi-ciency of such rule in secular matterssoon became apparent. The affairs ofthe people were neglected or misadmin-istered in instances not a few. Thus the necessity for some one tostand as the organ of public opinion anddetermine what should be done in timesof emergency evoked from the heart ofJewish society the judges. They are saidto have arisen, an expression whichsuggests the national origin of the judi-cial office. In reality, the judge was theprecursor of the king that was tobe. The epoch was transitoryfrom the pure theocracy whichhad preceded to the absolute mon-archy which was to follow. Thetransition, indeed, was less rapidthan might have been anticipated.The theocratic principle held backthe movement for a considerableperiod. The judges did not succeed eachother in regular order. Only three■; of them, Deborah, prerogatives Eli, and Samuel, are ^^^^JSnamed as having office,arisen to the preeminence of

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