God then changed Saul's heart and all that Samuel said would happen did happen. In particular, Saul met a band of prophets and he started prophesying.
Saul met his uncle and told him all that had happened, except the bit about Samuel anointing him as king!
Samuel came to Mizpah and assembled the people. He rebuked them for rejecting the Lord who had rescued them from Egypt. It is interesting how we are so ready to trust in men, but so reluctant to trust in God. Men are created, and fallen beings. God is the creator of the universe and is completely good. It is actually more logical to trust in God than man.
Samuel had the various tribes come forward and chose the tribe of Benjamin. Then he had the clans of that tribe come forward, and finally Saul, but Saul was hiding. Now why did Samuel go through this rigmarole? He already knew who the king would be, so why not just go straight for Saul?
They inquired of the Lord, and Saul was found. There is no hiding from God. The people then recognised that Saul stood out from all the people.
Samuel wrote out the rights and duties of the king. Deuteronomy 17:14-20 outlines some of these.
Some supported Saul, but there were also those who despised him. This is normal!
Saul met his uncle and told him all that had happened, except the bit about Samuel anointing him as king!
Samuel came to Mizpah and assembled the people. He rebuked them for rejecting the Lord who had rescued them from Egypt. It is interesting how we are so ready to trust in men, but so reluctant to trust in God. Men are created, and fallen beings. God is the creator of the universe and is completely good. It is actually more logical to trust in God than man.
Samuel had the various tribes come forward and chose the tribe of Benjamin. Then he had the clans of that tribe come forward, and finally Saul, but Saul was hiding. Now why did Samuel go through this rigmarole? He already knew who the king would be, so why not just go straight for Saul?
They inquired of the Lord, and Saul was found. There is no hiding from God. The people then recognised that Saul stood out from all the people.
Samuel wrote out the rights and duties of the king. Deuteronomy 17:14-20 outlines some of these.
Some supported Saul, but there were also those who despised him. This is normal!
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