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F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:1-9

Seeking a King like Other Nations 1 Samuel 8:1-9 The sin that Samuel, as a lad, rebuked in Eli, reappeared in his own family and undermined his influence. The names of Samuel’s sons are suggestive of his own piety-“Jehovah is God” and “Jehovah is my Father”-but, alas, they failed to walk in His steps! It was a mistake to delegate authority to men whose character was corrupt, and this precipitated the desire of Israel for a king. They failed to value the glory and strength of their position... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:10-22

Rejecting the Prophet’s Warning 1 Samuel 8:10-22 The people had entreated Samuel to cry unto God in their behalf; and now we see him going to and fro between the people and God, as a true mediator and intercessor. “He told all the words of the Lord unto the people,” 1 Samuel 8:10 ; and, “He rehearsed all the words of the people in the ears of the Lord,” 1 Samuel 8:21 . See also 1 Samuel 8:22 . Samuel is fitly described in the Psalter as one who called upon God’s name, Psalms 99:6 . How much... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 8:1-22

This first Book of Samuel at this point merges into its second division, which has to do with Saul. First we have the account of the clamor of the people for a king and the divine answer thereto. The occasion for the request on their part was that of the maladministration of the sons of Samuel, and their sinful practices. The real principle underlying their request was their desire to be, as they said, "like all the nations." This is the revelation of the supreme wrong. They had been chosen... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 8:7-22

YHWH’s Response To Their Call For A King Was To Warn Them What Having A King Might Mean For Them (1 Samuel 8:7-22 ). It is typical of sinful human beings that they did not recognise that having a king would involve a similar experience to the one that they had already experienced. Their very problems in the past had resulted from failing successors who had followed on after successful leaders. And they should have recognised that with kings that would happen constantly. But they were near... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 8:1-22

1 Samuel 8. Demand for a King.— Opening section, continued 1 Samuel 10:17, of later account of Saul’ s appointment as king: either Deuteronomic or late stratum of E. Probably 1 Samuel 10:17-Psalms : a (to “ over us” ) in the Deuteronomic document stood in the place of 1 Samuel 8:10, giving the following sequence of events: appeal of the elders, convocation of assembly (as in 1 Samuel 7:5), Saul’ s election, etc. Also, in 1 Samuel 8:22; “ Go ye every man unto his city,” is, like 1 Samuel 8:10,... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 8:9

Protest solemnly unto them; that, if it be possible, thou mayst yet prevent their sin and misery. The manner of the king, i.e. of the kings which they desire, like the kings of other nations. He speaks not of the just authority, or the right of their kings, but of their practice, as is evident from divers of the following particulars, which are expressly forbidden and condemned in Scripture, as we shall see. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:4-22

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—1 Samuel 8:5. “Make us a king to judge us like all the nations.” “This request resembles so completely the law of the king in Deuteronomy 17:14, that the distinct allusion to it is unmistakable. The custom of expressly quoting the book of the law is met with for the first time in the books of the captivity. The elders simply desired what Jehovah had foretold through His servant Moses, as a thing that would take place in the future and for which He had made... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:1-15

Chapter 8Now it came to pass, when Samuel was old, he made his sons the judges over Israel. And the name of his firstborn was Joel; the second was Abiah: and they were judges in Beersheba. [Which is in the south.] But his sons did not walk in his ways, but they turned aside after lucre, they took bribes, and perverted judgment ( 1 Samuel 8:1-3 ).So here's an unfortunate thing. A godly man Samuel, and yet his sons were crooked. These guys were taking bribes, they had coveted after money, they... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 8:1-22

1 Samuel 8:3 . His sons walked not as their father, who always came into court with clean hands. Seeking to aggrandize their families they took bribes, and by consequence perverted judgment. The history of all nations abounds with complaints of the same sin. 1 Samuel 8:5 . Make us a king. Moses had foreseen all this, Deuteronomy 17:14, and therefore provided that the king should govern by law. Primitive governments commenced with a patriarch, surrounded with elders, without whom he... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 8:7-9

1 Samuel 8:7-9Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee.Prayer answered under protestPrayer is certainly a most salutary exercise whenever one is agitated beyond his strength. When the elders of Israel came to Samuel he discovered that the complication was too deep for an old man like him to deal with; and so he went in prayer to God In thy end we shall learn that the petition of these malcontents was granted, but with the answer came retribution and ultimate dismay.... read more

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:1-9

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:10-22

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 8:7-22

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Samuel 8:1-22

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 1 Samuel 8:9

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:4-22

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 8:1-15

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 8:1-22

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 8:7-9

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