Rick Joyner Says Ancient Israel Was 'The First Republic In History.' It Was Literally A Theocracy

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In this clip, Christian nationalist Rick Joyner claims that "God likes republican forms of government," which is why "the first republic in history was with the children of Israel in the wilderness."

First of all, "the children of Israel in the wilderness" were living under a *literal* theocracy. Secondly, Moses did not tell them to elect their own leaders; he appointed judges over them himself, as it explicitly says in Exodus 18.