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The First Test of Saul1 Samuel 10-13
Season 3, Episode 18
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26-Mar-2025
Saul was the first man anointed to be king of Israel by Samuel, the fourteenth judge of Israel. Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin. The Bible describes him as being an impressive young man, handsome and standing a head taller than anyone else ( 1 SAMUEL 9:2). Such characteristics were certainly desirable leadership qualities, according to human values. Saul seemed a little hesitant to take the role of Israel’s king at first, but he would soon prove otherwise. Saul’s first real test as king was with the deliverance of Jabesh Gilead, an Israelite territory. The Ammonites were a violent and harsh people who were dominating the land at that time. They came to Jabesh Gilead
and laid up a siege against them, and the men there asked to make a treaty with them. But the Ammonite’s answer to their offer was to make a treaty only after they would gouge out everyone’s right eye! The men asked for seven days to send messengers into Israel to see if anyone would come and save them. If no one would answer the call, they would submit.
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