The Monarchy Begins
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Larger Context Recap: Judges-1 Samuel
Larger Context Recap: Judges-1 Samuel
Context: DARK TIME of JUDGES— GOD was AT WORK
RUTH & BOAZ
Last Time:
DARKNESS in ISRAEL—GOD BRINGING ABOUT a REPLACEMENT
GOD RAISES UP SAMUEL as a PROPHET from a BARREN WOMAN, HANNAH
TIME & TIME AGAIN—SEEING GOD is at WORK…
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Transition: TODAY—WE’RE GOING to PICK UP W/ RISE of NEW LEADERSHIP in ISRAEL
TO SET the CONTEXT: WE’LL BE SKIPPING CH. 4-7
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Immediate Context Summary—Skipping the “Ark Narratives”
Immediate Context Summary—Skipping the “Ark Narratives”
1. (Ch. 4) ISRAEL LOSES BATTLE AGAINST PHILISTINES
ARK TAKEN
HOPHNI & PHINEHAS DIE (FULFILLMENT of PROPHECY)
ELI FALLS & DIES AFTER HEARING the NEWS…
2. (CH. 5-6) ARK WREAKS HAVOC in PHILISTINE TERRITORY
DAGON BOWING B4 ARK!! — & CUT DOWN
PHILISTINES SEND it BACK…
3. (CH. 7) ISRAEL DELIVERED BY GOD
CH. 7—SAMUEL LEADS THEM IN NATIONWIDE REPENTANCE…
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Transition: GOOD TIMES DON’T LAST—WE’LL SEE in TODAY’S TEXT a NEW PROBLEM:
READ: 8:1-3
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Text: 1 Samuel 8-10
Text: 1 Samuel 8-10
Chapter 8, Setting: Israel Demands a King
Chapter 8, Setting: Israel Demands a King
8 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.
SAMUEL’S SONS FOLLOW in ELI’S SONS’ EXAMPLE…
Background: APPOINTMENT = LIKELY SMALL…
BUT DISQUALIFIED THEM!
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Transition: LEADERSHIP DROUGHT in ISRAEL…
SEE WHAT THEY’LL DO ABOUT IT:
READ: V4-9
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4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.” 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. 8 According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. 9 Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.”
ELDERS of ISRAEL— GOOD IDEA— GIVE US a KING
Background: ISRAEL—HAS THREATS ALL AROUND
PHILISTINES (WEST)
AMMONITES (EAST)
AMALEKITES (SOUTH)
OTHER “ITES!”
**SEE P.P. PIC**
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(v5) Larger Problem: WANTED KING—LIKE REST of NATIONS…
God’s Covenant:
Exodus 19:5–6 (ESV)
5 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peoples, for all the earth is mine;
6 and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
ISRAEL = GOD’S PRIZED POSSESSION—UNIQUE/holy from REST of PEOPLES… 💡
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ISRAEL — PRESENTLY — WAS THEOCRACY
GOD = THEIR KING/LEADER
ALWAYS TOOK CARE of THEM… RAISING UP LEADERS as NECESSARY
🗝️Key Idea: THEY HAD to TRUST—WALK BY FAITH in INVISIBLE, SOVEREIGN GOD…🗝️
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Easier Solution: HAVE KING (VISIBLE) THEY CAN TRUST IN… LIKE EVERYONE ELSE…
Exhortation: PEOPLE of GOD HAVE ONE KING— GOD — WHO GUIDES THEM…
… DO WE EVER TAKE PLAYS from WORLD’S RULEBOOK?
C.C.: CHURCH GROWTH GIMMICKS VS. GOSPEL PROCLAMATION??
((LOVE for GOD & LOVE for WORLD = MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE!)) 👣
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KINGS WEREN’T the PROBLEM
Background: GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS for KINGS… Deut. 17📜
NOT IDEAL—BUT COULD BE DONE a CERTAIN WAY…
· Firstly—NOT ACQUIRE TOO MANY HORSES— PRESUMABLY TRUSTING in them…
· Secondly, he must NOT ACQUIRE MANY WIVES ((HEART TURNED AWAY))
· Lastly, he was to WRITE a COPY of GOD’S LAW—BE DILIGENT in ITS STUDY!
FEAR GOD & KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS!!
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🗝️Key Idea: EARTHLY KING = MERELY REPRESENTATIVE of HEAVENLY KING!🗝️
VICE-REGENT, VASSAL of HEAVENLY KING
STILL a SUBJECT of TRUE SOVEREIGN.
