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1 | Why did Saul become king? | 1 Sam 8:19 | Pennington133 | 136498 | ||
In 1 Samuel 9, why did the Lord specifically choose Saul to be the king? | ||||||
2 | Why did Saul become king? | 1 Sam 8:19 | Ray | 136499 | ||
Hi Pennington133, I did not find anything in the chapter to suggest why Saul was chosen personally. However, I would say that 1 Samuel 8:20 tells us what the people wanted and expected of a "king". 1 Samuel 8:20, "that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles." 1 Samuel 9:16 and 17 suggests that Saul was to be anointed as one who would be a "prince", a "deliverer", and a "ruler" over God's people. It appears that he was going to be a deliverer from the hand of the Philistines. 1 Samuel 10:27, "But certain worthless men [rebels, NKJ] said, "How can this one deliver us?"..." Of course we know that God is the One who delivers. 1 Samuel 10:19, "But you today have rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, "No, but set a king over us!" Now therefore, present yourselves before the Lord by your tribes and by your clans." I have written more than you wanted to know, but I hope that it helps. God is the Prince of princes, King of kings, our Deliverer and Ruler, and even also our Judge who will fight our battles for us. From the heart, Ray |
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