Does God want Israel to have a king?

Content Essay: 1 Samuel Assignment
After reading 1 Samuel 8-12 and the corresponding textbook material, in an essay, answer the following questions pertaining to 1 Samuel 8-12:
1. Does God want Israel to have a king? After a critical analysis of the negative statements (1 Sam 8:1-22; 10:17-19; 12:1-25) and positive statements (1 Sam 9:1-10:16; 11:1-15) concerning kingship, what is your conclusion concerning kingship for Israel?
2. How do Genesis 17:6, 16; 35:11; and Deuteronomy 17:14-20 relate to the negative and positive statements concerning kingship in 1 Samuel 8-12?
3. Does the author of 1 Samuel depict kingship in a positive or negative manner? How does this relate to the message of 1 Samuel and its relationship to the rest of the Old Testament?
Engage the Bible, textbook, and at least 3 additional academic sources in the argumentation for your propositions. Each essay must be 1,000 – 1,500 words and follow current Turabian format. At least three (3) academic commentaries and the course textbook must be engaged and cited in meaningful research and discussion of assignment prompts. Preferred source material includes academic commentaries, but academic journal articles, and academic monographs are acceptable in addition to the academic commentaries and textbook.

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