This decision eventually cost him his kingdom ( 1 Samuel 13:10-14). He grew impatient and went ahead and did it himself before Samuel arrived. One example is when he was told to wait for Samuel before presenting an offering to God. He trusted God at times, and at other time took matters into his own hands, which never ended well. It is clear that having a king was not the ideal situation for Israel, but God allowed them to have what it was that they cried out for. The first king of Israel is Saul, and his life gives us a warning of the tragedy that occurs when we seek to fill our needs outside of God’s protection and guidance. Saul – The First King of a United Kingdom And the LORD told him: ‘Listen to all that the people are saying to you it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king’” ( 2 Samuel 8:5b-7).ġ. But when they said, ‘Give us a king to lead us,’ this displeased Samuel so he prayed to the LORD. “’…Now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have. Over time, Israel was ruled by many world empires, right up until the time of Christ when they were ruled by the Roman Empire. Others, such as Zedekiah, had no authority of their own, but were put in place to keep order and follow the decisions of a foreign king that had conquered the land.
Some kings, such as David, were sovereign rulers of a sovereign land, with Israel as an independent nation. These kings ruled over a period of 600 years and served in varying capacities. The kings of the Old Testament are a varied and diverse group, in that they represent a significant period of time and changing geopolitical structures. There is a great deal we can learn from the lives and actions of these kings in the Bible, and these lessons can have a powerful impact on us and those around us. Others turned away from God, bringing deep and horrible calamity on their people. Some kings honored God, bringing their people peace and security. The most famous of these Biblical kings was David, with his son Solomon following right behind him.
Yet we know that the people rebelled against this idea, and there were many human kings over the Jewish people. In the Sinai desert, after the exodus from Egypt, God made it clear to Israel that he would not only be their example for a king, he himself would be their king! There is no doubt that he himself is the perfect example of what a king should be: he is kind, compassionate, powerful, just, honest and always true. Throughout Scripture we see God referred to as our king, and in our worship we proclaim him to be our king.
When we become followers of Christ, we accept Jesus as our savior and as our king.
0 kommentar(er)
