“they have rejected me” 1samuel 7:12-8:22 israel - in the promised land 7:13+14 samuel - the...
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Leadership matters
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“they have rejected me” 1Samuel 7:12-8:22
Israel - in the Promised Land 7:13+14Samuel - the leader 7: 15-17
Crisis looming 8:5Wrong conclusion 8:5, 19
Rejection of the LORD 8:8,10:19from: Better if you had not rescued usto: Better if you had not made us your people
‘We want to be like everybody else’ but Deuteronomy 26:19 you shall be a people holy to the Lord your God as he promised
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Reminder of what sin and rebellion look likeRejecting God’s ruleNo to your rule
Church of England: Keith Sinclair it will cut the church adrift from her Scriptural moorings and, by depriving her of a prophetic vision, allow her to be swept along by the currents of contemporary Western culture.
You & me: doing what the Bible forbids, not doing what the Bible commands
Rejecting God’s good gifts7:12-17
‘The grass is always greener ..’
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Reminder of what sin and rebellion look likeReminder that God’s judgement is inescapablev18 your king whom you have chosen for yourselvesv11-17 a king who will take
Saul -> divided Kingdom ->
North -> Judah
Land – occupiedPeople – scatteredBlessing – Temple destroyed
‘We want to be like everybody else’ means facing judgement like everybody else
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Reminder of what sin and rebellion look likeReminder that God’s judgement is inescapableReminder that God provides the leaders we need
8:5 a real concern
Appoint according to what God has said
Character & qualities before gifting & abilities
The church must not be like everybody else
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Reminder of what sin and rebellion look likeReminder that God’s judgement is inescapableReminder that God provides the leaders we needReminder that God will raise up His King 2:10 The LORD will give strength to His King and exalt the power of his anointed
Mark 10:45 For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many
A King not like the nations, who died for a people who cannot be like everybody else