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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: 1 Samuel 15:1-35: The King's Disobedience to the LORD
Description: Samuel gives the Word of the LORD to Saul, telling the king to devote to destruction the idolatrous Amalekites. Saul faithfully spares the Kenites, who had previously attached themselves to Israel, but Saul unfaithfully spares the Amalekite king and the choicest animals. The LORD sends Samuel to tell Saul that Saul has been rejected as king. When Saul claims to have been obedient, sparing the animals for the sake of sacrifice, Samuel clearly reveals Saulโs rebellion, for the king thought he knew better than God. The kingdom will be ripped from Saul as Saul ripped Samuelโs robe. Samu...