{"id":5103,"date":"2024-09-15T06:05:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-15T11:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2024-09-15T06:05:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-15T11:05:28","slug":"1-2-samuel-program-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?p=5103","title":{"rendered":"1 &amp; 2 Samuel (Program #11)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-13\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bible.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"150\" \/>1 &amp; 2 Samuel (Program #11) &#8211; The History Concerning Saul (3)<\/p>\n<p>The children of Israel were in a low condition.\u00a0 Their enemies were closing in.\u00a0 They had strayed far from the Lord\u00a0 both in their hearts and in their deeds.\u00a0 And they feared that He would no longer look after them and protect them. Their reaction was understandable; they asked the prophet Samuel to give them a king just as all the other nations had to protect them. Reluctantly Samuel sought Jehovah in the matter and the Lord granted the people their request and instructed Samuel to anoint Saul as the first king over Israel. In the beginning it appeared that the Lord was with king Saul. And he was victorious in defeating the Ammonites, Israel&#8217;s enemy. But as time went on it became more and more evident that what was filling Saul&#8217;s heart was not so much to establish God&#8217;s kingdom but rather to build up a monarchy or a kingdom of his own within God&#8217;s kingdom.<\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"1 &amp;amp; 2 Samuel (Program #11)\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-09-15T06:05:28-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"1 &amp;amp; 2 Samuel (Program #11) - The History Concerning Saul (3)\r\n\r\nThe children of Israel were in a low condition.\u00a0 Their enemies were closing in.\u00a0 They had strayed far from the Lord\u00a0 both in their hearts and in their deeds.\u00a0 And they feared that He...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Samuel\/Sam_11.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"15.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5147\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Samuel\/Sam_11.mp3\" title=\"Play\" onclick=\"return powerpress_embed_html5a('5147','http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Samuel\/Sam_11.mp3');\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/powerpress\/play_audio.png\" title=\"Play\" alt=\"Play\" style=\"border:0;\" width=\"23px\" height=\"24px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Samuel\/Sam_11.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?powerpress_pinw=5103-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lsmradio.com\/audio\/mp3-files\/Samuel\/Sam_11.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Sam_11.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Religion--Spirituality-Podcas\/Bible-Study-Radio-p959109\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/biblestudyradio.org\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1 &amp; 2 Samuel (Program #11) &#8211; The History Concerning Saul (3) The children of Israel were in a low condition.\u00a0 Their enemies were closing in.\u00a0 They had strayed far from the Lord\u00a0 both in their hearts and in their deeds.\u00a0 And they feared that He would no longer look after them and protect them. 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