Cursed be the man that he eateth any food until evening that I may be avenged of mine enemies. 1 Samuel 14:24 The command to abstain from food was prompted from selfish ambition, and it showed the king to be
A Time for Courage
And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the Lord will work for us: for there is no restraint to the
Found Wanting
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. 1 Samuel 13:10. God had directed
Running Ahead of God
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. 1 Samuel 13:8. It was not until the second year of Saul’s reign
The People’s Choice
Behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired. 1 Samuel 12:13. In Saul, God had given to Israel a king after their own heart…. Comely in person, of noble stature and princely bearing, his appearance accorded
No Apologies Needed
And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. 1 Samuel 12:5. The dissatisfied longing for worldly power and display, is as
Like Everyone Else
Nay; but we will have a king over us; that we also may be like all the nations. 1 Samuel 8:19, 20. The Hebrews demanded a king of Samuel, like the nations around them. By preferring a despotic monarch to