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God makes it very clear in his word, the Bible, what He expects of us and how we should live. He makes it very clear how He rewards those who choose Him, and how He punishes those who choose sin. As Israel lives and grows in the promised land they feel a need for change and when agreements are harder and harder to find they decide on appointing a king as their leader. God wanted to be their 'king', but in making this decision Israel puts the fate of their country in their leaders hands. Just as we have good and bad leaders as our president, the Israelites deal with corruption, deception, greed, and also some really great men who fear God and lead them in the right direction. Regardless, it will quite the learning experience and with sin among them they will quickly see how hard it is to follow God's leadership and a ruthless king's leadership.
Through studying these Bible times we will learn what works and what doesn't when forced to follow man's rules, and guidance. We will take away some very valuable lessons and will most importantly grow closer to God as we read how He reacts to all the kings do during their reign over Israel.