1Sa 8:5-22, 12:12-19 | TSK | STEP

and the Lord."Hitherto," says Puffendorf, "the people of Israel had lived under governors raised up by God, who had exacted no tribute of them, nor put them to any charge; but little content with this form of government, they desire to have a king like other nations, who should live in magnificence and pomp, keep armies, and be able to resist any invasion. Samuel informs them what it was they desired; that, when they understood it, they might consider whether they would persist in their choice. If they would have a king splendidly attended, he tells them that he would take their sons for his chariots, etc.: if they would have him keep up constant forces, then he would appoint them for colonels and captains, and employ those in his wars who were accustomed to follow their family business; and since, after the manner of other kings, he must keep a stately court, they must be content that their daughters should serve in several offices, which the king would think below the dignity of his wives and daughters. (ver. 13.) In one word, that, to sustain his dignity, their king would exact the tenth of all they possessed, and be maintained in a royal manner out of their estates."

will not hear.

Job 27:9; Ps 18:41; Pr 1:25-28; 21:13; Isa 1:15; Mic 3:4; Lu 13:25

refused to obey.

Ps 81:11; Jer 7:13; 44:16; Eze 33:31

5; Ex 33:16; Le 20:24-26; Nu 23:9; De 7:6; Ps 106:35; Joh 15:19

Ro 12:12; 2Co 6:17; Php 3:20; 1Pe 2:9

he rehearsed.

Jud 11:11

7; Ho 13:11

1 Samuel 12:12-19

Nahash.

11:1,2

Nay.

8:3,5,6,19,20; Jud 9:18,56,57

when the Lord.

8:7; 10:19; Ge 17:7; Ex 19:5,6; Nu 23:21; Jud 8:23; Ps 74:12

Isa 33:22; Ho 13:10

behold.

10:24; 11:15

whom ye.

8:5; 9:20

have desired.

Ps 78:29-31; Ho 13:11; Ac 13:21

If ye will.

Le 20:1-13; De 28:1-14; Jos 24:14,20; Ps 81:12-15; Isa 3:10

Ro 2:7

commandment. Heb. mouth. continue. Heb. be after.

But if ye.

Le 26:14-30; De 28:15-68; Jos 24:20; Isa 1:20; 3:11; Ro 2:8,9

against.

stand.

7; 15:16; Ex 14:13,31

Is it.In northern latitudes, thunder and rain are far from being un-common during harvest. But rain is hardly ever known in Palestine during that season, which commences about the end of June, or beginning of July. This fact is abundantly confirmed by modern travellers, and is demonstrative to every unprejudiced reader of the Holy Scriptures, that the thunder and rain, which at Samuel's invocation, was sent at this season of the year, was a miraculous interposition of the power of God; for we read in ver. 16, it was a "great thing which the Lord will do." Thus were the Israelites warned of their sin in having asked a king, and of the omnipotence of that God, whose gracious promises they virtually neglected by this act.

Pr 26:1

I will call.

7:9,10; Jos 10:12; Ps 99:6; Jer 15:1; Jas 5:16-18

your wickedness.

8:7

sent thunder.

Ex 9:23-25; Re 11:5,6

feared.

Ex 14:31; Ezr 10:9; Ps 106:12,13

Pray for thy.

7:5,8; Ge 20:7; Ex 9:28; 10:17; Job 42:8; Ps 78:34,35; Isa 26:16

Mal 1:9; Ac 8:24; Jas 5:15; 1Jo 5:16