Texts · 18 · Hannah and Samuel

'I gave you a king in my anger'

Hosea has God ask: Where now is your king to save you? I gave you a king in anger and took him away in wrath.

Kingship as punishment.

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The verse frames the chapter's theme: the monarchy as a reluctant concession.

Bible reference: Hosea 13:10–11

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 286

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