Change of Title Leader
Contents Just as our church reached the age of retirement and replacement of successors, in the time of Samuel, the leader Samuel demanded monarchy because of old age and lack of sons (3-5 phases). Samuel did not welcome this request, but God told them to grant them, so our church will be a great reference.
1. Not thinking about God's will 4-6
1) Human thoughts are forbidden 4-5 Samuel was in Ramah (verse 4), and there he ruled the whole country and served God and worshiped (7:17). “Verse 4, all the elders of Israel” means “eldest” but refers to the elders of each tribe and city. The “elders” of Israel who said this were from Egypt (Exodus 3:16, 4:29), and there were 70 men in the wilderness life (Numbers 11:25). were leaders in They went together for an amicable petition. “5th, set up a king for us like the nations…” The neighboring countries at that time coveted the fact that they had established a monarchy system early on and had a strong central government and a powerful army. You will have to choose a successor to follow.
2) It must be decided by prayer 6- “Samuel was not pleased with it, so he prayed to the Lord” Samuel was “not pleased” that the people asked for a king. The reason for this was, on the surface, that he refused to be a judge for life (7:15) and his sons, and on the other hand, he denied the reign of God (7b). So Samuel prayed to lead Israel rightly because they feared God and could not serve Him rightly. We believe that God is pleased and that God will send us a great leader, saying that our call preparation members fasted and prayed to follow God's will and encouraging us to pray for a successor on the Internet of our church.
2. Not governed by God 7-9
1) Human behavior is very evil 7- “...Listen to everything the people have said to you.. Do not forsake me to become their king...” God has blessed his people from the time of the patriarchs, and Joshua From then on, until the time of Samuel, he personally appointed judges and ruled in a good way. But there were occasional misfortunes for Israel in those days, but it was their sin of abandoning the Lord's rule and mercy and serving idols. God did not happily allow God to grant all the demands of the people. “Hos 13:11, I have given you a king in anger, and in my wrath I have destroyed it.” If we leave God's good rule and try to replace the map according to human error, God established it and then destroyed it, but the church is difficult.