By Elimu Assistant Team Reasons why Samuel was against kingship in Israel.
- The idea was seen as rejection of God as their unseen king.
- The king would forcefully recruit their sons into the army.
- The king would introduce forced labour.
- The people would be enslaved.
- The king would grab people’s property.
- The king would introduce high taxation.
- The Israelites would lose their identity as a covenant people.
- The king would take their daughters to be perfumers, and cooks / maids.
- Hereditary kingship would bring oppression and dictatorship.
- When the Israelites would cry to God, He would not listen to them.
(8 x 1 = 8mks)
