The LORD and His Anointed (1 Sam. 10-12)

Michiana Covenant Presbyterian Church

The story in our passage for tonight is what happens when the Spirit of the LORD turns Saul into another man---We sometimes talk about how the first Joshua resembles the second Joshua -our Lord Jesus-. Perhaps we should also talk about how the first Saul resembles the second Saul -the apostle Paul-.- -Both have a remarkable encounter with God -this Saul with the Holy Spirit - in Acts it will be the exalted Lord Jesus- And both, it could be said, were turned into another man---Now, at first blush, 1 Samuel 10-12 sounds awfully pro-Saul. Israel sinned in rejecting the LORD as king, but Saul seems to do everything right- In other words, our author is an honest man. He admits that Saul started out well. But he also hints at what is to come...