{"id":57690,"date":"2019-06-18T22:29:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T19:29:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=57690"},"modified":"2023-01-11T08:33:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T06:33:20","slug":"true-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/true-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"True Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[402,839],"acf":{"old_id":"57690","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":57495,"related_cahpter":"244","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"He remains devoted to the well-being of his people even though they don\u2019t appreciate him","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our chapter begins with the aging Samuel\u2019s farewell to the Israelites as he completes his term of leadership. He says, \u201cI have yielded to you in all you have asked of me and have set a king over you. Henceforth the king will be your leader\u201d (1-2). His tone is defensive as he recounts his own leadership and the history of the people\u2019s lack of gratitude for all he has done for them. \u201cAs for me, I have grown old and gray\u2014but my sons are still with you\u2014and I have been your leader from my youth to this day. Here I am! Testify against me, in the presence of the Eternal and in the presence of God\u2019s anointed one: Whose ox have I taken, or whose ass have I taken? Whom have I defrauded or whom have I robbed? From whom have I taken a bribe to look the other way? I will return it to you\u201d (2-3). \u00a0In other words, \u201cHaven\u2019t I been a good and honest leader? Why are you rejecting me?!\u201d Once the Israelites respond by admitting that Samuel has done no wrong, Samuel goes on to remind them of all the kindnesses God has performed for them, and how they have spurned not only him, but God, by demanding a human king.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samuel could have stopped there. \u00a0He could have rebuked the people and then washed his hands of them. But instead, he continues to lead, even though they have rejected his leadership. He exhorts them one more time, saying, \u201cIf you will revere the Eternal, worship and obey God, and will not flout the Eternal\u2019s command, if both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Eternal your God, [well and good]. But if you do not obey the Eternal and you flout the Eternal\u2019s command, the hand of the Eternal will strike you as it did your fathers\u201d (14-15). And just to drive the point home, Samuel then prays to God for a miracle \u2013 a thunderstorm during the dry season \u2013 to prove to the people that what he says is true, that God is more powerful than any human king, and that the people have transgressed in asking for a king. The people are frightened by the miracle and beg Samuel to intercede and ask God to pardon them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then, Samuel shows his true leadership. He says, \u201cAs for me, far be it from me to sin against the Eternal and refrain from praying for you; and I will continue to instruct you in the practice of what is good and right\u201d (23). Here Samuel demonstrates to the Israelites what true leadership is. He remains devoted to the well-being of his people even though they don\u2019t appreciate him. 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