A good note here to consider is that from the time God brought this people from the Land of Egypt he had provide them one main Spiritual leader to guide them Moses Joshua, the Judges, Eli now Samuel, but this still didn’t satisfy the desires of these people, they wanted a more tangible form of Government, one that was more inline with the outside Society. It wasn’t enough to have the Torah and a group of 70 Elders with the guidance of the Lord upon the High Priest who over saw this Court. Their desire was for a Physical King of whom they could see, touch, and feel.
In Samuel Chapter 8 we see the Lord giving his people consequences for their choice to forsake him by requesting a Physical King. The consequence for their choice is they would be giving up their children and their land to whom ever was chosen as there Physical King.
At this point let’s take a look at Chapter 13:8 here we see Saul loosening faith because he refused to wait for the arrival of Samuel. So he takes Authority upon himself that was never his to claim, he then proceeded to offer the burnt offerings before the Lord as Samuel arrived shortly after Saul had completed the offerings. Samuel asks Saul why he has done this foolish thing taking Authority upon himself to perform duties of the High Priest? He we see the consequences for his actions in doing so, “13 And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. 14 But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”
I recently had a discussion with a Rabbi over the subject of Authority in forsaking the Torah to follow the Talmudic or Rabbinic Laws, this was his response to my question of Authority, “The Five Books of Moses--and really, all of the Bible--gives a tremendous amount of authority to the "wise men in your gates"--to the point that "you shall not turn from their words to the right or to the left." Keep in mind that the Torah was not given in a vacuum”. So today we Jew and Christian continue on this path started when the people decide to replace the Lord as King and ruler over us, with our desire for the Physical, rather than the spiritual.
The point I am making here is Samuel raised in the Tabernacle by the High Priest Eli, being chosen by the Lord to speak his words, we should understand that Samuel was the “WISE MEN IN YOUR GATES.”
This all sounds so simple but when do we really look at the past as a picture for our future? We are here to learn and grow yet instead of changing our ways some of us continue to justify our choices and remain in a state of justification of these actions. Most of these choices are because of men who know better but chose to claim authority which was never there’s to claim.
Moses never Claims Authority for his actions, but when he messed up by striking the rock for water he sure took responsibility for those actions. Jesus never left us with the Authority to create a new church or faith; he left us with the Authority to ask of all things through him to Adonai “The Lord God Most High”. Much like Moses before him leaving us with the Torah as directions to live while releasing the need for our physical sacrifice before Adonai.
The Lord Bless you and Protect you!
The Lord deal kindly and graciously with you!
The Lord bestow His favor upon you and grant you peace!
The Articles presented here are copy written by The Light In Christ Ministry in Sherman, TX
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