In his farewell address to his people, Moses prophesied:
>I wonder if we may be straying too much into the area of hermeneutics,passages
>"confusing application with interpretation." It seems to me that the
>regarding the king in Deuteronomy 17 is one of permissive will. God knowsthat
>it is not a question of "if, but when" Israel chooses a king. Therefore, GodCom-Pair Services!
>gives to Moses the requirements of a king that is NOT like the other nations,
>but one that is based on His holy and righteous character. By the time of I
>Samuel and the people's request (demand?) for a king, God then grants their
>request. I have always taken this as a warning, "Watch what you pray for,
>because you may just get what you prayed for." Israel asked for a king, and
>Israel got Saul. As they say, "The rest is history."
>
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