Tune in as Pastor Josh preaches through 1 Samuel 8 this morning:
“God, for his part, graciously condescends to the people’s desire. But tells Samuel to warn them of what a human king will do. ‘The way of kings’ is characterized by the key words take and best. ‘The way of kings’, by nature, is parasitic rather than giving. And kings are never satisfied with the worst. Various aspects of ‘the way of kings’ would soon be implemented by Saul, Israel’s first king. But it would be David's son Solomon who would literally put tens of thousands of his own people to forced labor. ‘The way of kings’, to take the best is contrasted with the heavenly King, who takes nothing from his people…”