>He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots. He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots. He will take your daughters to be perfumers, to be cooks, and to be bakers. He will take your fields, your vineyards, and your olive groves, even their best, and give them to his servants. He will take one tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give it to his officers, and to his servants. He will take your male servants, your female servants, your best young men, and your donkeys, and assign them to his own work. He will take one tenth of your flocks; and you will be his servants. You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.”
Now, God has a absolutely right description of a king. Not surprising.
I just wanted to ask this, because I AM a Anarchist, is the curse(You will cry out in that day because of your king whom you will have chosen for yourselves; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day) still active? If a religious(but kingless) nation came around, would God destroy it?
Or did he just change his stance since the New Testament? Do either the Catholic and Orthodox churches have any commentary on the issue?