Saul: A Deeper Look Into Israel's First "Mortal" King By Chad Holle Kings and Prophets Dr. Brubacher 3/12/00 Saul, chosen by God and anointed by Samuel to be the first mortal king of Israel. He was chosen after the Israelites, God's people, had lost faith in the protection provided by Yahweh and started to look to themselves for help. This paper will take a quick look at Saul's background, and it will illustrate the good, the …showed first 75 words of 1642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1642 total…as David's or Solomon's. Overall it seems that had the people just listened to Samuel in the first place the entire kingship fiasco could have been avoided. Bibliography The Harper Collins Study Bible: New Revised Standard Version. The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, V.2 p.88-92. New International Version Holy Bible Brubacher, Gordon. 1999. Oral Communication Brubacher, Gordon. 2000. Oral Communication Mills, Watson, and Richard Wilson, editors. 1999. History of Israel. Mercer Bible Commentary vol 2. Mercer University Press.