HORSES/KINGS/ETC WEREN’T the PROBLEM…
PROBLEM: NOT TRUSTING in YAHWEH…
o Reference Psalm 33—the war horse is a false hope for salvation.
Psalm 33:16–19 (ESV)
16 The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength.
17 The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue.
18 Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love,
19 that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine.
DOESN’T SAY—DON’T HAVE WAR HORSES… JUST DON’T TRUST in THEM— THEY ARE MERELY MEANS YAHWEH ACCOMPLISHES HIS ENDS…
?? C.C. PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY & DIVINE SOVEREIGNTY in SECURITY??
DO BEST—TRUST GOD W/ REST.
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(v6) FASCINATING—SAMUEL = DISPLEASED,, STILL TAKES REQUEST to GOD…
=> ONE VOTE MATTERS
GOD ACQUIESCES… THEY HAD REJECTED HIM… GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT…
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Transition: W/ THIS COMES a WARNING…
READ: V10-18
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Samuel’s Warning Against Kings
Samuel’s Warning Against Kings
10 So Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking for a king from him. 11 He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run before his chariots. 12 And he will appoint for himself commanders of thousands and commanders of fifties, and some to plow his ground and to reap his harvest, and to make his implements of war and the equipment of his chariots. 13 He will take your daughters to be perfumers and cooks and bakers. 14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive orchards and give them to his servants. 15 He will take the tenth of your grain and of your vineyards and give it to his officers and to his servants. 16 He will take your male servants and female servants and the best of your young men and your donkeys, and put them to his work. 17 He will take the tenth of your flocks, and you shall be his slaves. 18 And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom you have chosen for yourselves, but the Lord will not answer you in that day.”
(Q) DO YOU SEE REPEATED WORD in this PASSAGE? HE WILL TAKE.
A KING LIKE the WORLD HAS ITS PROBLEMS…
DO YOU WANT YOUR SONS in HIS ARMY??
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Transition: Will Samuel talk them out of it?
READ: V19-22
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The Lord Grants Israel’s Request
The Lord Grants Israel’s Request
19 But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, 20 that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” 21 And when Samuel had heard all the words of the people, he repeated them in the ears of the Lord. 22 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey their voice and make them a king.” Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.”
PEOPLE REFUSE…
(v20) AGAIN “LIKE ALL the NATIONS”
Exhort: CRAZY—REJECTION of OMNIPOTENT GOD for VISIBLE KING
GOD STOPPED the SUN for JOSHUA!
DRIED UP RED SEA!
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Transition: PEOPLE GET THEIR WAY…
INTRODUCED to NEW CHARACTER…
READ: CH. 9:1-2
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Chapter 9, Rising Action & Climax: Saul Chosen to Be King
Chapter 9, Rising Action & Climax: Saul Chosen to Be King
9 There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth. 2 And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
KISH—MAN of PROMINENCE—HAS SON: “SAUL”
(Q) WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT SAUL? HE LOOKS the PART
TALL
HANDSOME
PROBABLY LOOKS GOOD on a HORSE.
=> LIKE NATIONS…
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Transition: But THIS FAMILY HAS a PROBLEM…
READ: V3-4
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3 Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” 4 And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. And they passed through the land of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they passed through the land of Benjamin, but did not find them.
Tension: MISSING DONKEYS
TRAVELLING 60 + MILES OVER 3 DAYS!!
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Transition: DONKEYS ARE STILL MISSING…
WILL THEY FIND THEM?
READ: V5-10
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5 When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us go back, lest my father cease to care about the donkeys and become anxious about us.” 6 But he said to him, “Behold, there is a man of God in this city, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says comes true. So now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us the way we should go.” 7 Then Saul said to his servant, “But if we go, what can we bring the man? For the bread in our sacks is gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?” 8 The servant answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way.” 9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let us go to the seer,” for today’s “prophet” was formerly called a seer.) 10 And Saul said to his servant, “Well said; come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the man of God was.
SAUL READY to GO HOME...
=> DAD WORRIED: LION/BEAR GET THEM???
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(v6) SAUL’S SERVANT: LET’S GO to MAN of GOD
=> KEY TRUTH,, CERTAINLY GOD KNOWS WHERE DONKEYS ARE…
=> => MAYBE GOD WILL TELL the PROPHET!
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Transition: CAN’T FIND DONKEYS.... WILL THEY BE ABLE to FIND HIM??
READ: V11-14
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11 As they went up the hill to the city, they met young women coming out to draw water and said to them, “Is the seer here?” 12 They answered, “He is; behold, he is just ahead of you. Hurry. He has come just now to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on the high place. 13 As soon as you enter the city you will find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat. For the people will not eat till he comes, since he must bless the sacrifice; afterward those who are invited will eat. Now go up, for you will meet him immediately.” 14 So they went up to the city. As they were entering the city, they saw Samuel coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.
