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Why Are You Hiding?
Let me start with prayer.
Let me start with prayer.
Last week we were in chapter 17 of 1 Samuel, David and Goliath.
Today, I would like to take a step back into chapter 10 and look at the anointing of Saul as King.
Last week we were in chapter 17 of 1 Samuel, David and Goliath.
Today, I would like to take a step back into chapter 10 and look at the anointing of Saul as King.
Let me refresh your memory of 1 Samuel chapter 8, Samuel, the faithful prophet, priest and final judge is the leader of Israel.
The people recognize that he is getting old, and his potential successors, his sons, aren't as devoted as he is.
Because of this, the people come to Samuel and ask him to petition God for a king.
Not just any king but a king like all the other nations.
They want this king to fight their battles for them
If you remember where we were, the week before, in 1 Samuel chapter 8, Samuel, the faithful prophet, priest and final judge is leading Israel.
The people recognize that he is old, and his sons aren't as devoted as he is, so they come to Samuel and ask him to ask God for a king, like all the other nations to rule over them.
Chapter 9 introduces a new person, Saul.
Then, chapter 9 introduces a new person, Saul, that is where we are picking up the scriptures today.
You may want to have your Bible open to chapter 9.
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Let me take a quick minute for a story.
My Father grew up in Chicago.
One of the boys from that neighborhood ended up being a professional baseball player.
I asked my dad, "What was it like to grow up knowing a professional baseball player?".
My Dad said, "He was nothing special."
He said that he was good at baseball, but nothing special, most of the people from the neighborhood were a little surprised he became a pro.
My Father grew up in Chicago.
One of the boys from that neighborhood ended up being a professional baseball player.
I asked my dad, "What was it like to grow up knowing a professional baseball player?".
My Dad said, "He was nothing special."
He said that he was good at baseball, but nothing special, most of the people from the neighborhood were a little surprised he became a pro.
Did you ever know someone who went on to greatness?
My Father grew up in Chicago.
One of the boys in his neighborhood ended up becoming a professional baseball player.
He ended playing for the New York Yankees.
I asked my dad, what it was like to grow up in the same neighborhood with a pro baseball player.
My Dad told me that at that time he was quite ordinary.
He said that he was good at baseball, but not really out of the ordinary.
My Father grew up in Chicago.
One of the boys in his neighborhood ended up becoming a professional baseball player.
He ended playing for the New York Yankees.
I asked my dad, what it was like to grow up in the same neighborhood with a pro baseball player.
My Dad told me that at that time he was quite ordinary.
He said that he was good at baseball, but not really out of the ordinary.
My son Austin played hockey here in Faribault.
One of his former teammates, is now a pro hockey player.
Now that kid, that kid you could tell there was something special.
He played hockey with a certain intensity, he was just different from all the other kids on the ice.
There was something about him.
My son Austin played hockey with a kid from Faribault, that is now a pro hockey player.
I watched that kid play when he was little.
He was good.
He was the best kid on the ice, you could tell there was something special.
William Shakespeare said, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
William Shakespeare said, "Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
When we open chapter 9, of 1 Samuel, and we are introduced to Saul, we can’t help but wonder how that quote applies to him.
When we encounter Saul, we wonder how he fits this quote.
When we are first introduced to Saul we think Saul was born to greatness.
We are introduced to Saul in chapter 9.
The first two verses of Chapter 9 may lead us to believe that perhaps Saul was born to greatness.
Saul is from a noteworthy family, tall and good looking.
But, as we read on in chapter 9, we question his leadership skills.
Saul seems to be born great.
He is from a family of good standing; he is handsome and tall.
As we read on in chapter 9, we come across some things, which cause us to question that greatness.
Saul's father's donkeys go missing.
Saul and a servant are on a mission to find those donkeys.
They search in one area, then another, and they can't seem to find the donkeys.
Saul is ready to pack it and go home so that his father doesn't worry about him.
For someone born great, you would think there would be a little more perseverance or maybe some more problem-solving skills.
But not Saul, Saul is ready to go home.
As it turns out, some his father’s donkeys escape.
Saul and a servant are on a mission to find them.
They search in one area, then another, and they can't seem to find the donkeys.
Saul is ready to pack it and go home.
For someone from such good stock you would think he would posses a little more perseverance.
You would think that with such good external traits he would also have some problem-solving skills.
But not Saul, Saul can’t find the donkeys and is ready to go home, at least until his servant speaks up.
His servant has a better idea on how to solve this problem than he does.
His servant suggests that they go and ask God.
Let's ask God where the donkeys are.
His servant has an idea on how to solve this problem.
His servant suggests that they go and ask God.
His servant comes up with the idea to ask God, not Saul.
Saul’s response isn’t much better.
He doesn’t jump on the obvious solution.
His servant comes up with the idea to ask God.
What should have been first on Saul's mind, had to come to him from a servant.
Not only that, but Saul even tries to resist that.
Saul, the one from the upstanding family, doesn't even have any cash.
Saul doesn't even have any cash.
At least Saul has a good servant.
Leave it to the servant again; he will save the day.
Leave it to the servant again; he will save the day.
What the world views as greatness, may not be greatness at all.
The tall, handsome man with the important background may not be as great we think.
With his skills it is hard to believe that he will achieve greatness.
If this man is to reach greatness, he will need it thrust upon him.
What the world views as greatness, may not be greatness at all.
The tall, handsome man with the important background may not be as great we think, If this man achieves greatness, he will need it thrust upon him.
When Saul and his servant go up to meet with the "Man of God" to find out which way to go, Samuel enters the story.
Samuel is the man of God in Israel at that time, and Samuel, as it turns out, is expecting them.
Saul and his servant go up to meet with the "Man of God".
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