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I have given you a king in my anger, and have taken him away in my wrath.
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A Gift Given in Anger
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that this verse illustrates a sobering principle: God sometimes grants sinful human desires as a form of judgment. Israel rejected God's direct rule and demanded a king. God gave them what they wanted, but it was an act of 'anger,' not blessing. This serves as a warning that getting what we sinfully crave can be a curse from God, a gift given in displeasure.
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Hosea
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18th Century
Presbyterian
I gave you a king in My anger (Hosea 13:11). As one has said: “God, when He is asked for anything amiss, shows displeas…
19th Century
Anglican
Gave ... Took. —The past tenses should be present: “I give ...” “take away.” The whole succession of Israelite kings, who generati…
Baptist
How sadly true this is! Sin seems to be bound up in our very nature. It is hard to find it; it is hidden away; and when we discover some of it, and…
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16th Century
Protestant
In the first place, God reproaches the Israelites for having in their perverseness rejected whatever was offered for their safety. But He proceeds …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
I gave you a king in mine anger Not the king of Assyria, sent to waste and destroy them, and carry them captive, as …
Israel had destroyed himself by his rebellion; but he could not save himself, his help was from the Lord only. This may well be applied to the case…
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