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Module 3 Question 1

Module 3 Question 1

Q Discussion Topic God said to Samuel, “it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king” (1 Samuel 8:7). How was the adoption of a king by Israel a rejection of God? How did God turn Israel's rejection of God onto a promise by God?

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The adoption of a king by Israel was a rejection of God because God is the true king, according to the Bible. When the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, the said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have (1 Samuel 8:5)." Samuel in his prophet role then prayed to the Lord and the Lord told Samuel, "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; It is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.