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Why did they ask for a king?
For several reasons:
Samuel was old.
His sons, who were judges, were corrupt and did not follow God (1 Samuel 8:1–3).
They wanted to be “like all the nations” around them (1 Samuel 8:5, 20).
How did God respond?
Samuel was displeased, but God told him:
“Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.”
1 Samuel 8:7 (NKJV)
God explained that Israel’s request reflected a deeper spiritual problem. They were rejecting Him as their true King.
God warned them
Through Samuel, God described what a human king would do:
>Take their sons for military service.
>Take their daughters for service.
>Tax their produce and livestock.
>Take the best of their fields and vineyards.
>Make them his servants.