Now that Israel has officially established a king, in verse 25 we’re given this mysterious statement that “Samuel explained to the people the rights & duties of kingships”? What are these “rights & duties” all about? Here’s what’s going on. Some 300 years earlier, God being all-knowing, knew that Israel would want to install a […]

“So Sh’mu’el had all the tribes come forward, and the tribe of Binyamin was chosen.  He had the tribe of Binyamin come forward by families, and the family of the Matri was chosen, and Sha’ul the son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he couldn’t be found.”-1 Samuel 10:20-21 Yesterday I […]

“They ran and brought him from there, and when he stood among the people he was head and shoulders taller than anyone around.  Sh’mu’el said to all the people, ‘Do you see the man Adonai has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?’ Then all the people shouted, ‘Long live […]

Got a question for ya? What image pops into your mind when I say the word “King”? Don’t pause for too long. Just tell me what comes to mind. Now if you’re like 99.9% of the population… I’m willing to bet the image that popped into your mind was some high and lofty picture of […]

“Sh’mu’el summoned the people to Adonai in Mitzpah. He said to the people of Isra’el, ‘Here is what Adonai the God of Isra’el says: ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt. I rescued you from the power of the Egyptians and from the power of all the kingdoms that oppressed you.’  But today you have rejected […]