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The Tragedy of Conformity
Commentators find it tragic that Israel's core motivation was to be "like all the nations." They were actively choosing to abandon their unique, God-given position of "lofty pre-eminence." Scholars see this as a foolish and painful rejection of their special calling in favor of worldly conformity.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 8:20
18th Century
Theologian
Fight our battles—It appears from 1 Samuel 12:12 that the warlike movements of Nahash had already begun to cause alarm.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 8:20
19th Century
Bishop
Like all the nations. —There is something strangely painful in these terms with which the elders urged their request—the wish “to …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 8:20
17th Century
Pastor
That we also may be like all the nations
Even though they were slaves, like them; a king they would have, as they ha…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 8:10–22
17th Century
Minister
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…