“But Sh’mu’el said to Sha’ul, ‘I will not go back with you, because you have rejected the word of Adonai, and Adonai has rejected you as king over Israel.'”-1 Samuel 15:26
We have now arrived at that major and sad turning point of Saul’s life.
God has announced his rejection of Saul as king, and that He has chosen another man to replace him.
This is a good time to remind you that Saul represents the anti-king; the king whose attitude and behavior represent the exact OPPOSITE of what God expects from a ruler over His chosen nation.
Another way I like to think of Saul is that he’s a good example of what we’d call a “false believer”…
Someone who on the surface seems like a man of God, but upon examination discover that’s not the case at all.
Now, what’s the chief trait of a false believer?
The answer might surprise you.
It’s NOT disobedience.
The answer is partial disobedience.
I’d say this is something we’re all guilty of.
We willy-nilly pick and choose those commands of God that are convenient for us to obey and ignore the rest.
You know exactly what I’m talking about, don’t you?
As long as a commandment doesn’t interfere with your life, or plans or make you too uncomfortable, you’ll follow the Lord’s instructions to a degree and then rely on the “Jesus-died-for-my-sins” card to cover your half-rear-ended obedience.
God’s view of this attitude is demonstrated in how He dealt with King Saul.
First, He rejected him as King.
Then, more terrifying, the Holy Spirit left Saul and it would never return.
That my friend is KARET or כָּרֵת.
As we move into the second half of the book of 1st Samuel, pay attention to the difference between Saul and David (the new king to come).
You’re about to witness a striking comparison between the anti-king and the righteous king.
Most folks overlook this stuff especially if they grew up in traditional Christianity.
I’d say a lot of pastors, preachers, and teachers in the institutional gentile church DELIBERATELY ignore some of the principles we’re going to tackle head-on because it goes against their doctrines, especially as it concerns the source of evil.
That’s why I’m gonna be connecting these principles to some key passages in the New Testament for your learning and also to serve as a warning.
So you’re in for a treat.
Stay tuned.
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