Saul has been officially rejected by God. Samuel is called upon to anoint a new king. Saul is NOT invited to this event and it is not made public. But it is official and from God. This is one of my favorite stories. How Samuel went through every one of Jesse’s sons that were ‘important […]
We come to the ‘straw that broke the camel’s back’ with regard to Saul’s sins. This sin cost Saul the kingdom. That possibility had been hinted at earlier but this time it is final. The last time we were together I was thinking about Saul and how we see his actions through the filter of […]
We take a step back and look at Saul’s overall history and family tree. His family isn’t large but will be seen in many of our encounters. And his military feats span his entire reign. From what we have in our reading today, Saul is an unusual man. We see him with one wife. He […]
Saul is in hot pursuit of the Philistines after Jonathan got the ball rolling. It is a LONG and HARD battle. Saul makes a vow that none would eat until evening. But Jonathan didn’t hear that directive. We are returning again to the battle ground. We left Jonathan in the Philistine garrison where he kicked […]
Saul, Jonathan and over 600 of their closest comrades have gathered for war. Jonathan is tired of the waiting. He sneaks over to the enemy and gets the ball rolling. I’m not sure where Saul’s heart is but he is staying in a pomegranate cave at the time. I have no doubt he was considering […]
