Hi and welcome back to another episode of the Truth Seekers

podcast a truth seeker is someone who wants to know the truth they search for

what's true and they won't rest until they find it. I am a truth seeker and if you are

two then you've come to the right place where we will search for truth each week in the

stories of the Bible. Dear truth seekers

seekers I am very excited about today's episode.

Today is a very important moment in Israel's history. In our episode today we are going to be learning

about Israel's very first king. That's right. Israel is about to get their very own king.

Instead of being ruled by judges, Israel would now be ruled by a king.

What about Samuel you ask?

Well Samuel continued to lead the people and judge over them as he grew older he appointed his sons as judges for Israel.

The name of his firstborn son was Joelle and the name of his second son was Abaja.

Sadly Samuel's sons did not walk in the ways of their father. They turned aside from God after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and did not uphold justice among the people of Israel.

They were much like Eli's sons in that they did not serve and honor the Lord with their

whole hearts. The people of Israel had looked to

Samuel to lead them in the ways of the Lord, but now that Samuel was getting older, they could

not look to his sons to lead them since they were not following

God. So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Rama and said to him,

to him,

you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways.

Now appoint a king to lead us such as all the other nations have.

Did you hear that? all the other nations have.

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