(This is not political!) The history of Israel demonstrates the folly of choosing leaders that differ from Jehovah’s wisdom and word teach us. Samuel points us in the right direction… we must pray.

1. Looking for
Leaders
in all the
Wrong
Places

2. Judges 8:22-23
Gideon
men of Israel

3. “Rule over us,
you and your son and your
grandson also, for you have saved
us from the hand of
Midian.”
Judges 8:22-23
men of Israel
Gideon

4. Judges 8:22-23
“I will not rule over you,
and my son will not rule over you;
Jehovah will rule over you.”Gideon
“Rule over us,
you and your son and your
grandson also, for you have saved
us from the hand of
Midian.”
men of Israel

5. Abimelech
“Which is better for you,
that all seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal
rule over you, or that one rule over you?
Remember also that I am your
bone and your flesh.”
Judges 9:2

6. Judges 9:7-15

7. Trees
Olive tree
“Reign over us”
Judges 9:7-15

8. Trees
Olive tree
Fig tree“Reign over us”
Judges 9:7-15

9. Trees
Olive tree
Fig tree
Vine
“Reign over us”
Judges 9:7-15

10. Trees
Olive tree
Fig tree
Vine
Bramble
“Reign over us”
Judges 9:7-15

11. In those days there was no king in Israel.
Everyone did what was right in his own eyes.
Judges 17:6
Judges 21:25

12. “Behold, you are old and
your sons do not walk in your ways.
Now appoint for us a king
to judge us like all the nations.”
1 Samuel 8:5

13. And Samuel prayed to Jehovah
1 Samuel 8:6
“Behold, you are old and
your sons do not walk in your ways.
Now appoint for us a king
to judge us like all the nations.”
1 Samuel 8:5

14. Obey the voice of the people in all that they
say to you, for they have not rejected you,
but they have rejected me
from being king over them.
1 Samuel 8:7

15. And he had a son whose name was Saul, a
handsome young man. There was not a man
among the people of Israel more handsome
than he. From his shoulders upward he was
taller than any of the people.
1 Samuel 9:2

16. Here is the man of whom I spoke to you!
He it is who shall restrain my people.
1 Samuel 9:17
And he had a son whose name was Saul, a
handsome young man. There was not a man
among the people of Israel more handsome
than he. From his shoulders upward he was
taller than any of the people.
1 Samuel 9:2

17. Jehovah has sought out a
man after his own heart
1 Samuel 13:14

18. Who is better than you
1 Samuel 15:28
Jehovah has sought out a
man after his own heart
1 Samuel 13:14

19. And you shall anoint for me
him whom I declare to you.
1 Samuel 16:3

20. Jehovah looks on the heart
1 Samuel 16:7
And you shall anoint for me
him whom I declare to you.
1 Samuel 16:3

21. set in
order
elders
elders

22. the Holy Spirit has made you overseers
Acts 20:28

23. the Holy Spirit has made you overseers
Acts 20:28
HOW?

24. Therefore, brothers,
pick out from
among you…
Acts 6:3
the Holy Spirit has made you overseers
Acts 20:28
HOW?

25. HOW?
you might put what
remained into order, and
appoint elders in every
town as I directed you
Titus 1:5
the Holy Spirit has made you overseers
Acts 20:28

26. But he who is noble
plans noble things,
and on noble things he stands.
Isaiah 32:8

27. Prayer

28. We implore you on
behalf of Christ,
be reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 5:20

30. Text

31. Shepherds
#09
Looking For Leaders in All the Wrong Places
1 Samuel 8:6
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart
26 February 2017
www.1corinthians1614.com
Synopsis: The history of Israel demonstrates the folly of choosing leaders that differ from Jehovah’s
wisdom and word teach us. Samuel points us in the right direction… we must pray.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
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