**PERFECT TIMING**
=> BUMP INTO WOMEN—KNOW WHERE HE IS…
=> SACRIFICE UNDERWAY
=> => SAMUEL = JUST AHEAD of THEM!!
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Transition: AMAZING...: SAMUEL WAS EXPECTING THEM:
READ: V15-16
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15 Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed to Samuel: 16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me.”
(Q) WHY DID SAUL END UP THERE? MISSING DONKEYS
(Q) WHAT DOES GOD SAY in V16…?? I WILL SEND to YOU a MAN…
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Exhort: ONE of MY FAVORITE PASSAGES—WE BEMOAN MISSING DONKEYS…
C.C.: ANYONE a PLANNER?? UPSET WHEN PLANS GO AWRY??
PERHAPS GOD HAS SENT the DONKEYS ASTRAY ACCORDING to HIS PROVIDENCE…👀👀
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THIS = THE GUY…
(Q) NOTICE WHAT it SAYS in V16… ANOINT HIM… “PRINCE/LEADER”
GOD —NOT ABDICATING HIS THRONE!!
AGREES W/ PEOPLES’ REQUEST—BUT HE’S STILL the SOVEREIGN.
BUT HE’S WILLING to HEAR THEIR CRY…
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Transition: SAUL is SEEKING the PROPHET, SAMUEL is SEEKING a LEADER…
READ: V17-21
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17 When Samuel saw Saul, the Lord told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people.” 18 Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?” 19 Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind. 20 As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s house?” 21 Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”
CAN YOU IMAGINE??
SAUL GOES LOOKING for DONKEYS— DOESN’T EVEN HAVE to BRING THEM UP!!
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SAUL FEELS UNCOMFORTABLE…
LOOKS the PART—BUT DIDN’T HAVE the RIGHT HERITAGE...
(Q) DOES ANYONE KNOW the SIGNIFICANCE of TRIBE of BENJAMIN @ THIS TIME??
RECAPPING END of JUDGES?? BENJAMITES ALMOST DESTROYED!
LEAST TRIBE
HUMBLEST CLAN in TRIBE.
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Transition: SAUL’S WARM WELCOME WILL CONTINUE:
READ: V22-27
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22 Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons. 23 And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside.’ ” 24 So the cook took up the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, “See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests.”
So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 25 And when they came down from the high place into the city, a bed was spread for Saul on the roof, and he lay down to sleep. 26 Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Up, that I may send you on your way.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.
27 As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass on before us, and when he has passed on, stop here yourself for a while, that I may make known to you the word of God.”
UNUSUAL KINDNESS...
HEAD of TABLE
CHOSEN PORTION of MEAL
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Transition: A HINT THERE’S MORE....
SAMUEL SENDS SERVANT AHEAD for PRIVATE CONVERSATION W/ SAUL...
READ: 10:1-8
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Chapter 10, Resolution: Saul Anointed King
Chapter 10, Resolution: Saul Anointed King
10:1 Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, “Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage. 2 When you depart from me today, you will meet two men by Rachel’s tomb in the territory of Benjamin at Zelzah, and they will say to you, ‘The donkeys that you went to seek are found, and now your father has ceased to care about the donkeys and is anxious about you, saying, “What shall I do about my son?” ’ 3 Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. 4 And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand. 5 After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying. 6 Then the Spirit of the Lord will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. 7 Now when these signs meet you, do what your hand finds to do, for God is with you. 8 Then go down before me to Gilgal. And behold, I am coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. Seven days you shall wait, until I come to you and show you what you shall do.”
SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL—A SPECIAL CONSECRATION for TASK
=> V2, AGAIN SAUL = “PRINCE”
REMEMBER—KING WAS a SUBJECT of YAHWEH—SUBJECTED to HIS LAWS…
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Transition: WILL SAMUEL’S WORDS CONTINUE to COME to PASS??
READ: V9-13
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9 When he turned his back to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart. And all these signs came to pass that day. 10 When they came to Gibeah, behold, a group of prophets met him, and the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11 And when all who knew him previously saw how he prophesied with the prophets, the people said to one another, “What has come over the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?” 12 And a man of the place answered, “And who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” 13 When he had finished prophesying, he came to the high place.
