15. The rules about Kings (Deuteronomy 17:14-20):
• Don’t build a strong army
• Don’t marry foreign wives
• Don’t hoard wealth
• Don’t exalt yourself above others
God wants people to live in loving
communities, with God’s law as the leader.
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God intended life to be in community, with God’s civil law code to be the guiding force. People rejected this and wanted to have a king. That came with a price.