Suzerainty Treaty Vs Parity Treaty

He shows he is weak and not ready to lead. (1 Samuel 9:21). Saul even hides when he is supposed to show himself to the Israelites as the chosen King (1 Samuel 11: 22). Although Saul knows that he cannot lead, he has no choice, he has to follow the Lord’s order. At last, God realizes that Saul was indeed not a leader-type person and chooses another person. God must have known that people are not forced to be leaders, but they themselves should be aware of the ability to be leaders.

B. I think this story can be a parable of Saul's relationship to David in the sense that, it represents the saying, "those who humble themselves will be exalted and those who exalt themselves will be humbled." David always humbled himself, and was a servant of God. This

But The one main difference that made all the difference between Saul and David was “Saul looked like a king, but proved to be a poor one because his heart did not follow the Lord faithfully” (Arnold & Buyer, 2008, p. 210) yet David was the exact opposite; He didn’t look the part, but his heart was fully devoted to being faithful to God. A few Similarities between them were that they both had military success, David more so since he expanded the kingdom and helped subdue the tribes around Israel, and God gave the kingship to both. These are the similarities and differences that seem to stand out the

After witnessing the brawl between David and Goliath, Saul insisted that David come live in his palace and join his army. Through these new opportunities, “the Lord prospered David so that he [could become] immensely popular with the people” (MacArthur 102). Because Saul loved power and attention more than he loved God, Saul became envious of David and “sought to murder him;” he did not want to share attention with anyone else (MacArthur 102). When Saul found out that his son was attempting to protect David, he became enraged and “launched [a spear] across the dinner table at [Jonathan’s] head, narrowly missing his target” (MacArthur 103). Saul believed his son had betrayed him, when in reality, he respected God’s plans for Israel. Unlike Jonathan, Saul “tenaciously (and futilely) tried to retain the throne for his son;” however, Jonathan was ecstatic to see God’s plan come to life, so he was pleased to give up his position of power (MacArthur 104). Saul was unsuccessful in executing David because God was on his side; the Lord had already established that he would become

Hassan and Sohrab. Saul speaks to David and says, “You are not able to go against this Philistine

Edwards states, "David the sheepherder would have grown up to become King Saul II, except God cut away the Saul inside David's heart" [p. 24]. Like David, we must devote ourselves to spending personal and consistent time with God to develop a heart like his. On the other hand, Saul's tragic downfall is a cautionary tale, highlighting the danger of unchecked pride and insecurity. Despite his anointment as king by God, Saul's jealousy and self-importance plunged him into spiritual darkness.

Saul perused David looking to kill him but God continued to protect David. When given the chance, David refused to kill Saul in the cave of En Gedi. Even after Saul’s death David treated Saul with the respect deserving of one of the Lord’s anointed.

By becoming the king, Saul was ensuring that his bloodline would rule Israel, or so he thought. However, when he lost the favor of God he also lost the right to his throne because the Lord chose a new king. Even before there is conflict between Saul and David, there is evidence that he could be quick to anger. Samuel, when told to go an anoint David, is afraid of what Saul will do to him (1 Samuel 16.2). This also hints that Saul may have trouble controlling his emotions, even when faced with the knowledge that the new path was the will of God.

”We first encounter David as a lad in his father’s home at Bethlehem, where Samuel anointed him king over Israel (I Sam. 16 1 -13).2 A little later on he is called in to relieve Saul’s insanity by playing the lyre and is appointed Saul’s armour-bearer (I Sam. 16 14-23).3 His next appearance is in Saul’s camp when Israel is fighting the Philistines.”

There are two versions of how Saul initially met David. 2 Samuel 17: 55-58 confirmed that Saul did not know David. David became Saul's armor-bearer. He played the harp for Saul in order for him to feel better. Saul felt better whenever the spirit of God take over him.

One of the ways that David met Saul was David was going out to fight a Philistine by the name of Goliath, Saul took notice of this and commanded his army commander Abner to find out who David was and King Saul wanted to know who was David's father . After the fight Abner went and brought David to Saul and this is one ways that David and Saul met. Another way that David and Saul met was that there was an evil spirit that was sent form the Lord that was terrifying Saul, so Saul sent his courtiers to find someone that was very skilled at playing the lyre and bring him to me. So one of the courtiers spoke up and told Saul that he knew of a boy that was the son of Jesse the Bethlehmite an this boy was skilled as well as with the Lord so Saul

When Saul and his servant came across Prophet Samuel’s path they caught each other’s attention. The

Saul and David had a lot in common. Both were kings of Israel while Samuel was its prophet. Both men were considered attractive. 1 Samuel 9:2 describes Saul as “a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome than he among the sons of Israel.” David is described as “he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance” in 1 Samuel 16:12. While Saul was sent to find the lost donkeys, David was a shepherd over flocks of sheep. Both men were handpicked by God. God revealed his choice through the prophet Samuel who also anointed them both.

In The Bible there are multiple ideal societies which are presented, each denoted by the God's approval of that society and its leader. One of these societies is that portrayed in the story of Saul. In this story Samuel, a prophet of God, is given the task of revealing Saul, the ruler who is specified

Now, Saul didn’t come to the throne as the results of a hard-fought political campaign. In fact, he wasn’t even running for the office. I don’t suppose that he had ever thought of becoming a king. The day Saul left home looking for his father’s live-stock he had no idea that something was going to happen that would change his whole life.