1 Samuel 8

I. Samuel makes his sons judges over Israel. Vs. 1-3

A. Samuel is old. Vs. 1

B. Samuel appoints his sons, Joel and Abiah, as judges in Beersheba. Vs. 2

C. Joel and Abiah took bribes and walked not in the ways of Samuel. Vs. 3

II. Israel asks for a king. Vs. 4-22

A. The elders of Israel wanted a king to judge them like other nations. Vs. 4-5

B. Samuel was upset. Vs. 6

C. The desire for a king was not against Samuel, but God. Vs. 7-8

D. God told Samuel to strongly protest and tell them what a king would require of them. Vs. 9-18

E. Israel still wanted a king. Vs. 19-20

F. God told Samuel to make them a king. Vs. 21-22