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ISRAEL ASKED FOR A KING
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22
1 Samuel 8

Proverbs 31:1-9

 

“Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
and plead the cause of

the poor and needy.”

 

ISRAEL ASKED FOR A KING
 
The history of Israel was heading for a change as Samuel got old and made his sons judges. They discharged their duties in Beersheba, and their names were Joel and Abiah. They did not walk in the ways of their father. They loved money, took bribes and perverted judgment. The elders of Israel gathered themselves and petitioned Samuel. They told him that his sons were not walking in God’s ways. The conduct of his sons was not satisfactory to the people of Israel. They complained to Samuel because his sons’ dishonesty made them incompetent as judges.
 
They asked for a king to judge them. Samuel disagreed with their request and prayed to the Lord about it. The Lord told him to accept their request, and at the same time protest against that move. He said that in making the request, they had not rejected Samuel, but they had rejected the Lord to be judge over them. He told Samuel of the disadvantages of having a king. The people persisted, and the Lord agreed to appoint a king for them.
 
The life history of Samuel started from the time his mother prayed before he was conceived. He was born and nursed by his mother as a baby. She also made a vow before the Lord to give her child to serve in the house of the Lord. Samuel served in the house of the Lord all his life. The Lord called him as a child and he served Him. His sons, on the other hand, did not have the same experience as their father. They had no fear of the Lord. They lived worldly lives and gave in to temptations. They set a bad example. Such must not be allowed to continue.
 
THOUGHT: History repeats itself when the saints are not careful.
PRAYER: Father, may our next generation have good leaders in the church.

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