Now listen to them; but warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.”
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.John 1:8 KJV
Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king.1 Samuel 8:10 NIV
As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you.1 Samuel 8:8 NIV