I Samuel 9 - Saul is Chosen as King

 

I Samuel 9 – Saul is Chosen as King

 

 

Saul is not a king when we first meet him. He was never a king in the true sense of the word. Kish was Saul’s father, and he belonged to the tribe of Benjamin. It is from this tribe Benjamin, that the first king comes.

 

This boy Saul was handsome. Physically he looked like a king, but he was an actor that played a part. The children of Israel liked him because of his outward appearance. The most dangerous enemy we have is the television. The man that will control this country is the man that has a good television appearance. Because we chose men by the way they look and the way they talk rather than by their character.

The children of Israel wanted a king and they liked Saul.  He was handsome, he was tall. He was fine looking. There wasn’t a kinglier looking man in the nation. The trouble was, he wasn’t a king a heart.

Samuel met them on the way while Saul and his servant were out looking for donkeys.

Many times, God answers our request when it is not the best thing for us. When we keep crying to the Lord for whatever it is we want, finally He does what He did for Israel. He grants our request. Prayer should be made in the name of Christ, which means it must be according to His will and His glory. All requests hinge on that important matter.

Saul was a man that impressed even Samuel, he just regretted that Saul did not make good.

Saul was not actually God’s choice, that is, He gave Israel the sort of man He knew they wanted.

 

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and New King James Bible.