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As the sons of Samuel were corrupt, the Israelites were not keen that t hey be their Judges so they asked Samuel to give them a king.

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Imperfect human nature caused people to demand a human king.

When Adam rejected God's rulership in Eden(Genesis 3), he started a pattern that continued throughout mankind's history.

God had chosen the nation of Israel as his own, and in keeping with Adamic behavior, the Israelites rejected God, and demanded a HUMAN king.

God recognized this rejection and told Samuel: "It is not you whom they have rejected, but it is I whom they have rejected from being king over them."-1 Samuel 8:7.

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