After Adam sinned (declared human independence) God call a nation to be his own through Abraham. In 1 Samuel 8 Israel declared their independence fro God again. They asked for a king to rule over them saying we what a king to judge us, go before us and lead us into battle. After all the things Samuel warned them that king would do they replied We want to be like all the other nations.
God had called this people out to be his own and that they should not be like all the other nations. God said I will be your God and you will be my people. In other words I will be your King and you will be my citizens. What Israel asked for God was already to them. Yet because God called them to be his people he continued to be with them calling them back but they continued to rely on their independence.
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God said He put before Israel,a blessing,and a curse.If they followed God in the truth,a blessing,and nobody would be able to mess with them without paying the price,and they would prosper in their nation,but a curse if they went a whoring after other gods,which God would have prophets to tell them to turn back to God,but if they did not heed after a certain time,God said He would allow other nations to come against them,and defeat them,and they would be led captive,and taken to other nations.
But if God allowed a nation to come against them,and lead them captive,He always brought them back to their land,for He said,I am the LORD,I change not,therefore you sons of Jacob are not consumed.
God said when Israel is astray,being disobedient,that any time they call on Him in the truth,even in the latter days,God will work among them again,and cause things to be right again.
The Bible says all Israel shall be saved,which is the kingdom restored to them in the millennial reign of Christ,because the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Israel got chance after chance to be right with God,and will always get chance after chance,for God will never give up on them,and will work with them again,and bring them to the truth,that Jesus is their Messiah.
Israel wanted a king,but God said I am your King,but they persisted,so God gave them Saul,but it did not work out,so God took him off the throne,and gave it to David,and said his throne shall be established forever.
The world will come together and try to solve their problems,and after the 6 trumpets,they do not turn to God,but they want human interaction to help them,but God says I am your God,but they want the ways of man,so God will give them the beast,which it will not work out,so God will put Him down,and Jesus will rule on the throne of David for 1000 years.
