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1 Samuel 8:49, 1920 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 walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.

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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 walk in your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the

ther nations have.” 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 8:4–9, 19–20

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But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king

ver 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.”

1 Samuel 8:4–9, 19–20

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1. The Rejection

Of God

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God’s Intention

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Quite A Failure

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2. Want To Be Like Others

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3. Bad Leadership

Then the word of the LORD came to Samuel: “I am grieved that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried

ut my instructions.”

Samuel was troubled, and he cried out to the LORD all that night.

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s. 10–11

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Parenting Gone Wrong

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Why This Mess?

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A Brave Thing

The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with

il and be on your way; I am

sending you to Jesse of

Bethlehem. I have chosen
ne of his sons to be king.”

But Samuel said, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’”

vs. 1–2

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The House of Jesse

1. Eliab

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2. Abinadab
3. Shammah

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The “Haggaton”

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But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected

him. The LORD does not look at the things man

looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

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Not Always “Fit” For The Job

Mosesran from justice, God used him
Jonah ran from God, God used him
Rahab ran a brothel, God used her
Elijah ran into the mountains, Sarah ran out
f hope, Lot ran with the wrong crowd—

God used them all

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