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Why do the books of Samuel pack such broad appeal? Taken together as a single narrative, they certainly offer something for everyone: kings and prophets, great battles and greater heroes, action and romance, loyalty and betrayal, the mundane and the miraculous. In Samuel, we meet Saul, David, Goliath, Jonathan, Bathsheba, the witch of Endor, and other unforgettable characters. And we encounter...

of whether we live in a representative republic, in a constitutional monarchy, or under a dictatorship, God wants to rule among his people. The text presents Israel’s request for a king as shameless rebellion against God’s will, reminiscent of her idolatrous behavior after the Exodus (8:8). God set out to create a nation in his image (Ex. 19:5–6), but now Israel wants to create a king in her image. There are at least three ways in which Israel’s request for a king may be critiqued. (1) The demand
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