THE PEOPLE SEEK FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A KING OVER THEM (1 SAMUEL
8:1).
Outwardly the desire of the elders for a king appears reasonable, but
what they ignored was the fact that once there was a dynasty there
could be good kings followed by bad kings. It was a lesson that they
should have learned f... [ Continue Reading ]
YHWH'S RESPONSE TO THEIR CALL FOR A KING WAS TO WARN THEM WHAT HAVING
A KING MIGHT MEAN FOR THEM (1 SAMUEL 8:7).
It is typical of sinful human beings that they did not recognise that
having a king would involve a similar experience to the one that they
had already experienced. Their very problems i... [ Continue Reading ]