Even though Saul has been told that his descendants will not be king and that God has chosen another man to replace him, that person has not been revealed, and Saul is still the king.
1 Samuel 15 shows the door still open for Saul to redeem himself in some way in whatever days he has left. An opportunity to find favor with the Lord arrives in the form of an order from Samuel to destroy the Amalekites. Can Saul do the right thing?
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Saul is doomed; he does not have a heart for the Lord, and his success has gone to his head. Saul has even set up a monument in his own honor! The situation is so deplorable that God regrets that he ever made him king. Saul uses 3 tactics to defend himself: blame, justification, and minimalizing the seriousness. The bottom line is that there is no excuse for sin. And when we attempt to make one, we sound childishly foolish.
We are on a journey in a book with 1,189 chapters. The story has many characters and spans thousands of years. Throughout it all, God has had but one purpose, one overarching storyline: to provide a way for our salvation through His son, Jesus Christ. We are on that journey and next week we take a monumental leap to the story of the king that will lead to the king that will provide The Way.
Scene 1: Saul Gets a Chance to Obey
Scene 2: Saul Makes Excuses for Falling Short
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The author of this article is Hayley Mowatt, producer of Bible Book Club.
