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Why did the Israelites ask Samuel to appoint a king for them?

      

Highlight reasons why Israelites asked Samuel to appoint a king for them.

  

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Maurice
(i) They wanted a stable hereditary kingship like other nations whereby power was within a family and handed on from father to son.

(ii) They wanted a king who would govern them with law and order.

(iii) The Israelites wanted a human leader whom they could see and approach when they had problems unlike Yahweh, the unseen King.

(iv) The Israelites wanted a warrior king to lead them in battle against their enemies.

(v) They wanted a king to lead them against Philistines and recover the Ark of the covenant which had been taken away.

(vi) Samuel's sons whom he had appointed as judges were corrupt and took bribes.

(vii) The Israelites wanted to be like other nations around them who had kings.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on June 20, 2017 at 06:54


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