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When you are come to the land which Yahweh your God gives you, and shall possess it, and shall dwell therein, and shall say, I will set a king over me, like all the nations that are round about me;
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A Dangerous Imitation
Commentators agree that the predicted desire for a king stems from a problematic motive: wanting to be "like all the nations." John Calvin calls this a "snare" that could lead Israel away from its unique identity as a nation ruled directly by God. This desire, rooted in emulating pagan neighbors, was seen as a step toward rebellion.
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Deuteronomy
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18th Century
Presbyterian
No encouragement is given to the desire, natural to Eastern peoples, for monarchical government; but neither is such desire blamed, as appears from…
19th Century
Anglican
Deuteronomy 17:14–20. THE LAW OF THE KINGDOM.
When you come to the land. These are not the words of a …
16th Century
Protestant
When you are come into the land. In this passage God sets forth the merits of that sacerdotal kingdom, which is mentioned elsewhere. For, …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
When you are come unto the land which the Lord your God gives you The land of Canaan:…
God Himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they set another over them, it was necessary that He should choose the person. Accordi…