A NEW HEART for SAUL & ALL SIGNS COME to PASS…
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Transition: SAUL RETURNS HOME
READ: v14-16
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14 Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” And he said, “To seek the donkeys. And when we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” 15 And Saul’s uncle said, “Please tell me what Samuel said to you.” 16 And Saul said to his uncle, “He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found.” But about the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel had spoken, he did not tell him anything.
SAUL—PROBABLY DUMBFOUNDED!
UNCLE GETS PARTIAL STORY— DONKEYS ARE FOUND (HALF-TRUTH)
SAUL LEFT as A NOBODY LOOKING for MISSING DONKEYS & RETURNS as GOD’S ANOINTED LEADER!
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Transition: THIS QUIET BEGINNING WILL BECOME PUBLIC:
READ: V17-19
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Saul Proclaimed King
Saul Proclaimed King
17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king over us.’ Now therefore present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your thousands.”
SAMUEL CALLS PEOPLE TOGETHER to GIVE THEM THEIR KING…
POINTS OUT THEIR REJECTION of GOD AGAIN…
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Transition: GOD WILL GIVE THEM THEIR KING…
READ: V20-24
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20 Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. 21 He brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its clans, and the clan of the Matrites was taken by lot; and Saul the son of Kish was taken by lot. But when they sought him, he could not be found. 22 So they inquired again of the Lord, “Is there a man still to come?” and the Lord said, “Behold, he has hidden himself among the baggage.” 23 Then they ran and took him from there. And when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? There is none like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”
THEY CAST LOTS… SIMILAR to ROLLING DICE
TRIBE: BENJAMIN
CLAN: MATRITES
PERSON: SAUL
Proverbs 16:33 (ESV)
33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the Lord.
GOD is THIS SOVEREIGN!!
Exhort: GOD’S SOVEREIGN CHOICE = VALIDATED BY “CHANCE” MEANS!!
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THEN, SAUL = MISSING!
IRONY: TALL PEOPLE NOT BUILT for HIDE & SEEK…
GOD RATS HIM OUT!
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Exhort: GOD = MASTER SEEKER in HIDE & SEEK…
Ref: JONAH’S FLIGHT!
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SAUL’S TASK = TOO MUCH…
BUT NOT TOO MUCH W/ GOD’S HELP.
BROUGHT B4 PEOPLE & CELEBRATED....
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Transition: And our TEXT WILL CLOSE…
READ: V25-27
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25 Then Samuel told the people the rights and duties of the kingship, and he wrote them in a book and laid it up before the Lord. Then Samuel sent all the people away, each one to his home. 26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him and brought him no present. But he held his peace.
SAMUEL MAKES ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES CLEAR…
SAUL RECEIVES MIXED REVIEWS…
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Considering “Big Picture:
Considering “Big Picture:
GOD MADE a COVENANT W/ ABRAHAM—MULTITUDE of DESCENDANTS
GRANDSON JACOB—NAME CHANGED to ISRAEL—DESCENDANTS MULTIPLY
70 PEOPLE in EGYPT MULTIPLY to NATION
LED OUT BY MOSES
LED IN BY JOSHUA
RULED BY GOD W/ VARIOUS LEADERS/JUDGES:
MOSES
JOSHUA
JUDGES (GIDEON, SAMSON, ETC.)
ELI
SAMUEL
=> NOW ISRAEL’S MONARCHY = ESTABLISHED—NEVER to RETURN to THEOCRACY…
THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL the CONQUEST of ASSYRIA & EXILE in BABYLON
Cliffhanger: NEXT TIME—WE’LL SEE SAUL’S DOWNFALL & GOD’S PLAN for a BETTER KING…
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Transition: BEYOND HISTORICAL EVENTS—THESE THINGS = WRITTEN for OUR TEACHING/EXAMPLE…
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Takeaways:
Takeaways:
1. GOD’S PERFECT PLAN & PROVIDENCE
GOD WORKED EVEN THROUGH FALLEN PEOPLE
GOD SUPPLIED KING W/ DONKEYS
EVEN in DARKEST TIMES—GOD is WORKING for HIS PEOPLES’ ULTIMATE GOOD…
2. WE LIVE UNDER GOD’S KINGSHIP:
HE’S the FINAL DECISION MAKER—CHRIST = LORD! BOSS! KING!
REF: SAMUEL’S DISPLEASURE & PRAYER....
WE LIVE UNDER HIS LAW—NOT BY WORLDLY CUSTOMS or STANDARDS…
3. GOD is MASTER of SEEKING…
WE CAN’T ESCAPE HIM…
WHAT MIGHT HE BE CALLING US TO??
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Closing Questions & Thoughts
!!Close in Prayer!!
