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Intro: We’ve been reading through the book of 1 Samuel and today we see the beginning of the end for King Saul in the eyes of God…

Recap: Now remember the book of Samuel marked a time when their was no king

Chapter 8 tells us that the people came and asked for a king

Context: Today we’re gonna see

And God gave them the kind of king they wanted - Handsome - Tall - Wealthy - and Spiritual advantage - The Holy Spirit at times was at work in his life, and put men who were devoted to God and to Saul around him

Yet…You can put someone in a place to succeed but you can’t make them succeed

There’s been something off in regards to Saul’s relationship with God for a while now...

And here in a single act we see God reject Saul as his king

Now it doesn’t mean that Saul would cease to reign

But here’s what it means - God will no longer recognize him as king…and he will be left to himself

(Prop) Today in this passage, we’re gonna spend a little bit of time talking about 2 things

The judgment of God

The grief of God

The judgement of God

Q

So remember that Samuel is the spiritual leader and Saul is the Civil leader and He gives Saul a command from the Lord

God says to Saul through Samuel “I want you to devote the Amalekites to destruction” this phrase is used 7 times in chapter 15 so what does it mean?

- God is saying “I want you set these people apart for destruction…completely wipe these people out from the face of the earth

Why?

Understand this was the Lord coming through on a promise He made to Amilek after they attacked the people of Isreal while they were at their weakest point in history in coming out of Egypt…

Whats Happening here - This was the Lord coming through on a promise He made to Amilek after they attacked the people of Isreal while they were at their weakest point in history in coming out of Egypt…

Notice that God says (2) “I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt” - Something happened to the nation of Israel on the way out of Egypt by the hand of Amalek and his people…and Moses while speaking to the next generation alludes to it.

‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt.

God repeats this...

God repeats this...

Deuteronomy tells us that Alemek attacked the rear ranks of the nation of Israel which is where the weakest of the weak were...

So this is God making good on a 400 year old promise to judge them of their sin and wipe them out

Here’s the picture - Time doesn’t erase sin before God…It should for us....but not for God

So here’s a popular question...

If God is so loving how can this be justified?

So this is God making good on a 400 year old promise to judge the Amelikites of their sin and wipe them out

This makes some uncomfortable: How can a God who’s so loving do such a thing?…The biggest to remember is the Character of God

God is Loving…But He also Holy

Because God is Holy - Although he is loving…Sin makes him angry and he must Judge sin throughly

Remember God’s command in this matter is all about the Character of God - Every action of God proceeds from who God is by nature…and the bible tells us that God is holy

We need to remember a few things:

Our anger is often situational - It’s not always about right and wrong it’s about what effects us personally

Because God is Holy - Time doesn’t erase sin...there comes a time whether in this life or in the life to come or in both—when God must deal with unrepentant, wicked persons for the sake of his righteous character.

- Time doesn’t erase sin before God…It should for us....but not for God

Our anger is often personal

Because God is holy - there comes a time—whether in this life or in the life to come or in both—when God must deal with unrepentant, wicked persons for the sake of his righteous character.

War was a practical reality in the ancient Near East.

Like all other nations back then, Israel had to fight to survive.

Israel’s world was one in which “peoples [took] away land from each other by force.”6

To keep their national identity, Israel would need to be prepared to do battle.

Otherwise, they would not last

Have you ever noticed how you are angry at some wrongs more than others?

- When someone kidnaps a child I want to kill them…but when someone steals money from a multimillion dollar compony…I’m not that mad

My anger changes depending on the issue - When someone kidnaps a child i want to kill them…but when someone steals many from a multimillion dollar compony

God’s anger is different - It’s not really personal - He’s holy and wrong must be judge

When someone kidnaps a child I want to kill them…but when someone steals many from a multimillion dollar compony

Because God is Holy - Time doesn’t erase sin...there comes a time whether in this life or in the life to come or in both—when God must deal with unrepentant, wicked persons for the sake of his righteous character.

God’s anger is different - he’s never happy about it

Because God is holy, there comes a time—whether in this life or in the life to come or in both—when God must deal with unrepentant, wicked persons for the sake of his righteous character.

God wasn’t wrong to bring judgment on corrupt Canaanite culture, and he was willing to receive any who would turn to him (as Rahab did) and Geneses tells us that they had 430 years to turn and chose not to

Because God is holy, there comes a time—whether in this life or in the life to come or in both—when God must deal with unrepentant, wicked persons for the sake of his righteous character.

God wasn’t wrong to bring judgment on corrupt Canaanite culture, and he was willing to receive any who would turn to him (as Rahab did) and Geneses tells us that they had 430 years to turn and chose not to

God’s anger is a calm settled opposition of His nature towards sin

All wrong doing God hates…thats why all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God

All wrong doing God hates

Because God is Holy - Time doesn’t erase sin...there comes a time whether in this life or in the life to come or in both—when God must deal with unrepentant, wicked persons for the sake of his righteous character.

God directly punished the morally corrupt cities of Sodom and Gomorrah (), but he indirectly punished the morally corrupt Canaanites by using Israel.

God’s anger against sin is not personal…but apart from his proscribed solution it’s unquenchable

God’s anger against sin is not personal…but apart from his proscribed solution it’s unescapable...

Because God is Holy - His anger is much different from our anger

Think about this: 400 hundred years have past…and still God’s gonna wipe them out

Time can’t erase sin...Because God is holy every sin must be and eventually will be judge in this life our the next

Because God is Holy - His anger is much different from our anger

Because God is holy every sin must be and eventually will be judge in this life our the next

Because God is holy every sin must be and eventually will be judge in this life our the next

We often times only get angry at something when it directly or indirectly effects us

Our anger is often personal

My anger changes depending on the issue - When someone kidnaps a child i want to kill them…but when someone steals many from a multimillion dollar compony

God’s anger is different

God’s anger is a firm settled opposition towards sin

Here in these first few verses we get a first hand account we have picture of the wrath of God:

God, who is the author and giver of life, is cheating no one by taking his life up again.

The suffering Job summarizes this nicely: “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away.

Blessed be the name of the LORD” ().

It is God’s prerogative to take the life he has given.

He doesn’t owe anyone seventy or eighty years of life.

If God is punishing those who are corrupt and too far gone morally, God is not unjust in doing so

And God, who is the author and giver of life, is cheating no one by taking his life up again.

The suffering Job summarizes this nicely: “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away.

Blessed be the name of the LORD” ().

It is God’s prerogative to take the life he has given.

He doesn’t owe anyone seventy or eighty years of life.

If God is punishing those who are corrupt and too far gone morally, God is not unjust in doing so

God’s anger is a firm settled opposition towards sin

All wrong doing God hates…thats why all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God

God’s anger is a firm settled opposition towards sin

Because God is Holy - He is the author and giver of life, is cheating no one by taking his life up again.

The suffering Job summarizes this nicely: “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away.

Blessed be the name of the LORD” ().

It is God’s prerogative to take the life he has given.

He doesn’t owe anyone seventy or eighty years of life.

If God is punishing those who are corrupt and too far gone morally, God is not unjust in doing so

God directly punished the morally corrupt cities of Sodom and Gomorrah (), but he indirectly punished the morally corrupt Canaanites by using Israel

1 cor 5:21

Time can’t erase it