Bible Question: What is the negative impact of the monarchy (the divided kingdom)? What is the positive impact? |
Bible Answer: I assume you're referring to the dividing of the Israelite Kingdom as described in the OT. Naturally we all know of the negative impact of dividing any institution started by God. The biggie in my mind would be those that chose to go with the unGodly King and follow his lead away from God. The one big positive impact of which I just thought would be God's Preparation of His people in deciding who they would follow AND set a precedent for others to follow. Jesus said it best in... Matt 12:30 He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters abroad. From the beginning of the Jewish Nation, the people rebelled against God's Style of Leadership and didn't accept His Judges. They instead wanted a king like their neighbors and in spite of Samuel's warning they would regret it becauses of the abuses coming from certain kings in the future. 1 Sam 8:6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” So Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them. 8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt, even to this day—with which they have forsaken Me and served other gods—so they are doing to you also. 9 Now therefore, heed their voice. However, you shall solemnly forewarn them, and show them the behavior of the king who will reign over them.” 10 So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who asked him for a king. 11 And he said, “This will be the behavior of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them for his own chariots and to be his horsemen, and some will run before his chariots. 12 He will appoint captains over his thousands and captains over his fifties, will set some to plow his ground and reap his harvest, and some to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. 14 And he will take the best of your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, and give them to his servants. 15 He will take a tenth of your grain and your vintage, and give it to his officers and servants. 16 And he will take your male servants, your female servants, your finest young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take a tenth of your sheep. And you will be his servants. 18 And you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, and the Lord will not hear you in that day.” 19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, “No, but we will have a king over us, 20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” It just seems all mankind has an inborn lust to rebel against God and His Leadership in our lives. It's part of what makes us human and not fit for Heaven in our current condition. Only through Christ with His Blood covering our sinful weaknesses can we hope for an Heavenly home. Good question; Go with God in all His Ways, Bill |
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