The Israelites’ demand for a king is a good reminder to us to trust in the Lord, the only one who can profit and deliver.
God fulfills his plan against human opposition and even through human suffering.
God is free to define Israel, to show mercy or wrath, and to add to Israel from the nations.
All of a sudden, in John 11:55-12:26, Jesus not only permitted but encouraged people publicly to recognize him as king. What had changed? What...