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Lesson for March 9
The REIGN OF SAUL

THE REIGN OF SAUL
LESSON TEXT Sam: 1858.
GOLDEN TExT-Behold, to obey In
sefter than nacrince.-I Sam. 1b:22
PRIMARf ToPic-A King Who Dis-
JUNIOR roPIc--A King who Lost
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOP
fNTSaufs Successes and Failures.
roUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
AS-l&ssons From Saurs Reign
IN order to properly present this
hesson, survey Of chapters 8 to 10 Of
Samuel should be made.
q The People Demand = King Il
sam. S:1422). as s8
4 Their Reasons tvv. 1885,;
t1) Samuel was incapadtated BY
~ age @eNs et Ss1gef y az 4
t2) The snfaithfulness Of his sons
wAom he had appointed ~ his sue
seasora samuel greatly blundered In
MA for the Office of judge was NOT
hereditary. ~ 3 A. 81. k8 rs
{3) The desire to be like other ma
t1onR Since the surrounding nations
I'D kings as leaders, they wanted q
ling who would fight their battles
2 Samuel's Protest CIV. 6-IS). He
teok the matter to the Lord In prayer
and the Lord instructed him to SOL
emnly point out to the people the
meaning Of their action. -
~ The king would make slaves Of
nd haf-
TO serve in his army and do all kinds
Of hard work on his farms and in his
house.
~ He would take their lands, even
those inherited from their fathers, and
give them to his favorite officers and
servants Not content with that, he
would take the tenth part Of their
produce to give to his favorites.
8. Protest Dlsregarded wv. 1920.
Having made up their minds, they de-
kberately shut their eyes to the truth
and madly rushed into the experiment.
II. Saul Chosen as King Il Sam.
H-1D.
!. The King Pointed Out 60 :1-10:16)
Saul was sent to search for his IA
Tiers asses that had wandered away
While on this errand, Samuel found
him and anointed him. Saul and his
father were acting freely in this mat
ter, yet at the same time Gods pur-
pese was being carried out.
2. The King Chosen at Mizpeh
10:17-27) Saul was chosen because
Of his fitness. If they would have
king, the Lord gave them the one best
Ntted for their needs
~ A fine physique. He was head
and shoulders above the rest of the
people.
(2) Modesty. (3) Self-control. "a
Military instinct
The method of choice was by lot.
When the choice was made, part Of
the people enthusiastically cried God
save the king" Others Knocked and
refused allegiance. ~
III. The King Confirmed at oIIeal
Il Sam. 11).
Saul took advantage of the great
victory over the Ammonites to get all
the people to crown him king.
~. Saul's Failure II Sam. 16).
This is one Of the saddest pictures
In all history. i'Tis1
/. The Command to Saul wv. 1-S).
He was Commanded to utterly exter-
inmate the Amalekites. The reason
assigned wss their evff treatment OF
Israel after they came up out OF Egypt
tExod. 17:S; Deut. Is 10.
2. The Disobedience Of Saul (vvs
4-9). The Commandment was carried
out only In part. Agag. the king, was
spared, and the best Of the goods ap-
propriated
8. Saul Rejected by God wv. 10-25).
~ Samuel cried to God w. 1D.
The news Of this disgraceful affair
greatly disturbed Samuel. moving him
TO cry unto God day and night.
(2) Saups hypocritical pretense wv
1910. This pretense carried lie
upon its face. Though disturbed By
guilty conscience. he tried to concili-
ate Samuel, but the very bleating of
the sheep and the lowing of the herds
betrayed him. He thei tried to put
the blame upon the people.
60 Samuel rehearses before Saul
Gods dealing with him (vv 1929.
Samuel met his hypocrisy by bringing
him to- squarely face his sin. God il
more concerned in having His subjects
render obedience unto His command
ment than He 10 for them to offer unto
Him sacrifice.
A. The Judgment Upon Saul wv.
1885. For the presumptuous offering
of the sacrifice, the dynasty passed
from Saurs house. and for this act of
fragrant disobedience, the kingdom
was rent from him. He confessed his
sin and begged Samuel to still honor
him before the elders of the people
Samuel forsook him and left him alone
TO suffer in disgrace.
Holy Life.
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