00:00A priest and prophet of the people will play an important role in the life of King David.
00:12This man is Samuel, whose birth was itself considered a miracle since his mother was
00:21One day, when her husband, Canaan, went to offer sacrifices to God, Hannah prayed anxiously.
00:29The Lord heard his plea and granted him a son to whom he would later give the temple.
00:38Serving the priest, as Samuel grew up he was recognized by the people as a prophet of the
00:44Sir, your first contribution to the people of Israel is to build religious unity by assuming your role
00:52as a priest in the sanctuary of Shiloh, there where the ark of the covenant is, symbol of the presence
00:59From God, since the exodus from Egypt and the threat of the Philistines, the people consider the possibility
01:07to have a political leader with military skills, which Samuel initially opposes given that the
01:15The only king of Israel is God, their master, who freed them from slavery in Egypt. Let's read this passage.
01:22All the elders of Israel gathered and went to meet with Samuel in Ramah to tell him, "You already..."
01:35You are an old man and your children do not behave like you, therefore appoint a king to rule us properly.
01:42custom in all nations Samuel was displeased because they asked him to appoint a king so that the
01:50The woman went to the Lord in prayer, but the Lord answered her, "He hears every request that..."
01:57The people will do this to you, for it is not you they reject, but me, so that I may not reign over them from the
02:05From the day I brought them out of Egypt until now, they have done to me the same things they are doing to you now.
02:11They have abandoned me to worship other gods, so grant their request, but first
02:19Warn them seriously of all the privileges that the king who governs them will have over them.
02:25Then Samuel communicated the Lord's answer to the people who were asking for a king.
02:31God did not want to impose himself on his people; he left them free to choose. They did not want to have him as their guide.
02:42The king wished to be like other peoples, to turn their gaze away from the majesty of God and fix their eyes on
02:50The god-man grants the people what they want, even against the designs of his loving providence.
02:57But for the people, God's plans were not good enough; they wanted to replace the
03:04The exchange of eternal royalty for earthly royalty is man's constant rejection of that which remains, preferring
03:12To focus on what is finite might lead us to think that the people were crazy, that it is not possible that
03:18Having witnessed the power of God and knowing they were rescued by His mighty hand, even so
03:24I would prefer the protection of a single man, but in reality this situation is not far from our own.
03:31In our own reality, we reject the man, all of us who prefer to put work instead of money.
03:39When we reject God's plans, we are rejecting his saving action.
03:45risking our lives, just as God warned, to be oppressed by those kings we chose.
03:53to put it in its place in this story, although Samuel's opposition to Israel being like the is highlighted.
04:00The other peoples eventually accept the need for a king who will later be presented as something
04:07Beloved by God, Saul is thus chosen as the first king of Israel, a position he will still hold.
04:16Some qualities that make him similar to judges include his choice
04:22charismatic as well as her power to rally support, although not all tribes will be under her command
04:28As proof that Saul has been chosen by God to be king of his people, Samuel anoints him with
04:35The oil, meant to signify his protection and acceptance, could that be the reason David doesn't attack him?
04:43When Saul pursues him to kill him, arguing that he cannot touch the Lord's anointed, this anointing
04:51It is what transforms the king into the messiah of the Lord, albeit anachronistically, that is, by placing a
05:00The event occurred on a date prior to what actually happened; it is said that Saul did not respect superiority.
05:07from the cult of Samuel when offering a sacrifice that would help them win in the war
05:13The truth is that Samuel and Saul soon found themselves facing the Philistines, and Saul saw little opportunity.
05:20Gradually, his power and the support of both the people and God dwindled until he died in a
05:28battle against the Philistines giving way to the beginning of the reign of David who was already enjoying power at this time
05:35With a good reputation as a warrior, it would seem that the author of the books of Samuel wants to warn the kings.
05:42The following are those who, if they want to have God's unconditional support, must not lose sight of the need
05:50to remain faithful to the covenant and submit to divine laws
05:55and
