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I
Samuel
Chapter
8
1``And
it came to pass,
when
Samuel was old,
that
he made his sons judges {dictators} over Israel.
2``Now the name of his firstborn was Joel.
And the name of his second {son was} Abiah.
They were judges {dictators} in Beersheba.
3``But
his sons 'Walked not in his Ways',
but
turned aside
{from God and His Word as Samuel loved more than life}
after
money/lucre.
And took bribes and perverted judgment.
4-5~~
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,
and
came to Samuel unto Ramah, 5~~
and
said unto him,
"Behold,
you are old,
and
your sons 'Walk not in your Ways'
{the righteous Ways of God}.
Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."
{Note: They were UNIQUE but they wanted to be like the other nations apostate and miserable!}
6~~
But the thing displeased Samuel,
when
they said, "Give us a king to judge us."
And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah/God.
7~~And
Jehovah/God said unto Samuel,
"Listen/Harken
unto the voice of the people
in
all that they say unto you.
For
they have not rejected you {Samuel},
but
they have rejected Me {God} . . .
that
I should not reign over them."
{Note: This is the Permissive will of God. God is a Gentleman and usually does not interfere with the free will of man even if it is NOT in their best interests.}
8~~"According
to all the works which they have done
since
the day that I brought them up out of Egypt
even
unto this day,
wherewith
they have forsaken Me . . .
and
served other gods/elohiym . . .
so
do they also unto you."
9~~"Now therefore hearken unto their voice.
However,
yet protest solemnly unto them,
and
show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them."
{Note: What will this king do? He will be a warrior. He will organize an army. And, he will also drain them dry with taxation.}
10``And Samuel told all the doctrinal communications/words {dabar} of Jehovah/God unto the people who asked of him a king.
11``And
he {Samuel} said,
"This
will be the manner of the king who will reign over you.
He
will take your sons, and appoint them for himself . . .
for
his chariots,
and
to be his horsemen.
And some shall run before his chariots {foot soldiers}.
12``And
he {will be Saul} will appoint him
generals/captains
over thousands,
and
captains over fifties
{organize the army into battalions and platoons etc.}.
And
will set them to ear his ground,
and
to reap his harvest,
and
to make his instruments of war,
and
instruments of his chariots.
13``And
he will take your daughters to be confectionaries,
and
to be cooks,
and
to be bakers.
14``And
he will take your fields,
and
your vineyards,
and
your olive-yards . . .
even
the best of them,
and
give them to his soldiers/servants.
15``And
he will take the tenth of your seed
{what we call a tithe is actually Jewish Taxation -
10% to run the government and common defense} . . .
and
of your vineyards,
and
give to his officers, and to his soldiers/servants
{taxation for military support}.
16``
And he will take your menservants,
and
your maidservants,
and
your best/goodliest young men,
and
your asses, and put them to his work.
17``
He will take the tenth of your sheep.
And
you shall be his servants.
18``And
you shall cry out in that day because of your king
who
you shall have chosen
{Saul was 'the people's choice - not God's choice}.
And
Jehovah/God will not hear you in that day
{they made the free will decision to be apostate to Him - they
wanted a human king like other nations - what they want is what
they get}."
19~~Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel.
And
they said, "No . . . but we will have a king over us
{rejection of God's authority} 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
{instead of having God leading them}.
21``And
Samuel heard all the words of the people,
and
he recited them in the ears of Jehovah/God.
22``And
Jehovah/God said to Samuel,
Listen
to their voice and make them a king.
And
Samuel said unto the men of Israel,
"Go
you every man unto his city."
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