Saul’s Failure

1. Pride

2. Patience

3. Devotion

4. Trust

(1)

Age & Reign

30 YO? 42 YR?

Literal Rendering:

1, 2 Samuel (1) Saul Disobeys the Lord’s Command to Wait for Samuel (13:1–16a)

“Saul was the son of a year [= one year old] when he became king, and he ruled over Israel two years”

Acts 13:21 “21 “Then they asked for a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years.”

I’d suggest: age doesn’t matter… but the reign might…

Likely that Saul reigned 42 years! … 2 years before the Lord disqualified him as king… 40 ymore years serving

(2-7)

Geba

3 miles from Israel’s original capitol

Threat to the nation

WAS a city set aside for the Israelites… the priesthood (Josh 21)

So they wanted it

What we really want is a KING! He’ll solve ALL our problems!! NO!!!

(8-16)

7 Days

1 Samuel 10:8 “8 “And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do.””

I find it ironic… that Saul was trying to gain the Lord’s favor… via an act of disobedience.

There is no excuse, no line of defense to justify disobedience unto God