1 Samuel 10

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1 Samuel 10

Why is it important that we're told how handsome Saul is and how he's tall?


Verses 3 - 5 tell us about Saul looking for his dad's donkeys. What does this tell us?


Saul lived in Gibeah, only about 5 miles away from Ramah, where Samuel lived. How had Saul not heard about this "seer", this prophet Samuel?


An insignificant event brought Samuel and Saul together. What was it? Can you think of other examples? What does this tell us?


Even though Samuel wasn't happy with the people's request and God's reply, what do we see in verses 15 & 16?


As he's approached by Samuel, what might Saul be thinking?


Next we see Saul using a protest that we've seen before. What was it?


[Activity] > Find other examples of this kind of excuse-making and back-pedalling by other characters "chosen" in the bible. And find other examples of where God uses "nobodies."


In verse 27, how might Saul have been feeling?