'Disobedience - Decline' - God had brought His People out of Egypt and, under Joshua had finally entered the Promised Land. However, the generation that God brought over the Jordan began to be impatient and disobey. They began to demand a king, thinking that God was not able to do what they thought was needed. God did have a king in mind, but not the one of the children of Israel's choosing. Thus these big events continue to unfold...