Thread by @_F_B_G_

Donald Trump as Kings of Israel:

1. Saul, the jealous king

‘Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands and what can he have more but the kingdom?
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.’ 1 Sam 18

2. David, the adulterous king

‘David sent and enquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?

And David sent messengers, and took her; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her’ 2 Sam 11

3. Solomon, the idolatrous king

‘Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.’ 1 Kings 11

4. Rehoboam, the petty and vindictive king

‘My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’ 1 Kings 12

5. Jeroboam, the king who was an appalling judge of character.

‘Jeroboam returned not from his evil way, but made again of the lowest of the people priests of the high places: whosoever would, he consecrated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places.’ 1 Kings 13

5. Ahab, the sulking king.

‘Ahab came to his house displeased because of the word which Naboth had spoken to him: for he had said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned away his face, and would eat no bread.’ 1 Kings 21

6. Jehu, the king most associated with pee.

‘I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel:’ 2 Kings 9

7. Menahem, the king in the pocket of a foreign leader

‘And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land: and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand.’ 2 Kings 15

8 Hoshea, the king who allowed child sacrifice and his own people to be imprisoned

‘they left all the commandments of the Lord their God, And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire’ 2 Kings 17

So yeah, in short, ‘King of Israel’ is a title with quite a lot of baggage (and that’s before we get into Messianic overtones). I’m not sure why anyone would want to own it but, hey, if that cap fits, wear it Don.

Uh Oh.

Cracking little excerpt from the NT reading set for evening prayer tonight. Don’t know why it reminded me of this...