a word derived from the Greek, properly signifies, a rod of
command, a staff of authority, which is supposed to be in the hands of
kings, governors of a province, or of the chief of a people, Gen. xlix,
10; Numb. xxiv, 17; Isa. xiv, 5. The sceptre is put for the rod of
correction, and for the sovereign authority that punishes and humbles,
Psalm ii, 9; Prov. xxii, 15. The term sceptre is frequently used for a
tribe, probably because the prince of each tribe carried a sceptre, or a
wand of command, to show his dignity.
command, a staff of authority, which is supposed to be in the hands of
kings, governors of a province, or of the chief of a people, Gen. xlix,
10; Numb. xxiv, 17; Isa. xiv, 5. The sceptre is put for the rod of
correction, and for the sovereign authority that punishes and humbles,
Psalm ii, 9; Prov. xxii, 15. The term sceptre is frequently used for a
tribe, probably because the prince of each tribe carried a sceptre, or a
wand of command, to show his dignity.