Jeff Cavins

And then we have Samuel being really the leader, or some would say the 13th judge. And the people come to Samuel in chapter 8, and they said, "'Now appoint for us a king.'" They said this to Samuel, "'Appoint for us a king to govern us like all other nations.'" And at that point, Samuel was very upset. It says that the thing displeased Samuel when they said, give us a king to govern us.

And then we have Samuel being really the leader, or some would say the 13th judge. And the people come to Samuel in chapter 8, and they said, "'Now appoint for us a king.'" They said this to Samuel, "'Appoint for us a king to govern us like all other nations.'" And at that point, Samuel was very upset. It says that the thing displeased Samuel when they said, give us a king to govern us.

And then we have Samuel being really the leader, or some would say the 13th judge. And the people come to Samuel in chapter 8, and they said, "'Now appoint for us a king.'" They said this to Samuel, "'Appoint for us a king to govern us like all other nations.'" And at that point, Samuel was very upset. It says that the thing displeased Samuel when they said, give us a king to govern us.

And Samuel prayed to the Lord, and the Lord said to Samuel, no, listen. Listen to the voice of the people and all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. Now, I would have said, if I were God, I'd say, that's it. I'm done. I've tried. But God is saying, no,

And Samuel prayed to the Lord, and the Lord said to Samuel, no, listen. Listen to the voice of the people and all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. Now, I would have said, if I were God, I'd say, that's it. I'm done. I've tried. But God is saying, no,

And Samuel prayed to the Lord, and the Lord said to Samuel, no, listen. Listen to the voice of the people and all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. Now, I would have said, if I were God, I'd say, that's it. I'm done. I've tried. But God is saying, no,

No, give them what they want, and they want a king like all the other nations. But there's been some warnings about this. If, you know, way back when you were reading in Deuteronomy chapter 17, it actually said, and you read this, it said that when you come into the land, which the Lord your God gives you and you possess it, You're going to say, I want a king to rule over us.

No, give them what they want, and they want a king like all the other nations. But there's been some warnings about this. If, you know, way back when you were reading in Deuteronomy chapter 17, it actually said, and you read this, it said that when you come into the land, which the Lord your God gives you and you possess it, You're going to say, I want a king to rule over us.

No, give them what they want, and they want a king like all the other nations. But there's been some warnings about this. If, you know, way back when you were reading in Deuteronomy chapter 17, it actually said, and you read this, it said that when you come into the land, which the Lord your God gives you and you possess it, You're going to say, I want a king to rule over us.

And he says that a king should not have many horses, a king should not have many wives, and a king should not multiply silver and gold. And then when you read in 1 Samuel, after they ask for a king, God gives them sort of a warning. Again, he says, well... If you want a king, I want you to know something. This is the way of a king. They're going to take your sons and appoint them to his chariots.

And he says that a king should not have many horses, a king should not have many wives, and a king should not multiply silver and gold. And then when you read in 1 Samuel, after they ask for a king, God gives them sort of a warning. Again, he says, well... If you want a king, I want you to know something. This is the way of a king. They're going to take your sons and appoint them to his chariots.

And he says that a king should not have many horses, a king should not have many wives, and a king should not multiply silver and gold. And then when you read in 1 Samuel, after they ask for a king, God gives them sort of a warning. Again, he says, well... If you want a king, I want you to know something. This is the way of a king. They're going to take your sons and appoint them to his chariots.

They're going to take your daughters and your sons, put them to work. They're going to take your fields. They're going to tax you. And the people said, in Hebrew, bring it on. They said, whatever, whatever. We want a king.

They're going to take your daughters and your sons, put them to work. They're going to take your fields. They're going to tax you. And the people said, in Hebrew, bring it on. They said, whatever, whatever. We want a king.

They're going to take your daughters and your sons, put them to work. They're going to take your fields. They're going to tax you. And the people said, in Hebrew, bring it on. They said, whatever, whatever. We want a king.

Yeah, right. We want a king. And so they ended up with their first king, who is Saul. And of all places, he is from the midst of the civil war. He is from the tribe of Benjamin. And so he becomes the first king and he reigns for 40 years.

Yeah, right. We want a king. And so they ended up with their first king, who is Saul. And of all places, he is from the midst of the civil war. He is from the tribe of Benjamin. And so he becomes the first king and he reigns for 40 years.

Yeah, right. We want a king. And so they ended up with their first king, who is Saul. And of all places, he is from the midst of the civil war. He is from the tribe of Benjamin. And so he becomes the first king and he reigns for 40 years.

Right. Well, what happens, you know, is it looks like Saul is going to be the king. And you have to remember, clear back in Genesis chapter 12, this seems like a long time ago now, doesn't it? Yeah. Where God promised three things. He said, you're going to receive land, there's going to be a royal dynasty, and there's going to be worldwide blessing.

Right. Well, what happens, you know, is it looks like Saul is going to be the king. And you have to remember, clear back in Genesis chapter 12, this seems like a long time ago now, doesn't it? Yeah. Where God promised three things. He said, you're going to receive land, there's going to be a royal dynasty, and there's going to be worldwide blessing.