Saul Anointed as King

Published: Jan. 8, 2023, 5:01 p.m.

A Sunday Sermon edition of Wilderness Wanderings!  The text is 1 Samuel 9:1-10:16 from the New International Version of the Bible.  Dive In discussion questions are below for further reflection!

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DIVE IN

  1. What is the tension that keeps re-appearing Saul’s story?
  2. What two stories are interwoven in today’s scripture reading? Why is the story of Saul’s anointing told this way?
  3. What Israelite memory is evoked in this story? Why is this important?
  4. How does this story of Saul’s anointing weave its way through history into our lives?
  5. How has the Spirit been changing your character? How have you been resisting that change or walking in step with the Spirit?
  6. How do you, as a Christian, express your submission to the Word of God?