Journal Question

Identify a time in your life when you

knew you made a mistake.
 Israel experience

In a conversation with a friend, I tried

to justify myself, because I knew I had
said the “wrong thing.”
King Saul’s fall
Unit 4 Wavering
Review
 Review

What type of person was Saul in the

early part of his life?
 Summarize

Summarize 1 Samuel 12-15

 Outline

1.Samuel testifies to Israel; God sends Thunder and Israel Repents

2.War with the Philistines

3.Saul's Foolish Order

4.Saul's Disobedience and Samuel's Rebuke.

a. Samuel sends Saul to destroy Amalek

b. Saul favors the Kenites

c. He spares Agag and the best of the spoil

d. Samuel denounces unto Saul God's rejection of him for his disobedience

e. Saul's humiliation

f. Samuel kills Agag

g. Samuel and Saul part

 Lesson objective

Observe the change in Saul’s heart

Identify disobedience in Saul’s life
Draw connections to our lives
 Samuel farewell and sign

1 Samuel 12

Samuel tells the Israelites how he has listened to them and has given them a king to
lead them.

Samuel’s uprightness is confirmed by the people.

Samuel interacts with the Israelites about how they have complained for a king and
God has given them a king, just like He gave them Moses and Aaron, yet you sinned
and were delivered into the hands of your enemies. The Israelites apologize and
want Samuel to help them.

Samuel says, no… you have a king now. Listen to him and don’t rebel against the
command of the Lord or the king. If you rebel, the hand of the Lord will be against
you, like it was against your fathers.

Watch: I will pray that God send thunder and rain… that’s what happened! He got
the attention of the Israelites and realized they did wrong asking for a king.
 Samuel rebukes Saul

1 Samuel 13

Saul was 40 years when he began to rule over Israel.

Philistines lined up to fight against the Israelites. When the men of

Israel saw the situation, they got scared and hid.

Saul still set out with the people, but the people scattered, because they
were fearful (Samuel wasn’t with them). He told the people to bring
him the burnt offering that he might offer to God, because he was
“insecure” and nervous about how the people had scattered. Samuel
rebukes Saul for his disobedience (1 Samuel 13:14).
 Heart condition

What is going on with Saul at this time?

How has he changed from the

beginning of the story?
What is his heart condition?
 King Saul’s fall
1 Samuel 15

Samuel told Saul to annihilate the Amalekites. Saul went and killed the Amalekites, but didn’t
completely annihilate them (spared Agag (the king) and the best of the sheep and the oxen and
all that was ‘good’). This grieved Samuel, because he didn’t do what God had commanded him
to do. Though you were little in your own site, didn’t God put you in charge and why didn’t you
listen to the voice of the Lord? Why have you done wrong in the sight of the Lord? Saul tried
to justify himself. “Does the Lord want the sacrifice or to have obedience?” Rebellion is like
witchcraft, stubbornness is like idolatry.

Saul asks his forgiveness, because feared the people (Insecure and fearful).

Because you rejected the word of the Lord, He has rejected you as king. Samuel mourned for
Saul and God grieved that he made Saul king over Israel.
 Summary of the fall

Saul’s insecurities and fears about not having the confidence

of the people when facing the Philistines.

Disobeys God when told to annihilate the Amalekites (sought

to ‘please the people’)

Didn’t completely annihilate them.

Saul tried to justify himself.

God rejects him as king.

 Connection

Using your infographic… use a chart

to illustrate the condition of your
heart towards God during the course
of your life.
Here’s mine: https://infogr.am/the-condition-of-my-heart?src=web
 Recap

Disobedience led to the downfall of

king Saul.
Our heart condition (obedience and
disobedience) towards God impacts
our choices towards God and people