Sermon Tone Analysis

The Story

Chapter 10 Review

Take a look back at Chapter 10 for a moment.

We see that God indeed had anointed Saul as King over Israel, , but didn’t answer his uncle when asked what Samuel had told him.

God had also appointed Saul as King of Israel, , but was hiding when it came to for Samuel to announce him to the nation as King.

Saul wasn’t liked by everyone in the nation and , tells us that there were some who were not in favor of Saul to be King.

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.

God had anointed and appointed Saul as King, but God had not yet raised Saul up to be held as King by all of Israel.

So Sual returns to Gibeah.

God had also appointed Saul as King of Israel, , but was hiding when it came to for Samuel to announce him to the nation as King.

The Story

11 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” 2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel.”

11 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel.”

The Ammonites were nomadic people

2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel.”

2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel.

Our Filter

Saul Defeats the Ammonites

11 Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead, and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” 2 But Nahash the Ammonite said to them, “On this condition I will make a treaty with you, that I gouge out all your right eyes, and thus bring disgrace on all Israel.” 3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days’ respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel.

Then, if there is no one to save us, we will give ourselves up to you.” 4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.

5 Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen.

And Saul said, “What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?”

So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.

6 And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.

7 He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!”

Then the dread of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out as one man.

8 When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9 And they said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have salvation.’

” When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.

10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.” 11 And the next day Saul put the people in three companies.

And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day.

And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

The Kingdom Is Renewed

12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” 13 But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom.”

15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal.

There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

3 The elders of Jabesh said to him, “Give us seven days’ respite that we may send messengers through all the territory of Israel.

Then, if there is no one to save us, we will give ourselves up to you.”

4 When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.

5 Now, behold, Saul was coming from the field behind the oxen.

And Saul said, “What is wrong with the people, that they are weeping?”

So they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.

6 And the Spirit of God rushed upon Saul when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.

7 He took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hand of the messengers, saying, “Whoever does not come out after Saul and Samuel, so shall it be done to his oxen!”

Then the dread of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out as one man.

8 When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.

9 And they said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have salvation.’

” When the messengers came and told the men of Jabesh, they were glad.

10 Therefore the men of Jabesh said, “Tomorrow we will give ourselves up to you, and you may do to us whatever seems good to you.”

11 And the next day Saul put the people in three companies.

And they came into the midst of the camp in the morning watch and struck down the Ammonites until the heat of the day.

And those who survived were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.

12 Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” 13 But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.”

14 Then Samuel said to the people, “Come, let us go to Gilgal and there renew the kingdom.”

15 So all the people went to Gilgal, and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal.

There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.

How does Saul stack up?

Our Filter

5 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.

Let’s review our definitions...

Virtue def: arete, [ᾰ], ἡ, goodness, excellence, manly qualities, valour, brave deeds

aret, [ᾰ], ἡ, goodness, excellence, manly qualities, valour, brave deeds

Liddell, Henry George et al.

A Greek-English lexicon 1996 : 238.

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Knowledge def: gnosis, εως, ἡ, seeking to know, inquiry, investigation

γνῶσις, εως, ἡ, seeking to know, inquiry, investigation

Self-control def: enkrateia [ρᾰ], ἡ, mastery over, self-control, control over them

[ρᾰ], ἡ, mastery over, ἐ. ἑαυτοῦ self-control, Pl.R.390b; ἐ. ἡδονῶν καὶ ἐπιθυμιῶν control over them

Steadfastness def: hypomone ῆς f: capacity to continue to bear up under difficult circumstances—endurance, inspired by hope

ῆς f: capacity to continue to bear up under difficult circumstances—‘endurance, being able to endure

inspired by hope

Liddell, Henry George et al.

A Greek-English lexicon 1996 : 473.

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Godliness def: eusebeia ἡ (cf.

εὐσεβία), reverence toward God, piety or filial respect (respect of a father), the act of being like God

ἡ (cf.

εὐσεβία), reverence towards the gods or parents, piety or filial respect

brotherly affection

Brotherly Affection def: philadelphia ἡ, brotherly love, love of the brethren

ἡ, brotherly love, Alex.334, Ph.2.558, J.AJ2.6.9,

Babr.47.15; in NT, love of the brethren

Liddell, Henry George et al.

A Greek-English lexicon 1996 : 731.

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Love def: ἡ, love of God for man and of man for God

b. loved one, LxxCa.2.7; cf. as pers.

n., SEG19.422

(vi b.c.)

2. esp.

love of God for man and of man for God

Louw, Johannes P., and Eugene Albert Nida.