1 Samuel, 9

10. And Saul said to his boy, "Well said! Come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was.

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Chapter 9 of 1 Samuel narrates the story of how Saul son of wanted was chosen by God to be the first king of Israel. Saul is described as an attractive but insecure young man who goes in search of his father's lost donkeys. During the search, he finds the prophet Samuel, who tells him that he will be anointed as the leader of Israel. Here are five verses related to the topics addressed in 1 Samuel 9:

Genesis 49:10: "The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the command rod of his descendants, until he comes to whom he belongs and whom the peoples will obey." This verse is a prophecy about the lineage of Judah, which is the tribe from which Saul and his father wanted to descend. The scepter is a symbol of real power, and this prophecy is seen as a promise of the arrival of the Messiah.

Deuteronomy 17:14-15: "When you enter the earth that the Lord gives you, and to possess, and to dwell, and then say, 'I will put upon me a king, as all nations around me have,', ', they have No doubt you shall give you a king that the Lord your God chooses. " This verse establishes the law that will rule the choice of a king to Israel, which will be made by God Himself. Samuel chooses Saul as king according to this law.

1 Samuel 8:6-7: "But it did not please this word to Samuel, when they said, 'Give us a king who judge us.' Then Samuel prayed to the Lord. And the Lord said to Samuel, 'Hear the voice of People in all they tell you, for they have not rejected you, but to me, that I may not reign over them. " This verse narrates Samuel's reluctance to name a king to Israel, and how God responds to this reluctance, allowing the people to choose a king even if it were not the will of God.

1 Samuel 10:1: "Then Samuel took a bottle of olive oil, and poured him over Saul's head, and kissed him, and said, 'Didn't you anoint you for Prince about his inheritance?' Saul anointing ceremony as king of Israel. The anointing with oil was a sacred ritual that symbolized God's choice.

1 Samuel 15:23: "For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and insubmission is like idolatry and worship of home idols. Since you rejected the word of the Lord, he also rejected you as king." In this verse, the prophet Samuel confronts Saul for not obeying God's command to totally destroy the Amalequites and all his cattle, and for sparing King Agag. Samuel compares Saul's disobedience to idolatry and divination, and announces his rejection as king of Israel. The verse highlights the importance of obedience to God and His Word, and the consequences of disobedience.