Notice in 1st Samuel, how King Saul consistently referred to God as “Your God” when speaking to Samuel. It was never “our God” or “my God” but “your God”…  Just like Pharaoh referred to Adonai as Moses’ God. This reveals everything about Saul’s relationship (or lack thereof) with the Lord. It also brings up some […]

I wanna show you something interesting. When Samuel called King Saul on the rug for his sin of allowing his soldiers to keep some of the banned war booty and for allowing Agag to remain alive, look at how Saul responded. He said… “Now, please, pardon my sin; and come back with me, so that […]

“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 […]

“Sha’ul said to Sh’mu’el, ‘I have sinned. I violated the order of Adonai and your words too, because I was afraid of the people and listened to what they said.’”-1 Samuel 15:24 I wanna start today’s post by making an interesting statement… And I wanna see if you agree with me. So here it is: […]

“For rebellion is like the sin of sorcery, stubbornness like the crime of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of Adonai, he too has rejected you as king.” -1 Samuel 15:23 I find verse 23 fascinating. We have Samuel equating sin and rebellion to two specific crimes that require the death penalty per the […]