King Samuel's Role In Disobeying The Word Of God

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The Philistine military was crushing the Israelites and this became the catalysis for realizing that they needed to utilize the leadership of a king to survive (Tullock, & McEntire, 2012). Samuel was an instrumental figure in getting to this realization, although he knew having a king would be dangerous. However, through the peoples will, he was the first to appoint a king. As for a king maker, Samuel was know to be a divine psychic and he knew instantly that Saul was to be their first king. Under the power and authority of God, Samuel could “anoint” Saul as king (Tullock, & McEntire, 2012). Samuel was also a king breaker as he could rebuke a king for disobeying the word of God. When Saul did not wait long enough for Samuel while his