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October 12, 2026 - 1 Samuel 8 & Proverbs 18:1-4
Today’s reading covers 1 Samuel 8 and Proverbs 18:1–4. The reflection follows the elders’ demand for a king after Samuel’s own sons take bribes and pervert justice, and God’s warning that, by asking for a king, the people are really rejecting Him. Samuel spells out exactly what a king will cost them: conscripted sons and daughters, seized land and crops, a share of everything they have; yet the people insist anyway, and God tells Samuel to give them what they’re asking for. The discussion frames this as a quiet foreshadowing of Saul and a warning about getting what’s demanded rather than…
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