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BIBLE{8:1} And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. {8:2} Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: [they were] judges in Beer-sheba. {8:3} And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. {8:4} Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah, {8:5} And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations. {8:6} But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. {8:7} And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. {8:8} According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. {8:9} Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them. {8:10} And Samuel told all the words of the LORD unto the people that asked of him a king. {8:11} And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint [them] for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and [some] shall run before his chariots. {8:12} And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots. {8:13} And he will take your daughters [to be] confectionaries, and [to be] cooks, and [to be] bakers. {8:14} And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, [even] the best [of them,] and give [them] to his servants. {8:15} And he will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants. {8:16} And he will take your menservants, and your maidservants, and your goodliest young men, and your asses, and put [them] to his work. {8:17} He will take the tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. {8:18} And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day. {8:19} Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; {8:20} That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. {8:21} And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. {8:22} And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city. [Sam 8] NR [1] I said: “Think about what I already have told you about it; but the main causes for the deterioration of people are arrogance, sluggishness, self-love and born from it imperiousness. [2] Already during times of Samuel did the people started to become work shy. They started to become ashamed of certain types of work and hired servants and maidens to perform such. The rich property owners laid their hands in their laps and let the others work for them. Who performed the most work for them, were rewarded higher what was quite right; but at this opportunity the property owners developed into a kind of small rulers, who refused to even take the smallest of servant’s work into their hands, but they just ordered the servants and maidens to work, they themselves however did not moved one finger. [3] The children became like the parents, namely lazy, selfcentered and power hungry. They learned to rule over the serving people, but they did not want to dirty their own hands with any menial, common work. This bad habit grew among the people from year to year and only too soon reached that level, where the anyway overfed haughtiness could not find sufficient satiation anymore. He, the Jew, looked wistfully at the splendor and at the great and high standing dignitaries of the heathen nations, and among those kings he saw one of the topmost human honors and highest dignity. In short, they also wanted a worldly king and were not content anymore with the purest rule of God through the seers and judges! [4] When the people, ignoring all good admonitions from the seers, still demanded a king from Samuel, the devout servant of God placed the foolish desire of the people before God, since out of himself he did not know what to do. [5] Then Jehovah said to him: ‘Look, to all the sins this nation has already committed before My face, they now commit this biggest sin: that they demand a king! Go and anoint the biggest man of the nation! He will punish them for the committed sins against Me.’ [6] See, these are in summary the words of Jehovah in response to the demands of the people! The consequences of the thereby more and more fed haughtiness of the people, you can partly read in the book of kings and in chronic, where briefly the nice stories are recorded, but for the biggest part you now have them before your eyes. (GGJ Book 14, chap. 47) [8] But during the time of the last Judges they already started to become more indifferent and lazier in everything. They started to less observe the commandments, as well as the other regulations, and they often transgressed them. Then they immediately received all kinds of warnings. Those with a better attitude conformed to them, but the more worldly people only obeyed hypocritically, for in their heart the dead world was more important. Such worldly Jews became soon rich and prominent people who were no more satisfied with their huts and also not with the Judges who were established by God. They wanted to have a glorious, mighty king like the heathens, and a city and strongholds. Finally they demanded very seriously from Samuel a king. And God the Lord spoke: ‘Look, this ungrateful people. They are no more satisfied with My fatherly rule by which they became healthy, rich, mighty and powerful. After all the sins that they committed before My face they are adding this greatest sin by demanding a king. Yes, they will have a king and build cities and strongholds, but not to their advantage. But as a sharp, hard rod of chastisement they will have a king.’ [9] I tell you all this in short so that you more easily will realize what the cause of this present total decline of the true, old real Jewry is. [10] Saul needed a permanent stronghold, even if this was not yet a real city. Then came war with the Philistines, and for that war the fathers had to allow that their sons and their best servants be taken and also their best oxen, donkeys, cows, calves and sheep. So this was already the first blessing of a Jewish king while Samuel was still alive and on God’s command he anointed Saul as king. Then Samuel thought that by this punishment the people would repent and would remorsefully come back to the government of God. But this did absolutely not happen. They only wanted a mightier and wiser king, and Samuel anointed David who soon built the city of Jerusalem. His son Solomon expanded the city with much money and great splendor and he built the temple, but the people were then already fallen into great poverty and they had to endure all kind of hardship. [11] What happened later with the people under the next kings unto the Babylonian captivity, we know from the books of the Chronicles. One can think that after the 40 years of captivity the liberated Jews would have completely changed. But no, they again wanted kings, just like the heathens, the priests and high priests. [12] At that time, almost until now, the Lord sent most of the prophets who called the people back to God. But the people, who were made already too dark and deaf by the kings and priests, did not listen and did not understand