7 окт. 2024 г. · The Lord wasn't happy with the people's request. He told Samuel the Israelites were rejecting God as their king, in favor of a human king.

Samuel is now old and his sons, also judges, are corrupt. The elders of Israel gather to ask Samuel to appoint a king for them.

1 Samuel 8 represents a pivotal moment in the history of the Israelites. It portrays a transition in the leadership structure of Israel from Judges to Monarchs.

David Guzik commentary on 1 Samuel 8 describes how Samuel appoints his sons as judges over Israel, who demands a king instead to reign over them.

1 Samuel 8:1-3 meaning. In his old age, Samuel appoints his sons Joel and Abijah as judges, but they judge corruptly and take money to determine outcomes.

1. A good and useful man growing old and unfit for service (v. 1): Samuel was old, and could not judge Israel, as he had done ...

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Chapter 8 of first Samuel begins with Samuel's sons becoming judges in Israel as Samuel aged. The prophet had two bad sons, Joel and Abiah.

This chapter records the request from the elders of Israel to Samuel for a king, part of a section comprising 1 Samuel 7–15 which records the rise of the ... Text · Places · Analysis · References

In 1 Samuel Chapter 8, Samuel is now old. He names his sons to replace him as judge of the Israelites. His firstborn son is called Joel, and his second son is ...