Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there.
In this incident Israel faced a very threatening situation physically and spiritually. The people’s reaction was to weep (1 Samuel 11:4). God went into action because He had made promises to protect His people (cf. Hebrews 13:5-6). He provided deliverance when His people thought there was no hope. The result was that God’s people rededicated themselves to following the Lord faithfully. Their weeping gave way to rejoicing.