anything anymore of what the prophets proclaimed. Moreover the kings and the priests persecuted the prophets, and this often with the most shameful blind lust for vengeance and rage – scenes which you yourselves have experienced and maybe you will experience more of these, although the Jews now and even much before do not have a king of their own anymore and have to endure the iron dominance of the gentiles. [13] But also this time God took care of His people and sent, according to the prophecy, a Messiah, sent in the person of the wise Man from Nazareth. I know Him already since the time of Simeon because also Simeon recognized Him in the temple. He circumcised Him and gave Him the name of Jesus. I can and may tell you this because of these exceptional emergency conditions, and what I am telling you now as an old-aged gray man is important and holy truth. But all those who would speak out such thing at another time, these extremely imperious, stubborn temple servants would persecute with the greatest sense of revenge. (GGJ Book 16, chap. 100) [2] I said: “In the beginning God did not ordain or prescribe this, for He gave to man true and righteous leaders and judges who were enlightened in the spirit. But in the course of time, when the people were doing well and when they were rich in everything that was good and valuable on Earth, they were no more satisfied with the simple and modest leaders and judges. They began to grumble, and at the time of the faithful Samuel they wanted a king who also had to radiate such magnificence like the kings of the other pagan nations who committed idolatry with their kings. [3] When Samuel related to God what the people required from him at any cost, God spoke in His wrath to Samuel: ‘This people committed to Me already more sins of the worst kind than there is grass on the whole Earth and sand in the sea. And now they want to add to their many sins the greatest of all, being no more satisfied with My reign, they want to have a king like the ungodly pagans. Yes, to this ungrateful people will be given a king as a sharp rod and scourge, under which they will howl and mourn.’ [4] Look, this and still more was said by God to the people as a warning in order to dissuade them from this foolish wish. [5] But when all this did not help and the people stubbornly persisted in their demand, God gave instruction to His helper Samuel to anoint Saul as king of the Jews. [6] Look, everywhere where the nations were not satisfied with the meek reign of God there had been a king, and they absolutely wanted to have a man among them as their king. [7] Was this here also not because of the evil will of the people whom Satan often threw into unbearable misery? God warned the people often and long enough in the most diverse regions of the world not to chose a man as king and provide him with all earthly power. He showed them all the bad results that would come from it, but the people closed their heart and their ears for the voice of God and they themselves caused their misery. And what they caused themselves, they also will have to take upon themselves. [8] Yes, if an entire nation would unanimously beg God to lead them, and rule and reign over them again, just like it was the case in the beginning, truly, then God would not leave the serious pleading of a nation unanswered. But since those same kings have always too many favorites on their side, and do not grant any freedom to the people who want it differently, and as they form and educate them mostly already from the cradle in favor of the king, the people feel the pressure of the king, but they do not know where to ask for help, for the rulers realized since the beginning of their sovereignty that an enlightened people would soon separate themselves from them again. [9] Therefore, they tried with the help of false prophets – of who you are a sad remnant – to mislead the people and to make them blind for the one and true God. And because of that, they cannot find anymore the right way to God on their own without the help of the men who were called by God for this reason. And they continue to live in their usual common idolatry, trying by all means – no matter how bad they are – to get only earthly advantages. If then a true prophet, called by God, will come, he is not only not recognized as such, but he is moreover persecuted as a blasphemer and often killed, as this was many times the case with you. [10] And when this is so, how can God help such a people that fell so deep, when despite their great misery they stubbornly refuse all help that God offers them? And if such is the case with you, it has no sense to ask the question why God allowed besides the revelations worldly governors who harm the people with their worldly laws. [11] Do the people, or you, want something else? If this would be so, you would faithfully listen to Me and act according to My teaching. For I, the Lord Himself, came to you because I want to save you. But what do you do? You only deliberate to see how you can catch and kill Me. And if you and many thousands with you will do that, then ask yourselves, who apart from Me, can still save and help you?” (GGJ Book 18, chap. 22) [5] As it is now, I could change all this with one single thought, so that the whole house of Herod would not exist unto his most distant relatives. But still, I do not do that because he is allowed as a rod of chastisement for the stinginess and the haughtiness of the people of God. [6] For when the Jews stood under the judges, they did not have taxes except for the tithe, and they were rich and mightier than any other nation on Earth. Then they became presumptuous in their luster and wanted to have a king who would exceed all the kings of the Earth in glitter, splendor and might. And a king was given to them. But with him came also all misery over the people that had become unsatisfied with God’s ruling. [7] Then the people grumbled and lamented still more than now, and many asked God for help, but God is not a Being who just like man will change His decision from today until tomorrow, for if He would do that, there would be no Earth and no sun for already a long time. And so He let the Jews be among the kings. And the kings were wise and led the people justly, as long as the people themselves remained good and wise and just according to the laws of God. But when the people committed prostitution and all kinds of injustices, also unwise and hard and unjust kings were assigned over them. [8] And when the whole Jewish people, apart from a few, turned to paganism, they came into the imprisonment of the Babylonians, in order to experience how it is like to live under the rulership of the dark heathens. It was only then that the people returned to their old and only true God, and God made them again an independent people and gave them wise and righteous leaders. [9] But it did not take long again before the people fell back into