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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
After the Israelites [[The Exodus|left Egypt]], they [[Life in Desert|wandered in the desert]] for forty years before entering [[Canaan]], the promised land. Once they settled in Canaan, they lived in tribal communities, each in the territory allotted to their tribe. Although there was no national leader like [[Moses]] or [[Joshua]], God raised up [[Judge|judges]] whenever foreign enemies invaded. These judges helped unite the people temporarily to overcome crises. However, the Israelites eventually rejected God’s way of leading them and demanded a king, wanting to be like the other nations. They believed that a powerful king would better protect them from their enemies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+8%3A20&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 8:20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Although God, through the prophet [[Samuel]], warned that having a king would not be to their benefit, the people insisted.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+8%3A10-19&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 8:10–19 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> So God granted their request and instructed Samuel to anoint a king.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+8%3A22&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 8:22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> God chose Saul, the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, as the first king of Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+9%3A15-16&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 9:15–16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | After the Israelites [[The Exodus|left Egypt]], they [[Life in the Desert|wandered in the desert]] for forty years before entering [[Canaan]], the promised land. Once they settled in Canaan, they lived in tribal communities, each in the territory allotted to their tribe. Although there was no national leader like [[Moses]] or [[Joshua]], God raised up [[Judge|judges]] whenever foreign enemies invaded. These judges helped unite the people temporarily to overcome crises. However, the Israelites eventually rejected God’s way of leading them and demanded a king, wanting to be like the other nations. They believed that a powerful king would better protect them from their enemies.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+8%3A20&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 8:20 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Although God, through the prophet [[Samuel]], warned that having a king would not be to their benefit, the people insisted.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+8%3A10-19&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 8:10–19 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> So God granted their request and instructed Samuel to anoint a king.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+8%3A22&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 8:22 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> God chose Saul, the son of Kish from the tribe of Benjamin, as the first king of Israel.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Samuel+9%3A15-16&version=NIV |title=1 Samuel 9:15–16 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
==Saul’s Life== | ==Saul’s Life== | ||