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Leadership In The Odyssey

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For forty years God had miraculously provided food and water for their forefathers. The current years of blessings and protection caused the inhabitants of the lands to fear God as the nation settled it. They knew something special happened when Israel’s God showed up.
The surrounding nations had an influence on the people of Israel and this was not pleasing to God. They wanted a king. They wanted to be like other nations and have a leaded. A king they could see.
For years they followed a God they could not see. The only thing they had was a tent and an ark crafted in the wilderness. Only the High Priest could go into the Holy of Holies once a year and this is where God was. They stood around the outside and watched as a cloud descended as …show more content…

Both were great men of God, but had corrupt son’s who were dis-honest and were doing wrong in the site of God and the people, so this may have influenced their desire to have a king. If the current leadership is bad, the people will demand a change.
Even as Samuel wrestled with God, God told him & the nation what a king would demand, and take from them. However, they shouted out they still wanted a king and to be like other nations. They didn’t care they would accept and deal with the cost associated with their request. They wanted what they wanted and it didn’t matter. We are the same today we want what we want it and don’t consider the cost, but as is often said, the devil is in the details or the cost as we see here.
As with any leader there is good, bad and the ugly that comes with them. Even with the nation hearing what would happen they still wanted a king and He gave them what they asked for. Years before, God told Moses when they left Egypt that one day the people would want a king and this was the day. (Deuteronomy 18:14)
The rise and fall of this desired king is one that is unique with a lot to look at and learn from. Saul was a man who won many battles on the field as he defeated the Philistines and others who came against the Jewish

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