1 Samuel 13 - Mighty To SAVE

1 Samuel 13, - Saul and Israel reaping what they have sown, they foolishly asked for a King, not walking closely with the Lord, Yet God is still mighty to save his people,

1. Fake News
2. Fearful Men
3. Foolish Choice by Saul
4. Future Problems For God's People

Point #1 - Fake News -
- Chapter 12 Samuel's retirement party, unfaithful beware
- Vs 1-4 - King for 2 years, (textual variant) King for 1 year unofficially,
- 2k with Saul, 1k with Jonathon
- Saul takes credit for the win (his son Jonathon won the battle...)
2 Questions: Why is Saul not delivering? Why is Saul lying?
1. Kings are to rule and reign
2. He does not rescue and Save (1 Samuel 9:16 King will rescue his people)
1. We are expecting Saul to be like Samson and to judge the enemies of God
3. Are we reluctant to God's calling in our life? Call to go and make disciples of all nations
Jonathon is the deliverer not Saul (and then Saul lies and takes credit) 1 Cor 4:7 - What do you have that you didn't receive and if you received it why do you boast?
Are you consumed with the desire to please men?

Point #2 - Fearful men
- Sand of sea against the people of Israel - Abrahamic Covenant in Gen 12, 15, 22 "Your descendants shall be as numerous as the sand of the sea".
- Chariots - were like tanks in ancient time, 30,000 Chariots, Troops like sand on the seashore.
- This is a Covenant issue - enemies outnumber them... do the trust God or not?
- God puts us in position where odds are against us, hiding in caves, holes, rocks, tombs, would you hide next to a rotting corpse to escape your enemy?
- Some flee...
- Psalm 20:7 some trust in Chariots we trust in the name of our God. God's people should not be afraid of their enemies, Philippians 1:27-29

Point #3 - Foolish Choice
- The King they wanted - disobeys God's word, waited 7 days (2nd time) but he does not wait for Samuel, as soon as he killed and finished offering the burnt offering Samuel came strolling in...
- Samuel had proven he is trustworthy, Saul is a Benjamite - Nada and Abihu were killed for offering "strange fire"
- Do you often think you know what's best with God?
- Samuel says what have you done? Saul blames Samuel, Adam in the garden - you will die, die, Adam blames Eve and God, for his sin "You gave"
- Do you own your sin? - Do you blame others? Do you spiritualize it? Do you rationalize the wrong you do? If he was a King after God's own heart...

Point #4 - Future Problems
- "You have done foolishly said Samuel" The Lord has sought out a man after his own heart,
- God promised a King through Judah (Genesis) Kings were hoping their kids would take over, You are not a man after my own heart, 1 Chron 17:11, David🙂
- King Jesus through King David
- Samuel sees the situation and leaves,
- Saul has 600 men, Judges chapter 3 language,
- Philistine blacksmiths sharpened their farm tools to fight against the Philistines,
- Chapter kind of ends dangling wondering if they will prevail
- Ex gospel: Sin, death, wrath and condemnation, Jesus stepped in and fulfilled the law paid an infinite Hell debt, died and rose.