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NASB | 1 Samuel 8:10 ¶ So Samuel spoke all the words of the LORD to the people who had asked of him a king. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 8:10 ¶ So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. |
Subject: Not an Earthly Kingdom |
Bible Note: "Sometimes, you see, God gives us what we ask for as judgement [1 Timothy 4:3]. We see this in Romans chapter 1, where those who reject the knowledge of God are given up into sinfulness: God allows them -- and us, at times -- to reap the consequences of our rebellious choices [Romans 1:28]. "Through the next few chapters [following 1 Samuel 8:19-20] it's initially unclear whether the king [Saul] will be a curse, or a blessing, or maybe a mixture. As we're introduced to Saul he's ambiguous: he's strangely passive and indecisive, but at the same time is a thoroughly impressive sight. He is the people's choice. He's tall, strong, capable, able to lead them into battle and win (1 Samuel 11). The people asked for a king; God gave them their choice -- although as the leadership saga unfolds throughout the books of Samuel, it becomes increasingly clear that this choice of Saul was a disaster. Israel sinned in rejecting God; He gave them what they asked for. "Yet even in this rejection of God there is hope of repentance: Samuel pleads with the people, saying that if they and their king truly follow God it will go well for them (1 Samuel 12:13–14). "John Woodhouse points out that there’s a striking echo of these events in the New Testament. [J Woodhouse, 1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader, Crossway Books, Wheaton, IL, 2008, pg 151] Because even though the people sinned by asking for a king apart from God, He worked His plans through to the point where another man, not visually prestigious like Saul but roughed up, imprisoned, and brought before the authorities was asked: "'Are you king of the Jews? (John 18:33b) "His reply: "'My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm.' (John 18:36)" --Sam Freney (2014) |
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