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Tango01 | 25 Jul 2015 9:57 p.m. PST |
"Although there has been some debate over the correct translation of titles such as king, chief or prince, the man recognized as the first King of Israel was Saul who ruled, roughly, from 1020 to 1000 BC. Due to the immense space of time that has elapsed since the reign of King Saul, much about him remains a mystery. We do not know exactly when he was born or even where exactly he was from. All we know is that he was from an unnamed town in the lands of the tribe of Benjamin. The primary source for information on his life is the First Book of Samuel. Saul was considered a Judge of Israel and was most known for being a great and accomplished warrior. He is portrayed as being somewhat similar to past Judges of Israel who also had a bit of the Prophet about him in that he was moved by God to do certain things. When the Ammonites attacked Jabesh-gilead in the Trans-Jordan, Saul felt compelled by God to take action and gathered together an army of Israelite warriors to defeat the Ammonites, one of his many military accomplishments. When the people of Israel began to demand a king to lead them, someone like Saul would have been a natural choice. That choice, however, remains a controversial one. Even today, many defenders of republicanism point to the warnings the Prophet Samuel made in response to the public outcry for a king as a divine condemnation of monarchy, ignoring the huge accumulation of Biblical texts glorifying the monarchy and calling for obedience to the kings. However, the things that Samuel warns will happen to Israel under a king are things that would apply to any central government of any kind. It is also impossible to overlook the fact that there was some politics involved in all of this as Samuel represented the class of religious rulers who were about to lose power in the shift from theocracy to monarchy. Samuel was admired and respected but he was getting old and his sons, who we assume by this were viewed as possible successors in his pontifical role, were not as well regarded as he was. So, the people wanted a king to rule them and it is only natural that this would be met with some resistance by a Prophet like Samuel who had effectively been their ruler as the one looked to as the vicar of God for the people of Israel. Nonetheless, Samuel anoints Saul King of Israel…" Full article here link
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zippyfusenet | 27 Jul 2015 4:55 a.m. PST |
When I was a boy, the little girls in my neighborhood played a hand-clapping game. The song that they sang, slow at first, building speed until somebody missed a clap, was, Dovid, melech Yisroel, Chai, chai, v'kayam, Dovid melech Yisroel! Chai! Chai! V'kayam! Dovid melech Yisroel! Chai! Chai! V'kayam! Three thousand years is a long time for a man's name to live in the present tense. Saul, not so much. Just a failed prelude to David. |
Tango01 | 27 Jul 2015 10:04 a.m. PST |
Interesting my friend… Amicalement Armand |
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