Hierarchical Relationships Addressed by God or Jesus

God over all creation

• Genesis 1:1
• Job 38-41 — God speaks directly, establishing His authority over all created things
• Isaiah 45:9-12

God over mankind collectively

• Genesis 2:16-17
• Exodus 20:1-17
• Deuteronomy 5:1-22

God over nations

• Genesis 15:14 — God judges nations
• Exodus 9:16 — God raises up and brings down nations
• Daniel 4:17 — God rules over kingdoms of men (spoken by heavenly messenger per God's decree)

God over spiritual beings / angels

• Job 1:6-12 — God sets limits on Satan
• Isaiah 6:1-3 — seraphim subordinate before God

God the Father over Jesus the Son

• John 4:34 — Jesus does the will of the one who sent Him
• John 5:19
• John 5:30
• John 6:38
• John 14:28
• John 17:4

Jesus over the Church / disciples

• Matthew 28:18
• John 13:13-14
• John 15:14-15

Jesus over death and sin

• John 11:25
• Matthew 16:18

Older over younger

• Genesis 25:23 — God tells Rebekah the older shall serve the younger (inverting expected hierarchy)
• Leviticus 19:32 — rise before the aged

Parents over children

• Exodus 20:12
• Deuteronomy 5:16
• Proverbs 1:8
• Proverbs 13:24
• Proverbs 22:6
• Proverbs 23:13-14

Moses / appointed leaders over Israel

• Exodus 18:21-22
• Numbers 11:16-17 — God appoints seventy elders to share governing authority
• Deuteronomy 1:13-15

Priests / Levites over sacred order

• Numbers 3:10
• Numbers 18:1-7
• Leviticus 21 — distinct rules and authority for priests

Kings over people

• Deuteronomy 17:14-20 — God authorizes and defines limits of kingship
• 1 Samuel 8:7 — God reluctantly sanctions the king structure

Judges over people

• Exodus 18:21-26
• Deuteronomy 16:18-20

Masters over servants

• Exodus 21:1-11
• Leviticus 25:39-55

Mankind over creation / animals

• Genesis 1:26-28 — given jointly to male and female
• Genesis 9:2 — reaffirmed after the flood

Prophet as God's mouthpiece over people

• Deuteronomy 18:18-19 — God establishes the prophetic authority structure

Husband over wife

• Genesis 3:16 — consequence disobedience

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Equality Addressed by God or Jesus

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