04 Aug 2026

Give them a king (2)

Samuel called the people together for a religious gathering at Mizpah and said to them, “The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘I brought you out of Egypt and rescued you from the Egyptians and all the other peoples who were oppressing you. I am your God, the one who rescues you from all your troubles and difficulties, but today you have rejected me and have asked me to give you a king. Very well, then, gather yourselves before the LORD by tribes and by clans.’ ”

~ 1 Samuel 10.17-19 GNB

The people rejected "the one who rescued them from their troubles and difficulties" and that accountability transferred to their king. But time and time again, their king failed and the people kept coming back to the LORD to rescue them.

They rejected his rule and begged for his rescue.

Sounds familiar even to this day across the world.