The meaning of this order of things was that in Israel's life all other interests, both public and private, were subordinated to and made a part of religion. Whilst elsewhere religion was a function of the state, here the state became a function of religion.
Geerhardus Vos — The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God and the Church (1903)
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