Is it not wheat harvest now? yet I will call upon the LORD, and he shall send thunder and rain — Samuel points out that it is wheat harvest time, normally the dry season when rain is unexpected and would be destructive. He will call upon the LORD, who will send thunder and rain as a sign. The miracle will demonstrate God's control over nature and Samuel's prophetic power. that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great which ye have done in the sight of the LORD, in asking you a king — the thunder and rain will be a sign pointing to the people's wickedness: their demand for a king (viewed by Samuel as sin against God) has incurred divine judgment.

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