Chapter 24 brave david

In the following chapters, we will describe a period of extremely complicated history. First, several small semi-independent nomadic tribes that evolved into kingdoms under David. Solomon, David's son, ruled the country as a dictatorship. Tyranny led to riots, and the Jewish state was finally divided into two kingdoms, which hated and fought each other until they were destroyed by their more powerful neighbors to the east. A year of alien domination and exile followed. However, devout believers returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the Temple whenever they had the chance. But not long after, the Jewish state was invaded again, and the independent history of the Jewish nation was terminated.But the essence of the Jewish religion conquered the entire Western world across the narrow borders of Judah and Israel.

In the following chapters we will refer to a series of kings, queens and high priests.Rehoboam, Asa, Jeroboam, Baasha, Menahem, Joash, Amaziah and dozens of others.Finally there is the unspeakably ugly Herod, who hastened through history with all his vile and tyrannical means of government.Their days were filled with murder and plunder.But the laws they made are long forgotten, and the cities they built no longer exist. Everywhere they go to war and celebrate their victories.They conquer new territories and then lose them.The names of these new territories have also been lost to time. All their glory has been shattered, save for incidental references in masonry libraries in the ruins of Chaldean palaces.

Like thousands of other kings, they are not worth mentioning, and it is best to forget them quickly. The only reason they are mentioned is not because of themselves, but because among their subjects there were a few prophets, whose thoughts three thousand years ago still seem true and noble today. For this reason, and for this reason alone, we should know the history of Israel and the history of Judah. This is the realistic backdrop for the greatest religious evolution in human history. In the narrative of the previous chapter, the Jewish judge was still Samuel. He warned the faithful that they would become subjects of a king who would take their property and goods and enslave their sons and daughters for his own indulgence.

But most people want this to happen.They have seen the glory of a great empire, but not the price to pay. So Samuel set out to find a candidate for king of the Kingdom of Judea. He found it in Shibiah Village.The boy's name was Saul, his father was Kish, and he belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. Two Jewish heroes met by chance.Jishi's donkeys got separated and were lost.He sent Saul to retrieve them.He went from one village to another, but could not find a clue. Saul was helpless, so he went to ask Samuel for advice.When Samuel saw Saul, he immediately concluded that the young man would be the ruler of Judea.

He told Saul this idea, and he was astonished that this shy young man could not bear such a heavy honor. When Saul was anointed king of Judea, Saul was pulled from his father's donkeys.He hid, trying to escape if possible. However, Samuel was strict, so Saul had to accept his fate and accept training to be a king. First, he was to be the commander of the army, and he was to fight against the Philistines, Ammonites, Amalekites, and other disobedient Canaanite tribes. That's not all he wants to learn. Samuel's belief was absolute, unconditional obedience to the Lord.Whereas Saul is a young man who likes to move freely, he feels constrained.Moreover, he came to know that he should enjoy the benefits of his new status.Because a person has only one life.When the army wins a battle, there will be a lot of spoils. Samuel advocated that the spoils should be handed over to the Tabernacle for sacrifice.Saul, on the other hand, thought he and the soldiers should keep some.

In the end, contradictions inevitably occurred.As a commander, Saul came into contact with all kinds of people and things, and his secular concepts grew more and more. But Samuel was getting old, and he spent a lot of time sitting in the room reading and thinking. He hoped that everyone would follow his example and spend all their waking hours praying. Saul did not forget his religious responsibilities, but he was too "practical." After defeating the Amalek king Agag, Saul decided to give the army a proper reward. He quietly kept the Agag king's cattle and sheep instead of turning them in.To make matters worse, he did not kill the king of Agag, who was required by Jewish law to kill all the captives.

Samuel learned of these things, and he rebuked Saul for acting against the will of the Lord. Instead of pleading guilty, Saul tried to justify himself. He said that cattle and sheep are fattened up for sacrifice. Seeing that Saul was unwilling to admit his fault, Samuel accused him of being dishonest and double-dealing.Such disgraceful behavior, he warned, made him unfit to be king of the Jews. Saul didn't argue any further. He returned to his hometown Gibia. He felt hurt, and it wasn't long before he expressed his emotions in some way. Everyone knows that Samuel can predict the future and is a very effective astrologer and fortune-teller.

Of course Saul knew it too.So he expelled all astrologers or simply killed them. Samuel was very angry, and he took measures. He began to look for a new heir to the throne, this time he wanted to find someone who respected the wisdom of the elders and was not as arbitrary as Saul. He learned about some young men, and it was mentioned that a man named David was the son of Jesse of Bethlehem and the grandson of Ruth and Boaz. The boy was a shepherd, known for his bravery.