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Israel Wants a King

JICF English Service 17 September 2017

God’s Government God is the King

God’s Government

Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, “This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: …Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.” Exodus 19:3, 5-6

God is the King

God Gives Israel Judges God Command for Judges


Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly. Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the innocent. Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.

Deuteronomy 16:18-20


After that whole generation had been gathered to their ancestors, another generation grew up who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel….Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD….In his anger against Israel the LORD gave them into the hands of raiders who plundered them…Then the LORD raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.

Judges 2:10-16


1) Othniel – Judges 3:7-11 (40 years) 2) Ehud – Judges 3:12-30 (80 years) 3) Shamgar – Judges 3:31 4) Deborah/Barak – Judges 4:1-5:31 (40 years) 5) Gideon – Judges 6:1-8:35 (40 years)

Gideon asked to be King

The Israelites said to Gideon, “Rule over us—you, your son and your grandson—because you have saved us from the hand of Midian.” But Gideon told them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The LORD will rule over you.” Judges 8:22-23


6) Abimelech – Judges 9:1-57 (3 years) 7) Tola – Judges 10:1-2 (23 years) 8) Jair – Judges 10:3-5 (22 years) 9) Jepthah – Judges 10:6-12:7 (6 years) 10) Ibzan – Judges 12:8-10 (7 years) 11) Elon – Judges 12:11-12 (10 years) 12) Abdon – Judges 12:13-15 (8 years) 13) Samson – Judges 13:1-16:31 (20 years) 14) Eli - 1 Samuel 1:1-8 – 4:22 (40 years) 15) Samuel – 1 Samuel 10:9-27, 2 Samuel

From Judges to Kings

1406 BC 586 BC

Israel enters

Canaan

Fall of Jerusalem

1050 BC

820 Years

Saul becomes

King

Judges

356 Years

Kings

464 Years

Fall of Northern Kingdom

722 BC

Israel Demands a King


When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel's leaders. The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice. So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah. They 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 8:1-5

Israel Demands a King But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. And the LORD told him: “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. As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”

1 Samuel 8:6-9


Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking him for a king. He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights:

• He will take your sons to serve him • He will take your daughters to serve him • He will take the best / tenth of your produce • He will take the best / tenth of your livestock

When that day comes, you will cry out for relief from the king you have chosen, but the LORD will not answer you in that day.” 1 Samuel 8:10-18


But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.” When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. The LORD answered, “Listen to them and give them a king.” 1 Samuel 8:19-22


• They didn’t recognize God as their King and protector • They didn’t want Samuel’s corrupt sons to be judges • They wanted a king like the other countries around them • They were afraid of the Ammonites (1 Samuel 12:12-15)


“But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we want a king to rule over us'—even though the LORD your God was your king. Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for; see, the LORD has set a king over you. If you fear the LORD and serve and obey him and do not rebel against his commands, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God—good! But if you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your ancestors. 1 Samuel 12:12-15

God Gives Israel Judges God Anticipates a King


When you enter the land the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” be sure to appoint over you a king the LORD your God chooses. He must be from among your fellow Israelites. Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not an Israelite. Deuteronomy 17:14-15


The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more of them, for the LORD has told you, “You are not to go back that way again.” He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.



When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests. It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.


LESSON 1 Do We Seek God’s Leadership?

Do we inappropriately seek human leadership rather than God’s - or the

leadership He has chosen?

• In our church? • In our family? • In our work? • In our government?



…Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Ephesians 5:23



In our Church

Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care…. And when the Chief Shepherd appears..

1 Peter 5:2-3 Ephesians 5:23

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. Ephesians 5:23



In our Family

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

Ephesians 6:1

Ephesians 5:23

Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…

Colossians 3:22-23



In our work?

Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.

Romans 13:1



In our government?

LESSON 2 Are We Preparing Ourselves to Lead?

Are we properly preparing ourselves to lead those whom God expects us to lead?

• In our church? • In our family? • In our work? • In our government?


When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the Levitical priests. It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the LORD his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees and not consider himself better than his fellow Israelites and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.



All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.. 2 Timothy 3:16-17


Leadership in our Church Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach……..

1 Timothy 3:2


Leadership in our Family These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Deuteronomy 6:6-7


Leadership in our Work and our Government …let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16


LESSON 3 How Should We Respond

to Disobedience?

Then the LORD came down in the cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished…

Exodus 34:5-7

Do we respond to those who disobey in a way which reflects God’s character?

Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?

Romans 2:4

The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9

Do we respond to those who disobey in a way which reflects God’s character?

Angel Holscher Hatfield

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