It is therefore manifest enough by this one place, that by the Kingdome of God, is properly meant a Common-wealth, instituted (by the consent of those which were to be subject thereto) for their Civill Government, and the regulating of their behaviour, not onely towards God their King, but also towards one another in point of justice, and towards other Nations both in peace and warre; which properly was a Kingdome, wherein God was King, and the High priest was to be (after the death of Moses) his sole Viceroy, or Lieutenant.
Beraz, garbi asko erakusten du pasarte horrek berak bakarrik ere, hauxe esan nahi dela propioki Jainkoaren erresumaz: Estatu bat, bertan meneko izango zirenen baiespenez eratua, haien gobernamendu zibilerako eta jokabidea arautzeko, ez soilik Erregetzat zuten Jainkoarekiko, baizik baita elkarrekiko ere, justiziari zegokionean, eta gainontzeko nazio guztiekiko, gerratean nahiz bake denboran. Eta hori, propioki hitz eginez, erresuma zen: Jainkoa Erregetzat zuen erresuma, eta, Moisesen heriotzaren ondoren, Apaiz Nagusia izango zuena erregeorde edo loktenente bakartzat.