[Between the Lines]

Which of the two do these fall under?:

The soldiers of Israel refuse to kill Jonathan after King Saul's command: I Samuel 14:24-30 and Samuel 14:43-45

Ester presents herself before the King: Ester 4:11 and 5:1-2

The government did not prohibit what God commanded nor did the government command what God prohibited in either case.

[thePilgrim]

***The soldiers of Israel refuse to kill Jonathan after King Saul's command: I Samuel 14:24-30 and Samuel 14:43-45***

I think it self-evidently obvious that to kill someone for eating honey in ignorance would be a violation of God's Law, but that is just me. Ergo, it would against God's express command to not murder to obey Saul.

***Ester presents herself before the King: Ester 4:11 and 5:1-2***

Ok, so Ester presents herself before the king. I think the very fact that the king extended his scepter indicated that he wasn't opposed to her being there without his calling for her. He even offered her half his kingdom. This doesn't even seem to me to be an example of any kind of civil disobedience.