self-reflection essay

17:36:23 From Ivan De Silva : Kingship, Monarchy 17:36:55 From Ivan De Silva : kingdom of priests 17:37:15 From Ivan De Silva : priests are mediators, bridge builders 17:38:06 From Ivan De Silva : Israel is the bridge that connects God and the rest of the nations 17:38:51 From Ivan De Silva : people, law, land, king 17:39:24 From Ivan De Silva : the people are the children of Abraham 17:39:37 From Ivan De Silva : Israel 17:40:50 From Ivan De Silva : power or by law 17:41:49 From Ivan De Silva : dictator 17:43:30 From Ivan De Silva : Constitutional monarchy 17:44:06 From Ivan De Silva : monarchy/king is under the law 17:44:59 From Ivan De Silva : kinship is given in the books of Samuel 17:45:18 From Ivan De Silva : 1 Sam. 1 17:46:12 From Ivan De Silva : Why do nations have a king? what do they want the king to do? 17:47:32 From Ivan De Silva : 1. protect the people - attacking the enemy and by defending the boundary 17:48:38 From Ivan De Silva : 2. make sure there is a good economic system 17:48:58 From Ivan De Silva : just 17:49:33 From Ivan De Silva : 3. to maintain law and order 17:50:41 From Ivan De Silva : what kind of characteristics should a king have? 17:51:41 From Ivan De Silva : 1. strict - enforce the law 17:52:02 From Ivan De Silva : 2. promise keeper 17:52:28 From Ivan De Silva : honest, integrity 17:53:01 From Ivan De Silva : 3. courage, bravery 17:53:35 From Ivan De Silva : 4. shepherd 17:54:29 From Ivan De Silva : 5. ready to disadvantage himself to advantage others 17:57:22 From Ivan De Silva : wicked leader says, you sacrifice for me 17:59:41 From Ivan De Silva : where in the Bible are the laws for a king? 17:59:59 From Ivan De Silva : Deut. 17 18:00:39 From Ivan De Silva : Deut. 17:14-20 18:05:36 From Ivan De Silva : 1. must be one of their own people 18:06:51 From Ivan De Silva : 2. do not go to Egypt for help 18:07:39 From Ivan De Silva : 3. Must be chosen by God 18:09:49 From Ivan De Silva : 4. do not make too many foreign alliances 18:13:25 From Ivan De Silva : 5. must not use his position for personal benefit 18:15:27 From Ivan De Silva : 6. king must create a huge military so that he depends on his military for sucess in battle 18:16:51 From Ivan De Silva : 7. must write down a copy of the law for himself 18:17:54 From Ivan De Silva : why do this last step? 18:18:12 From Ivan De Silva : 1. so he understands that he too is under the law 18:18:42 From Ivan De Silva : 2. so he knows the law 18:18:57 From Ivan De Silva : king is the top judge in the land 18:20:50 From Ivan De Silva : Israel got her king in two stages 18:21:15 From Ivan De Silva : stage 1. was a evil king; stage 2. she received a godly king 18:21:30 From Ivan De Silva : evil king was Saul 18:21:41 From Ivan De Silva : godly king was David 18:22:12 From Ivan De Silva : 1 Sam. 8 18:22:46 From Ivan De Silva : Samuel = a prophet in Israel 18:23:03 From Ivan De Silva : prophet? 18:23:20 From Ivan De Silva : prophet a messenger from God to the people 18:24:05 From Ivan De Silva : 1000 BC 18:27:39 From Ivan De Silva : "we want a king like the other nations" 18:28:34 From Ivan De Silva : God gives them a king like the other nations 18:28:45 From Ivan De Silva : Saul = and he rules by power not law 18:29:45 From Ivan De Silva : In what ways was Saul not goog? 18:30:36 From Ivan De Silva : 1 Sam. 9 shows Saul's character 18:32:02 From Ivan De Silva : Saul looked good on the outside 18:32:22 From Ivan De Silva : charisma 18:33:42 From Ivan De Silva : Saul is given a mission, mandate, a job 18:34:45 From Ivan De Silva : PROBLEMS 18:37:06 From Ivan De Silva : in the Bible it is very important to note what are the first words a character speaks 18:38:23 From Ivan De Silva : Lets go back... 18:38:34 From Ivan De Silva : Lets give up 18:58:36 From Ivan De Silva : Why did God give Israel a bad king? 18:59:57 From Ivan De Silva : What is the biggest problem in solving problems? 19:00:24 From Ivan De Silva : Solving the RIGHT problem. 19:02:55 From Ivan De Silva : be careful that the solution does not create more problems later 19:06:18 From Ivan De Silva : What process was used to elect the king in Israel? 19:06:30 From Ivan De Silva : 1. Election by God 19:06:54 From Ivan De Silva : 2. Demonstration 19:07:46 From Ivan De Silva : fighting the enemy in battle 19:08:13 From Ivan De Silva : 3. Public Coronation 19:20:59 From Ivan De Silva : Psalm 23 19:22:34 From Ivan De Silva : poet, powerful warrior, wise king 19:23:01 From Ivan De Silva : 1. election 19:24:09 From Ivan De Silva : Philistines 19:24:21 From Ivan De Silva : Crete 19:25:18 From Ivan De Silva : Palestine 19:26:50 From Ivan De Silva : Goliath 19:37:58 From Ivan De Silva : Saul allowed Goliath to define the battel 19:38:43 From Ivan De Silva : Saul looked at the battle as warrior against warrior 19:39:32 From Ivan De Silva : David defined the battle according to himself 19:40:15 From Ivan De Silva : David didn't go warrior to warrior 19:40:28 From Ivan De Silva : Shepherd to predator 19:43:06 From Ivan De Silva : David is true to himself 19:45:11 From Ivan De Silva : 3. Coronation takes 15 years 19:46:31 From Ivan De Silva : David becomes a criminal in the eyes of Israel; and has to run and keep hiding from Saul 19:47:59 From Ivan De Silva : during that time David learns to become a true leader by suffering 19:48:44 From Ivan De Silva : Every great leader in the Bible is forced to go into the desert 19:51:08 From Ivan De Silva : To live not by bread alone, but by faith in God 19:53:33 From Ivan De Silva : Psalm 2, 3, 22