2013-01-212013-01-211996Le Roux, JH 1996, 'Politieke mag, die Ou Testament en kerkeenheid', Skrif en Kerk, vol. 17, no.2, pp 359-372.0257-8891(print)2074-7705 (online)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/20848Continued 2001 as 'Verbum et Ecclesia'Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFPolitical power, the Old Testament and church unity: The family of Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa are involved in tense discussions on church unity. One aspect which must be discussed thoroughly is the legitimation of political power. Not only in the past but also the present Mandela government is religiously supported. It is argued that this a dangerous venture. Some examples from the Old Testament are used to illustrate this point. It is stated that Israel became disillusioned in political power and therefore reformulated royal theology.14 pagesPDFAfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaChurch and state -- South AfricaNederduitse Gereformeerde KerkChurch -- UnityArticle