When The Godly Govern
By Dave Welch
Posted on World Net Daily on August 18, 2009
I believe it necessary to pick up from last week’s column “Who’s your king?” with the recognition that while using the choice of Saul as Israel’s first king as an illustration, it appeared I was making the case that he was solely the people’s choice, not God’s. Several e-mails from studious readers properly took me to task, so let me assert that Scripture is clear. God guided Samuel, and in His sovereign plan directed him to anoint Saul (1 Samuel 9).
What cannot be overlooked is that the entire process was a result of the people rejecting the authority of God over the nation and God granting them their first wish.










