David said …, The Lord that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go,
Preparing to Lead
When there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him
Not Really Sorry
Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 1 Samuel 15:23. Terrified by the denunciation of the prophet, Saul acknowledged his guilt, which he had before stubbornly denied; but he still
It Works Two Ways
With what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. Matthew 7:2. Saul could not but feel that his son was preferred before him, both by the people
The Real King
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
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
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