their old sins and evil, and God placed them gradually into circumstances wherein they are now – as they deserved it – sighing and lamenting. [10] And God has come now Himself into the flesh to the people in the manner that the prophets have predicted, and He wants to free them and make them happy for time and eternity, but the great mass do not believe it when they hear about it and see it themselves with open eyes, and they persecute the almighty Helper and they do not want to hear anything about Him. But for this reason, God allows also that the blind people that became evil are tormented in every respect and will be tormented more and more, and it will still happen that they will be scattered among all the nations of the Earth and they will have no country that they could call their own. [11] Because of the fact that the people are still like that now, they must be tormented by the Romans and still heavier by their feudal monarchs. But he who is still wise and just and observes the commandments of God and keeps them, will also be justified, find mercy and help with God and with the people, and the greediness and lust for power of Herod will not be able to harm him, of which Lazarus and many others can testify. [12] But he who is still oppressed must firstly and truly turn to God and ask Him for help in his heart. Then he will be helped if he will desist from all those many sins, which are now more practiced among the Jews than among the heathens. [13] Look, friend Agricola, this is how things are, and from what I have said now you surely will be able to conclude what you have to do with regard to Herod.” (GGJ Book 19, chap. 63) [11] Always when this happens, the people are admonished and warned by Me by means of prophets that are truly awakened in the spirit by Me, as at the time of Samuel when the Jewish people also wanted to have a king like the surrounding pagan nations. (GGJ Book 24, chap. 29) [1] READ Samuel and the Book of the Judges, then you will see how much I very clearly and explicitly warned the Jewish people against having a king. But what was the final result of all My many warning? I say to you: nothing at all. The people just wanted to have a king, and so they also received one as a just punishment for their incorrigible stubbornness. [2] Could you blame Me for not wanting to help the people and preferred to let them go down? You surely will realize now that this was and never could be the case with Me, for to those who want it to happen, no injustice is committed to them, and when someone pays no attention to My many admonitions and he gives in to the lusts of the world and its flesh, I truly cannot do anything about it when he goes to ruin, as well as his fellowmen when they follow his example. (GGJ Book 24, chap. 30) [17] Since the judges adhered too strictly to the law, it also happened that the people in the time of Samuel, the last judge of Israel, wanted a king from Me because they were hoping that the laws would be milder compared to those among the judges. The people were greatly mistaken in this, especially with king Saul who chastised them even more severely than the former judges. But under David and also under Solomon things happened more humane than among the judges. [18] But under the later kings, especially when the kingdom was divided among several kings, it became worse than under the judges. And when it finally became too much, there was no other possibility than to submit all the Jews and also many of their neighboring tribes, with whom the Jews were in continuous conflict, to the united power of Rome, because in worldly respect Rome had the best, wisest and most efficient laws. And look, then at once there was complete rest and order among the Jews as well as among their neighboring nations. (GGJ Book 24, chap. 97) [32] I said:” When Samuel anointed Saul as king on the demand of the people, what did the people gain by that? Certainly not peace or quietness, but battle and unrest. And why? Because the people became tired of the soft yoke that the Lord put on them according to their actions, and they strove for the mighty hand of a visible ruler. Furthermore, there was no shortage of kings, and also now you have received a king in Herod. Do you now believe that a new king which you seek in Me will bring you peace if he also wanted to be an outer, mighty king? Herod and the Romans would try to destroy all his adherers and also him. Misery, war and need would be stirred up if I would become your earthly king. And how could this agree with My teaching: ‘Love your fellowman as yourself’ if I would bring you war and murder? So give up what is exterior to Me – My Kingdom is not of this world – and establish in yourselves the true kingdom of peace. There I gladly always want to be and remain your king.” [33] After these words, those who were in favor of a king, became surly, left Me and thought that I was no hero of whom the people of Israel could also expect an outer salvation. [34] Those who shouted to have a king went now among the people and did not hide their resentment at My refusal. (GGJ Book 25, chap. 91) 9. Says Cado: “Oh, that I know only too well! For which reason Jehovah spoke to the children of Israel through the mouth of Samuel: “To all the sins that people committed before me it added this grossest one – praying to me for a king, as the heathens have them. It shall be given one indeed, one who will punish and lead them into captivity! Behold, that is God’s testimony of kings. Can you from that conclude that regents went forth from God’s will! I say unto you that regents in all ages – even the best ones, went forth from the peoples of the Earth! If a nation were to gain the insight that it will set God over itself as regent eternal in all truth, then God would immediately free this folk from such yoke, leading them himself through his angels in human form. If however people only plead with God for the maintenance of such rod, then they have no bear up to the blows meted out to them from same unsparingly. 10. Regents, good or bad, don’t go forth from God’s will but from the arrogance of people, who want to be great and mighty through the glitter of their kings. Since foolish mankind therefore prefer to set men over themselves rather than God – the Lord of all eternal glory, God grants that imperious power, which then punishes its subjects, as desirable for disobedience. And this power is then also from above and the king must wield it because directed from above. Do not believe that the king is free to do as he pleases, but that he must do as forced by the wrath of God. Notwithstanding that a king has to obey no man, he has to obey God, either knowingly or unknowingly. But if he dispenses love for justice, then God shall ameliorate his wrath through the ruling king and turn it into love; do you understand that? (From Hell to heaven, chap. 195)
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