The Life of Samuel – Who is the King of Israel?

Peter Barnes | 1 Samuel 8:1-22

SERMON  NOTES
WHO  IS  THE  KING  OF  ISRAEL?
1 Samuel 8:1-22; Luke  19:11-27

– like  David’s  plan  for  a  temple,  in  that  God  overrules  for  good.

1. Disobedience  invariably  appears  reasonable.

– the  three  reasons  given  for  asking  for  a  king  seem  reasonable:

Samuel’s  sons  are  corrupt  (8:1-5);  a  king  could  provide  greater  military  security  (8:20);  and  Israel  would  be  like  the  Gentile  nations  (8:5, 20)

– this  is  a  rejection  of  God  (8:7; Judges 8:22-23; Luke 19:14)

2. The  temptations  of  power.

– 8:10-18;  note  the  number  of  times  he  says  ‘take’;  see  too  Deut.17:14-20

– hence  Psalm 118:8-9;  146:3

– so  it  happened  (1 Kings 5:13-16;  12:4).

3. God  overrules  evil  for  good.

– see  too  2 Sam.7:1-7  for  the  temple

– 2 Sam.7:12-13, 16  –  the  human  kings  fail  but  the  divine  king  is  forever.

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