# decree #

## Definition: ##

A decree is a proclamation or law that is publicly declared to all the people.

* God's laws are also called decrees, statutes, or commandments.
* Like laws and commands, decrees  must be obeyed.
* An example of a decree by a human ruler was the proclamation by Caesar Augustus that everyone living in the Roman Empire must go back to their hometown in order to be counted in a census.
* To decree something means to give an order that must be obeyed. This could be translated as, "to order" or "to command" or "to formally require" or "to publicly make a law."
* Something that is "decreed" to happen means that this "will definitely happen" or "has been decided upon and will not be changed" or "declared absolutely that this will happen."



## Bible References: ##

* [1 Chronicles 15:13-15](en/tn/1ch/help/15/13)
* [1 Kings 08:57-58](en/tn/1ki/help/08/57)
* [Acts 17:5-7](en/tn/act/help/17/05)
* [Daniel 02:12-13](en/tn/dan/help/02/12)
* [Esther 01:21-22](en/tn/est/help/01/21)
* [Luke 02:1-3](en/tn/luk/help/02/01)