1 Sam 10:17-27 Saul, the King of Israel CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO
1 Sam 10:17-27 has some very interesting truths in it. Basically, Israel had rejected their God and asked for a man instead to lead them and to fight for them. There are some sobering truths throughout this passage of scripture that we can glean from Israel’s choice.
They rejected the Lord – look what he had done for them – men hadn’t done this:
- I brought you up out ofEgypt
- Pharaoh, a man, had them in slavery and was killing their babies
- Moses, a man, led them but they complained about him the whole way
- I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians
- He drowned their chariots in the Red Sea
- I delivered you out of all kingdoms
- And out of the hand of all that oppressed you
- I saved you out of all of your adversity and tribulation
They demanded a king
- Set a king over us
- God save the king – they would holler crucify him in time – and they would choose Caesar, a man, over Jesus, God manifest in the flesh
They reaped the obvious results
- They were fooled by Saul’s outward appearance – 1 Sam 16:7 – he had an appealing countenance like Absalom They were more confident to follow a man they could see rather than the Lord whom they could not see though he was obviously much more powerful than the man Prophetic, Israel will reject the Lord in the tribulation and choose a man – antichrist – they will give him the throne and be impressed by his lying wonders 2 Thes 2:9
- They hardened themselves and rejected the Lord even after hearing the rebuke by the Lord – light rejected becomes lightning They desired their king even though Samuel told them the manner of the kingdom 1 Sam 8:10-18 – this is like what we have seen in the USA – with it you get apostasy, immorality, liberality, and financial irresponsibility
- The Lord didn’t want the king, Saul didn’t want to be the king [hid] - that should have been a clue
- The Lord chose the man for them and he turned out being a perfect type of the antichrist – the Lord will give you the leader you desire but you may regret the choice in time – he gives you the one you want not the one you should have In spite of this, God chose a good man and gave him a band of men
- Yet the men of Belial didn’t want him to be their king – nevertheless, Saul handled the slight from the men of Belial graciously [this wouldn’t last when David came around] – he would begin to take things personally as do most leaders