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Introduction
Saul had been anointed king by Samuel in private (1 Sa 10:1) then he was declared king in front of the people (1 Sa 10:24).
Yet the meeting ended rather anti-climatically.
Everyone shouts long live the king.
Samuel explains/writes the rules of kingliness and then stores them away.
Samuel sends everyone home.
Some follow Saul.
There are some dissenters.
Then in chapter 11 we see Saul's kingship demonstrated and then confirmed.
Who decided Saul was going to be king?
Saul Challenged
The Key Players
Nahash
His name means snake or serpent.
He was king of the Ammorites who were the descendants of Lot and his younger daughter; Ge. 19:38.
1 Chronicles 19 shows that David had been to some degree friendly with Nahash.
Perhaps it was a case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
the Ammonites
The Ammonites occupied north and east of the territory of Moab in modern day Jordan.
Israel was instructed not to invade or occupy Ammonite territory because it had been given by God to the descendants of Lot; Dt. 2:19.
Because they supported the Moabites against Israel they were excluded from the congregation for 10 generations; Dt. 23:3.
Jabesh Gilead
This city has an history worth noting:
In Judges 11 the area is attacked by the Ammonites and when the rest of Israel (Ephraim) will not come to their aid they elect Jepthah to lead in their fight with them.
Jepthah wins but at the cost of more animosity and division with Ephraim.
In Judges 19-21 there is a description of a civil war in which the tribe of Benjamin is nearly destroyed.
The other tribes had made a rash oath that they would not give their daughters to the Benjamites.
After the war there are only 600 Benjamite men alive.
What to do?
The Lexham Bible Dictionary summarizes:
In Judges 21, after the tribe of Benjamin was nearly destroyed, the people of Israel sought brides for them.
They remembered that no one from Jabesh-Gilead had attacked Benjamin and sent an army to destroy the town and capture the women.
They returned with 400 young virgins as brides for the tribe of Benjamin.
The Key Events
Nahash sieges Jabesh Gilead
Let the negotiations begin
Jabesh says how do we make this go away.
Nahash - surrender and I’ll put out your right eye,
Jabesh - counters…
Give us more time (a week)
Let us send for help.
Nahash accepts their offer.
Saul informed
Now look in the text at vs 4-5.
The Spirit shows up
Saul’s anger
Saul’s response
divides oxen then sends messengers to all of Israel.
What do you think the message was?
The message is show up or else.
The Trickery
As a distraction Saul tells the men of Jabesh Gilead to say that they are going to surrender on the following day.
Complete victory
PAUSE
Can you feel the tension and suspense after vs 10?
Now read vs 11
The People’s Response
In vs 12-13 we see the peoples response.
Read
After the victory the people are ready to put to death those who had originally opposed Saul.
Saul refuses and credits the Lord.
This may be the peak of Saul’s kingship.
Saul confirmed king
How do you respond to opposition?
What is the best form of government?
How important is the Holy Spirit to you?
What are two good reasons for this story not to make rash promises/threats?
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