1 Samuel 10

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1 Samuel 10
“Israel gets their king”
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Once Saul was anointed with oil by the priest Samuel, Saul was officially the first king of Israel...
How could Saul be sure that God had chosen him?


Why were these aspects of the prophecy so specific?


So, let’s deal with each of these three signs in more detail...
First, the donkeys. Later we’ll see that Saul is a control freak... what was God saying to him through this element of the story?


Secondly, the three men going to Bethel. What does this encounter tell us?


What was the significance of these guys giving stuff to Saul?


Thirdly, spiritual power. What is the importance of this scene?


In verse 9 we’re told that God changed Saul’s heart. What could this mean?


We could read into this that God gave Saul the Holy Spirit at this time. How is this gift of the Holy Spirit in the OT different to the gift of the Holy Spirit to anyone since Jesus?


What does the reaction of Saul’s friends tell us in verse 11?


Next we see Saul go back home and not tell anyone what happened. Why?


What should Saul have learned from the last few days?


So, Saul had been already chosen by God and informed and anointed as king by Samuel. So why does God get Samuel to call everyone to Mizpah and go through all that whittling down, if they already knew it was Saul?


Even when they got down through the tribe of Benjamin, then down through the clan of Matri, then down through the family of Kish, until we get to Saul... but Saul’s not there. Why?