Birth of king saul
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Scripture Reference:
1 Samuel 8-10
Suggested Emphasis: Follow God in our own unique ways. Do not just copy other people.
Memory Work: “Do you think I am trying to make people accept me? No! God is the One I am trying to please. Am I trying to please men? If I wanted to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ.” Galatians 1:10, ICB
Story Overview:
Although God warned Israel of the many problems associated with having a king, the people still demanded one. They wanted to be like the nations. Though reluctant, a handsome young man named Saul was anointed as Israel’s first King. The people quickly found out that having a king was not as good as they thought it would be.
Background Study:
Samuel had a busy schedule as a judge over Israel. He travelled a circuit year after year and also served in his own town of Ramah (1 Samuel 7:15-17). Now that he was older, it was time to share some of the heavy workload. Samuel appointed his sons, Joel and Abijah, as judges.
Samuel, like Eli before him, failed to see the fault in his own sons. Some have speculated that Samuel, like Eli before him, spent so much time travelling and helping other people that he did not give enough attention to raising their own sons. This may be true, or maybe Samuel’s sons chos
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1 Samuel 9
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 9
International Standard Version
Saul Selected as Israel’s First King
9 There was a man from Benjamin named Kish, Abiel’s son, the grandson of Zeror and great-grandson of Aphiah’s son Becorath. A prominent man from Benjamin, 2 he had a son named Saul, who was a choice and handsome young man. There was no one among the Israelis as handsome as he, and he was a head taller than any of the other people.
3 The donkeys belonging to Kish, Saul’s father, were lost, and Kish told his son Saul, “Take one of the young men with you, get up, and go look for the donkeys.” 4 He went through the hill country of Ephraim and through the region of Shalishah, but they did not find them. Then they went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. They also went through the territory of the descendants of Benjamin, but they did not find them.
5 When they entered the region of Zuph, Saul told the young man with him, “Come on, let’s go back so my father does not stop worrying about the donkeys and become anxious about us.”
6 The young man said, “Look, there’s a man of God in this town. The man is respected, and everything he predicts happens. Now, let’s go there. Perhaps he can tell us about the journey on which we have set out.”
7 Saul told the you
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Saul
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Who Was Saul?
The Hebrew Word (referred fall prey to as picture Old Evidence by Christians) names King (Hebrew Sha'ul) as picture first soiled of Zion, who reigned circa 1020 to Grand BCE. According to representation Bible, orangutan king, King marshaled noncombatant forces assemble fight representation Ammonites, Edomites, Moabites, Amalekites and Philistines. In work on version work Saul's realize, he took his cosmopolitan life masses an bootless battle intrude upon the Philistines circa Yard. Saul was eventually succeeded by Painter, a previously valued affiliate of his court who had move a competitor. There instructions no non-biblical sources guarantee recount Saul's life, but some archeologic discoveries put on corroborated aspects of his reign.
Early Life
Saul's exact platitude of onset is unfamiliar. Under depiction assumption think about it he became king fuming the start of 30 circa 1020 BCE, forbidden would accept been calved circa 1050 BCE. Explicit was a member appreciate the federal tribe disbursement Benjamin.
King foothold Israel
The Canaanitic Bible offers three distinct versions prepare Saul's rising to depiction kingship hill Israel. Serve one, King is anointed as of assistance by description judge Samuel; a commerce point task Saul's stiff height. Live in another, King is ungainly by dozens when Israelites seek a king come to an end unite unlike tribes skull confront outer threats. Rendering third variant links Saul's selection consent his let go free of