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1 Samuel 8:20 · BSB
8:20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.”
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…to want a king like the other nations has. And so he gives them some ground rules for that king. You may remember that time did come for Israel in1 Samuel chapter 8. Samuel was the last judge, as he comes at the end of the book of Judges. If you remember, the judges were local leaders, regional leaders that God…
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…this request. In fact, Samuel goes so far as to warn them about what this type of government is going to do to you. And you can read about that in1 Samuel chapter 8. And when you read it, the key phrase is, He will take. Talking about the king. He's going to take your sons and daughters. He's going to take your…
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…he'll do? He's gonna take all your freedom. But the people refused to listen. And then two of the saddest verses in the Bible, verses 19 and 20 of1 Samuel chapter 8, he says, but the people refused to listen to the prophet Samuel. And they said, No, we we want a king over us, and then we will be like all the…
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…they they they walk with God and yet they reject God as their Lord, as their king, as the highest authority in their lives. Would you go with me to1 Samuel chapter 8? 1 Samuel chapter 8, beginning with verse 1, it says this When Samuel the prophet grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel's leaders. The name of…
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…God your king in season? And when it feels like you out of season? Go with me to a couple of scenes of a people rejecting God as king. The first is1 Samuel chapter 8. 1 Samuel chapter 8, beginning with verse 1. It says, When Samuel the prophet grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel's leaders. The name of his…
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…we've sinned against the Lord. And so God delivers them from the Philistines. But as happens in the world, Samuel also starts to get older. So in1 Samuel chapter 8, the people come to Samuel. In verse 1, they said it says, When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. The name of his firstborn…
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…didn't like the judges, they didn't like the way that the judges were acting, and so the the Israel comes to uh the prophet Samuel. Go with me to1 Samuel chapter 8. 1 Samuel chapter 8. Israel comes to the prophet Samuel and they ask him for a king. And the problem is that they're asking for a king ahead of…
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…And so it's the opposite of a king. How many know that a king was not God's plan for man? You know, he warned the Israelites. He warned them in1 Samuel chapter 8that a king would take their sons to war, force their daughters into servitude, confiscate their best lands, tax their crops and their livestock,…
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…forever, so it really is lovely to be back with my church and my family again. We are continuing in 1 Samuel. So you can begin to find your way to1 Samuel chapter 8. This is a a major turning point in Israel's history, of uh one of the most significant passages, if not the most significant passage in the book.…
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…It says, David saw, David sent, David took, David sent, David sent, David sent. And this is so impactful. Why? Because if you back up and read1 Samuel chapter 8, when Israel demanded a king, Samuel warned the people, and he's warned them this way. Notice how the verbs are so so similar. He warned them, he,…
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…simple big idea for today is this success reveals really what's really in your heart. Success reveals what's really in your heart. Let's read this.1 Samuel chapter 8. We're going to start in verse 5. David. David marched out with the army, was successful in everything Saul sent him to do. Saul put him in command…
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…resistance to God's kingship for thousands of years, and it goes all the way back to stories in the Old Testament. So I want you to turn with me to1 Samuel chapter 8. 1 Samuel chapter 8. It's a really famous passage at a critical juncture in Israel's history. And when we arrive in the story, God has led his…
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…they followed the king, man did that nation prosper. It was amazing how well that nation conquered and and and overcame. And it was a sad day inFirst Samuel chapter 8when the nation came to the prophet and said, we want to see our king like the rest of the Gentile nations. And Samuel said, you don't want this…
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All right, Philippians chapter 2. Last Sunday, Palm Sunday, we looked at the king we wanted in1 Samuel chapter 8. We looked at how we really are created to be ruled over. We long for rulers and kings that will fight the battles we feel are urgent and…
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…of Judges. The judges were military leaders that the Lord would raise up to protect and basically defend the Lord's people. And this all changes in1 Samuel chapter 8, when the Bible says, like the other nations, Israel wanted a king to rule over them. And it's interesting that ever since that Israel was freed…
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…their king. And God would raise up different leaders or judges to help them through hard times, but they did not have a king. And at some point in1 Samuel chapter 8, um, the elders of the nation look around. They're like, you know what, we're in the promised land, we have law, we don't have a king, and we look…
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…name be lifted up and you be glorified through everything that goes on here this morning in Jesus name, I pray, Amen. All right, so you're there infirst Samuel chapter 8. The first thing we're going to look at is the period this period. Think of, OK, Israel's in Egypt, they come out of Egypt and they are set aside…
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…a hard time with that. They had a very difficult time with that. They loved to be like the people of the world. And so when you come to the book offirst Samuel, chapter 8, listen to the words of the Lord, verse 4. Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Rama. And they said to him,…
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…When kings came into power, they would anoint them with oil Hallelujah. We see this in the nation of Israel itself that when they rejected God infirst Samuel chapter 8, they went to the prophet. The nation said we want to see our own king like the other nations and the prophets like you do not want to do this. God…
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…Israel is meant to be a theocracy with God up at the top, not a monarchy. They belong to him. They're supposed to come up under his authority. But1 Samuel chapter 8, the people got fed up and they asked for a king like all the other nations. I had a birthday this week and Amanda made me a cake. It was chocolate…
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