06/30/2025
"So Samuel spoke all the words of the Lord to the people who had asked of him a king. And he said, 'This will be the procedure of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and place them for himself in his chariots and among his horsemen and they will run before his chariots.
"And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and of fifties, and some to do his plowing and to reap his harvest and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. He will also take your daughters for perfumers and cooks and bakers. And he will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves, and give them to his servants.
"He will also take your male servants and your female servants and your best young men and your donkeys, and use them for his work. He will take a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will become his servants.
"Then you will cry out in that day because of your king whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.'
"Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel..." - 1 Samuel 8:10-19 (NASB)
"And the Lord said to Samuel, 'Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them. Like all the deeds which they have done since the day that I brought them up from Egypt even to this day - in that they have forsaken Me and served other gods - so they are doing to you also.
"Now then, listen to their voice; however, you shall solemnly warn them and tell them of the procedure of the king who will reign over them.' " - 1 Samuel 8:7-9 (NASB)
Six times in seven verses Samuel says the king will take from the people.
Wars typically start due to a combination of political, economic and social factors, often intertwined. Conflicts over land, borders, or access to resources are a frequent cause of war. They also go to war to increase their influence, dominance or control over other nations or regions. Nations may go to war to secure access to vital resources like oil, minerals, or fertile land. Trade imbalances, economic competition, and the desire for economic dominance can lead to conflict as well.
And here we think that GOD is pleased with us that that He's okay with all of the things that are happening....we think that He's backing/endorsing all of the things that are going on in the world today, with a HEARTY approval....when in all actuality, He's tired...He's tired of us, and He's tired of our shenanigans.
But we haven't seen ANY-thing yet...
