Theocracy,Kingship And Public Opinion: An Analysis Of Political Philosophy In The Book Of Samuel

The Bible claims that it is the way,the truth,and the life.Only the obedience of faith can lead the original sin to salvation and reach the truth.The suspicion and questioning of philosophy tries to explore the truth with human wisdom,in the wisdom of mankind.On the basis of answering the question of the road and the truth.The truth appeal of the biblical revelation fundamentally denies the legitimacy and rationality of political philosophy,and political philosophy has encountered the most severe challengers here.However,in the doctrines of the great thinkers of the Jewish-Christian ideology,the Bible was elaborated on the basis of the way of thinking from ancient Greece and Rome.This fact may justify the inadequacy of the Bible's elaboration of human society and the superiority or necessity of the elaboration of the categories provided by ancient Greek political philosophers.On the other hand,studying the Bible in strict accordance with the Bible's own words helps us to break away from the ancient Greco-Roman philosophical presuppositions—these presuppositions are biased;such research helps us to delve into these Presuppose the roots and then decide whether to reject or re-accept." Therefore,in order to clarify the wisdom of the Bible,based on the ancient Greek political science,it must also be based on the original view of the Bible,that is,the view of unassimilation or compromise.Departure to prove this need.If political philosophy can express itself and test itself in conflict with biblical revelation,then this philosophical system will be stronger and more convincing.Therefore,it is necessary and meaningful to examine the Bible from the perspective of political philosophy or to use the Bible to reflect the theory of political philosophy.In the book of Samuel,Israel's political system began to undergo major changes when Israel had to establish a monarchy in the face of various environmental pressures.This transformation is mainly reflected in the fact that traditional theocracy gradually turned to royal power politics.In this transformation,Saul became the first king,and its relationship with Lord God,Samuel,David,and the people of Israel formed a huge conflict vortex,in which the emerging kingship power represented by Saul and the tradition represented by Samuel There was a fierce contest between theocracy and politicalpower,and it ended in failure due to the weakness of the power of the first generation.And eventually swallowed Saul,causing his tragic ending.The game between these two forces continued until the era of David's rule.During this period,religious power was gradually reinstated by the royal power,and the king became the sovereign monarch of the political power and religious management.However,David did not go to the extremes of authoritarian monarchy,but established a monarchy that was highly praised by the Bible.The main reason is that David coordinated the main forces in the three biblical political philosophies of theocracy,kingship and public opinion.To be precise,the monarchy's political system was only a new force in the era of David that fits deep into the rule of the Lord.Moreover,divinity is still the code of conduct and direction of the monarchy.Above the power of the king,the true kingship of the Lord God is established and recognized,and the will of the Lord is exalted and obeyed by the whole nation.For the sake of public opinion,David ruled the whole of Israel,and the people's hearts were turned to the heart,and the Lord's commandments,statutes,and laws were the foundation of the rule of the nation.Furthermore,the transformation of the theo-politics from the political system of the monarchy did not really change the historical order of the Lord in the sense of Moses and the relationship between the Lord and his chosen people.It was only because a king known as the "son of God" invaded the symbolic system of "the priest's kingdom",which caused the original theo-politics to be distorted,and Israel's traditional theo-politics was transformed into monarchical politics.And this distortion itself is also a manifestation of the distortion of the human order under Jehovah in different aspects.In the process,the relationship between the legitimacy and legitimacy of Israel's king and the rule of God replaced the core issue of priesthood and became the center of the kingdom's problem.Moreover,its observation of public opinion is also the key to the political problems it faces.