I Samuel 9:1-2; 10:17-26

Every word of scripture from I Samuel 9:1 through I Samuel 10:26 is God’s answer to Israel’s demand that Samuel “make us a king”. Saul was God’s answer to the demand that the elders had placed upon Samuel. The text before us consists of two snippets extracted from the Lord’s answer. The first (9:1-2) focuses upon the king’s genealogy and his physical appearance. The second (10:17-26) is the record of God’s…