Saul Was Taken

1 Samuel 10:22; 23a

"Therefore they inquired of the Lord further, if the man

should yet come thither, and the Lord answered,

Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.

And they ran and fetched him thence:"

    That Saul was "taken" means that lots were drawn, probably out of an urn. This selection was carried out by process of elimination, beginning with selection of the tribe of Benjamin and ending with the selection of an individual from the clan of Matri and the family of Kish. The lot fell upon Saul. The Jews understood the drawing or casting of lots to be the means of discovering God's will. As for the necessity of casting lots, Saul nor Samuel had told the people of Saul's prior anointing (v.16) so this action was necessary to show the people that Saul was to be their King.

    Only divine wisdom can fully understand the choice of Saul for King. Yet Saul fully satisfied the desires of the people. He was a man of great stature from the most military tribe in all of Israel. Who better, they thought, to lead them in battle against their enemies? Saul was also a man whose own spiritual life mirrored that of the majority of Israel, he was a house built upon the sand, whose lack of saving faith was made clear when the storms came. Any life or nation built upon such a foundation will surely fail.

    Nevertheless, the purposes and design of God are never circumvented by the wickedness of men, "If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him?or if thy transgressions be multiplied what doest thou unto him?" (Job 35:6).  However, soon after Saul's failure, David was Chosen as the next King. Saul's reign revealed the motive of the people's demand for a King. Even if Saul had been obedient, his reign was destined to be temporary, for the tribe of Judah was the royal tribe, from which the King of Glory would come from, "The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the people be," (Gen. 49:10) 

Amen!

Reading: (1 Sam. 10:20-24)

Ref: HG SB

May God Bless You

And Your Family

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry