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that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
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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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18th Century
Presbyterian
Fight our battles—It appears from 1 Samuel 12:12 that the warlike movements of Nahash had already begun to cause alarm.
19th Century
Anglican
Like all the nations. —There is something strangely painful in these terms with which the elders urged their request—the wish “to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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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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…
