Musing – God already told us how to pick our King

Hebraic Musing – God already told us how to pick our King

Does it apply today?  Do we have candidates running for President of our country who meet the criteria which our loving Father God gave to us?   Well first, do you agree with this God given criteria?  And how does it apply in today’s age?

In Deuteronomy 17:14-20 Moses conveyed the Word of God as advice to the people before they enter the Promised land -- When you enter the land the Lord your God is giving you …  and you say, "Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,"  be sure to appoint over you the king the Lord your God chooses.  He must be from among your own brothers.  Do not place a foreigner over you, one who is not a brother Israelite.  The king, moreover, must not acquire great numbers of horses for himself or make the people return to Egypt to get more of them, for the Lord has told you, "You are not to go back that way again."  He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

And …18 When he takes the throne of his kingdom, he is to write for himself on a scroll a copy of this law, taken from that of the priests, who are Levites.  It is to be with him, and he is to read it all the days of his life so that he may learn to revere the Lord his God and follow carefully all the words of this law and these decrees and not consider himself better than his brothers and turn from the law to the right or to the left. Then he and his descendants will reign a long time over his kingdom in Israel.   NIV

I’m not sure Saul paid attention.  David did!  Solomon broke the rules and the nation was divided, then exiled!

I could not help but reflect on these criteria while agonizingly watching the presidential debates.

Points to ponder

Do you agree with the criteria God gave us in Deuteronomy?

Do the voters care about these criteria?

How can we provide voters with these criteria? 
And provide them with the reasons why these criteria are important?

Shalom 

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd,                                  February 16, 2016