Did God desired for Isreal to have a King in the Bible?

Answer 1

Yes - Jesus.

Answer 2

No. Story of the emergence of Saul as King is really kind of a sad tale. The fellow was tall and good looking, but his character was unsuitable for the task. Still, because of their whining and insistence, God allowed Saul to become the first King of Israel, which proved to be a disaster.

All this came about because of the bad behavior of Samuel's two sons. Samuel was their judge, and that was the system of rule at the time. The people of Israel admired and respected Samuel, but he was getting old; and they did not want to be governed by his sons, who had a terrible reputation.

You are probably familiar with Samuel's successor, King David,
referred to by God as "A man after my own heart".

Answer 3

Good Biblical question. It needs Biblical answer.
Early in the life of Israel as a nation, they had no human king. Jehovah was their King. But, because they were stupid they asked for a human king instead. Jehovah viewed this as a rejection of him. So, he allowed them to have a king--the first one being Saul. But, in doing so Israel had to suffer the consequences of having an imperfect human king. (Read 1Samuel 8:4-19.

That is why the Bible counsels us not to put our trust on human nobles--they die and become inutile. (Psalm 146:3,4) Instead we should pray for God's kingdom to come and his will be done on earth. ( Matthew 6:10 )

Answer 4

No...But they wanted a king, so God gave them Saul.
1 Samuel Chapter 8 starting at Verse 5
And said unto him (Samuel), behold now you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge like the other nations. But, the thing displeased Samuel, and he prayed unnto the Lord. And the Lord said unto Samuel, "Hearken unto the voice of thy people, for they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them..."
You can read more in 1 Samuel.

Answer 5

No, he didn't. In fact, he was grieved when the Israelites asked for a king, God wanted the Israelites to continue to operate as a Theocracy, but the Israelites wanted to be like all the other nations, so he granted their wish, and Saul became their first king.

That's what happened, but I don't recall the reference.

Answer 6

THIS IS A POEM CONCERNING THIS PERIOD IN THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL

SAMUEL AND SAUL

They wanted a king to replace Judge Samuel so old,
The LORD warned them against it, yes, he foretold,
It would be a mistake, but he had chosen king Saul,
He was handsome, of Benjamin tribe and very tall.

The LORD rejected Saul who would break any law,
He rushed head strong causing Samuel to be awed,
So Samuel mourned as Saul displeased the LORD,
Samuel anointed David, of Judah tribe as a reward.

Saul was plagued by an evil spirit within his realm,
David played the harp music to charm Saul to calm,
He stayed mad at David and was vicious as if at war,
David was gentle, he shunned Saul warding off harm.

God's anointed was a person to be left untouched,
And Saul had Jonathan who loved David very much,
They were friends as close as brothers ever tough,
Saul's hatred for David made their lives very rough.

Then Samuel died and the whole territory mourned,
Saul became even worse, sought the witch of Endor,
For help he no longer had from Samuel or the LORD,
Saul and his three sons died, in war at Mount Gilboa.

Now David is anointed by the head men to be king,
A man of war in all the land, all the years for him,
He can't build God a temple in Judah for his name,
But he collects everything so his Son Solomon can.

David dies and Solomon reigns over a peaceful land,
In seven years there is a temple for God's holy name,
Solomon is very wise and does good to the very end,
From old age he turns away from his God as a friend.

Answer 7

No he did not. 1st Samuel 8:5-9 tells us that They were rejecting God by wanting a king.

Answer 8

No He didn't want them to have a King before David and Saul but apparently all the whiners and squeeky wheels made their case and God caved in.

However David be came a man after God's own heart.
KING DAVID read the following link http://www.mustardseed.net/html/pedavid.html

Answer 9

Yes, He intended for Himself to be their King (which will happen in the person of His Son, The Lord Jesus Christ, in tne End of Days). In choosing Saul as king, the people of Israel rejected God as their king.

Answer 10

No, he did not. Read I Samuel. Samuel told the people it would be bad for them to have a king, how evil a king would be and that the Lord should be their king. But they wanted a king anyway. Saul was annointed king and was a bad king.

Answer 11

Not one of their own choosing or of their own timing.

1 Samuel 8:7 And the LORD said to Samuel, "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.

Jesus is the King of the Jews whom God would have.

John 18:33 So Pilate entered his headquarters again and called Jesus and said to him, "Are you the King of the Jews?" 34 Jesus answered, "Do you say this of your own accord, or did others say it to you about me?" 35 Pilate answered, "Am I a Jew? Your own nation and the chief priests have delivered you over to me. What have you done?" 36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world." 37 Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world--to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice."