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Podcast: Something to think about
Episode: On the Balcony
Description: With Patrick Boyns. As far back as Abraham, God spoke of kings being among his descendants, and his grandson Jacob essentially foretold the royal line of David. But first, God would give to Israel the sort of king that Israel deserved – like the kings of the nations around them – and it wasn’t a particularly pleasant experience. Once the people had learned what their sort of king was like, God “provided for himself a king” – a man who was “after his own heart” – he would serve God by ruling over the kingdom of Israel. His name wa...