We talk about FAITH and POLITICS because, according to the Bible, faith that doesn't radically shape every area of our lives is weak faith. We want EYES TO SEE and EARS TO HEAR, but we cannot see or hear is we are DECEIVED.
Scripture warns over and over again that ANTICHRISTS will be HIGHLY DECEPTIVE because they appear as ANGELS OF LIGHT, claiming to do good, claiming to be Christians, or even Christ himself.
The ISRAELITES REJECTED GOD and desired to have a king because they, like us, worshipped the idea that "the right government" promised SAFETY, SECURITY and ABSOLUTION. They IDOLIZED THEIR GOVERNMENT by following it instead of God. Even their BEST KINGS did unspeakable evil in the sight of the Lord...and ALL brought the same kind of OPPRESSION they had experienced in Egypt. The people CHOSE and IDOLIZED SAUL because he was "as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than anyone else.” - 1 Samuel 9:2
After Saul turns away from FOLLOWING GOD'S way and chose to establish his OWN KINGDOM, God rejected him. When Samuel looks for the kings replacement God gives us very clear instructions for how to scrutinize and evaluate EVERYTHING... “When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord.” But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”” - 1 Samuel 16:6-7