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A Rejection of God, Not Samuel
Commentators stress that God's primary message to Samuel was one of comfort. The people's demand for a king was not a personal rejection of Samuel's leadership, but a profound rejection of God Himself as their direct ruler. This reframed the offense from a personal slight to a national spiritual failure.
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1 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 8:7
19th Century
Bishop
Hearken unto the voice of the people. —The words spoken to Samuel, probably in a vision, by the Most High are very touchi…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 8:7
17th Century
Pastor
And the Lord said unto Samuel
He appeared to him in a vision or dream, and by an articulate voice delivered to him w…
Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 8:4–9
17th Century
Minister
Samuel was displeased; he could patiently bear what reflected on himself and his own family; but it displeased him when they said, Give us a ki…