Bible in a Year March 25: 1 Samuel 8-10

 March 25: 1 Samuel 8-10

I smiled a little at the conversation Saul had with the girls coming out of town. We know that Saul was an “impressive young man without equal among the Israelites - a head taller than any of the others”, but we don’t really know what he looked like. I can just hear these girls gabbing on about where to find the seer – they could have just said, “You will find him as you enter the town”. But instead they gave lots of details – were they flirting a bit, or were they just chatty?

 What it would be like to have someone tell you not only about your history but also about your future? Samuel mentions a great tree, but this is not the same one we’ve seen in the past. The ESV Bible states it was an oak tree, yet another indication of how God is in the details.

 Saul sees all the prophecies come true, and even prophesies himself when the Holy Spirit overtakes him. Yet he still hides when it comes time for him to be named king. It reminded me a bit of when Moses begged to be let out of his role. Have you ever felt the call of God to do something that seemed really out of place for you, and you tried to ignore it and hide?

 TOMORROW’S TEXT: 1 Samuel 11- 13