1K9-4: Can a Nation Be Blessed While Its Leaders Disobey God?

“But if you turn away from following me, you or your children, and do not observe my mitzvot and regulations which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, worshipping them; then I will cut off Israel from the land I have given them. This house, which I consecrated for my name, I will eject from my sight; and Isra’el will become an example to avoid and an object of scorn among all peoples.”– 1 Kings 9:6-9

When the Lord visited Solomon in a dream a second time, there are two key points we can extract from that momentous event.

First, Solomon shouldn’t get a big head and assume that Israel’s prosperity and status as the envy of the world meant that all was well between Israel and the Lord.

The main point the Lord needed to impress upon Solomon was that Israel’s blessings were contingent on Israel’s obedience to His Torah.

Second, we are reminded that a nation’s fate from the Lord’s perspective is determined by the leadership of that nation.

So, biblically speaking, what kind of leader is ideal?

Of course, Yeshua as the Shepherd-king is the perfect model.

I’m talking about one who has a servant’s heart and leads for the benefit of the people.

Joseph in relation to Pharaoh is another good model to consider.

Joseph always knew he was a leader operating under Pharaoh and doing his will.

Yeshua also held the same understanding with regard to his Father in heaven.

He understood that he hadn’t replaced his Father, but came to do his Father’s Will.

Yeshua preached perfect obedience and surrender to the Father.

This “God the Son” nonsense doesn’t exist anywhere in the Bible, whether “Old” or New Testament.

Anyway, I think I’m getting into an anti-trinitarian rant here, and that’s not my intention for this post.

My point is that the Lord holds a nation’s leadership responsible for the fate of any given nation.

That’s why it’s so important for us to choose leaders who we know will lead their nation down Godly paths, using Scripture as their guide.

Otherwise, we end up with crazy countries like North Korea.

Ya feel me, homie?

It doesn’t matter if we’re talking about Israel, Japan, England, the United States, or whatever.

A nation’s fate rests on its leadership.

On that note, I’d like to close by asking you a question.

From a Torah perspective, what do you think of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu?

I know he is not a perfect leader.

Heck, who is a perfect leader?

The question is based on Torah: do you think he is more aligned or less aligned?

Let me know in the comments, please.

I really want to know.