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Podcast: The Amazing Bible. Book Club
Episode: 1 Samuel - Chapters 8-12
Description: These chapters begin with Samuel being old, and his two sons, Joel and Abijah were dishonest and they perverted justice, and the people wanted to have a king to lead them instead of Samuel's wicked sons. At first this upset Samuel, but the Lord said to listen to the people, for they were not rejecting Samuel, but God as their king. We learn about how Samuel and Saul met the first time, and how he was anointed by Samuel as the Lord's anointed to lead His inheritance (10:1). Samuel sent Saul home, but he told him of three things that...