The people asked for the death penalty because of their understanding of sacred justice. Those opposed to the Lord’s king were opposed to the Lord and thus deserving of death.1
The people asked for the death penalty because of their understanding of sacred justice. Those opposed to the Lord’s king were opposed to the Lord and thus deserving of death.1
12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.”