See illustrations: 1 Kings 5:13–18 and 1 Kings 12:4.

And ye shall be his servants. —This statement generally includes all that has gone before. In other words, “You elders an…

He will take the tenth of your sheep As well as of their seed and vineyards; and not the tithe of their flocks only, but …

If they wished to have a king to rule them, as the eastern kings ruled their subjects, they would find the yoke exceedingly heavy. Those who submit…