“He will take the best of your fields and your vineyards and your olive groves and give them to his servants. He will take a tenth of your seed and of your vineyards and give to his officers and to his servants.” Read 1 Samuel 8:14-15 (NASB). There is no indication from the text that Saul respectfully requested the fields, vineyards and olive groves from the owners; it was a command to relinquish what they owned to the king – Saul. Continue reading “Be careful what you wish for – Part 1e” →