Give Us A King

Posted by Chris on May 3, 2009 under Sermons

Transition of Power

• Samuel’s sons – unjust
• The elders of Israel
• A king like the other nations (v. 20)

Shifts in Succession

Exodus and Empire

• Samuel’s warning about kings
  – Military conscription
  – Land redistribution and taxation
  – Class distinction, luxury of palace
• You will becomes slaves
  – King = Pharaoh
  – Israel = Egypt

God’s Reply

• Give them what they want
  – Not approving of the monarchy
  – Not denying them the monarchy
• God’s grace and wrath
  – Grace to work with their mistakes
  – Wrath – Romans 1:24

  Grace: compare 8:7 with 9:16.
  Is God really giving them a king and refusing to protect them, or is He going to use the monarchy to preserve them from enemies? God is sovereign, not petty.

God’s Ruling

Destiny and Donkeys

Saul’s Paradox

9:1 – Saul is son of Kish from an important family
9:21 – Who Am I?
10:22 & 23 – tall and reluctant