On a Biblical Case for Limited Government
Yoram Hazony makes the case that the Old Testament, through a form of extended narrative argument, favors limited government:
The biblical History of Israel presents the political order as oscillating between the imperial state, as represented by Egypt of the Pharaohs; and anarchy, as represented by Israel in the period of the judges. The first road leads to bondage; the second to dissolution and civil war. Neither, the narrative seeks to impress upon us, can serve as the basis for the freedom of a people.