Saul is Anointed as King When an Israelite king took office, he was both crowned and anointed. The coronation was the
political act of recognizing the new king as ruler of the people. The anointing was the religious act
of making the king God’s representative to the people.As this chapter opens, we find …
Samuel Gathered the leaders of Israel together Saul returns home, and says nothing about the private anointing (vv. 14-16). He told his uncle
about
finding the donkeys with Samuel’s help, but Saul said nothing about the kingship. Samuel calls an
assembly of all Israel. There, perhaps by use of Urim and Thummim, Saul is public …
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Saul is Anointed as King
When an Israelite king took office, he was both crowned and anointed. The coronation was the political act of recognizing the new king as ruler of the people. The anointing was the religious act of making the king God’s representative to the people.As this chapter opens, we find …
Samuel Gathered the leaders of Israel together
Saul returns home, and says nothing about the private anointing (vv. 14-16). He told his uncle about finding the donkeys with Samuel’s help, but Saul said nothing about the kingship. Samuel calls an assembly of all Israel. There, perhaps by use of Urim and Thummim, Saul is public …