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Podcast: Sharper Iron from KFUO Radio
Episode: 1 Samuel 16:1-23: The LORD Looks on the Heart
Description: The LORD commands Samuel to go to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem to offer a sacrifice with Jesse’s family and anoint the next king from among his sons. As the sons of Jesse come before Samuel in the order of age, Samuel wrongly assumes that the oldest will be king. The LORD corrects His prophet; the LORD looks at the heart. No man, not even his own father, realizes that it is the youngest son that will be the king. At Samuel’s request, David is brought before him, and Samuel anoints the shepherd as the next king...