The death, life, and Christian faith of Queen Elizabeth II
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 8 September 2022
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died on September 8, 2022, at the age of ninety-six. How did her Christianity influence her life and reign?
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| 0:00.0 | This is a special edition of the Daily Article podcast. Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning monarch in British history, died today at the age of 96. |
| 0:14.3 | The news is understandably center stage for the United Kingdom, which has been preparing for their queen's passing for some time. |
| 0:20.7 | Television anchors changed into black attire to communicate the news. |
| 0:24.8 | The United Kingdom Parliament and legislatures in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are being adjourned. |
| 0:31.9 | Plans are already underway for the Queen's funeral, which is expected to take place 10 days after her death. |
| 0:37.8 | In the United States, media has been covering her impending death all day. |
| 0:42.3 | As I write, outlets across the political spectrum are carrying the story of the beloved monarchs' homegoing. |
| 0:48.3 | Why do Americans so venerate the Queen of a country against whose king we once rebelled? One reason is obviously her |
| 0:56.4 | uniqueness as queen and as a person. Queen Elizabeth II is not only Britain's longest reigning |
| 1:02.7 | monarch, but their favorite. In a poll conducted for the Sunday Times in 2015, she was voted |
| 1:10.1 | the United Kingdom's greatest monarch, followed by Queen Elizabeth |
| 1:13.8 | I and Queen Victoria. Television shows like The Crown have made her story accessible to millions |
| 1:20.2 | of Americans, many of whom are young enough to be her great-grandchildren. Her unfailing dignity, |
| 1:26.5 | grace, wisdom, and perseverance have been on display |
| 1:30.1 | across seven decades in the public eye. She is beloved and deservedly so. But there's more to the |
| 1:36.4 | story. In 1 Samuel 8, the elders of Israel came to Samuel with the demand in verse 5, |
| 1:43.1 | appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations. |
| 1:47.0 | Why did a nation governed by the king of the universe insist on an earthly king? |
| 1:53.0 | As revealed in verses 19 and 20, they wanted a king to lead them. |
| 1:57.0 | There shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our |
| 2:02.8 | king may judge us. They wanted a king to resolve their disputes, protect them from each other, |
| 2:08.7 | and guide their nation like all the nations. We learned in the last part of verse 20 that they also |
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