1 Samuel 8 | A King Over Us

This week we come to a point in Israel’s history where everything is about to change. The people demand a king to rule over them. Samuel has become an old man and his children have taken over his duties as a judge. They, like Hophni and Phinehas earlier in the narrative, abuse their position and the people want to see a complete restructuring of how they are governed. The problem is that this request may come with more than what they bargained for.