He Endured Despite Disappointments - "Do Appoint for Us a King"

 Samuel's sons could not have imagined how far the effec

ts of their greed and selfish ess would reach.  The older men of Israel wenton to say to Samuel: "Now do appoint for us a king judge us like all the nations."  Did that damand feel like a rejection to Samuel? After all, he had been judging all those people on Jehovah's behalf for decades. Now they wanted, not some mere prophet like Samuel, but a king to be their judgwe. The nations round about had kings, and the Israelites wanted one too!  How did Samuel react?  We read that "the thing was bad in the eyes of Samuel.

Note how Jehovah responded when Samuel too the matter to him in prayer:  "Listen to the people as respects all that they say to you; for it is not you whom they have not rejected, but it is I whome they have rejected from being king over them."  How comforting for Samuiel, yet how awful an insult  those  people had flung at Almighty God Jehovah told his prophet to warn the Israelites of the high price they would pay for having a human king.  When Samuel complied, the insisted:  "No, but a king is what will come to be over us." Ever obedient to his God, Samuel went and anointed the king whom Jehovah chose. - 1 SAMUEL 8:7. 

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