{"id":2305,"date":"2022-05-13T10:18:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temtube.com\/?p=2305"},"modified":"2022-05-13T10:18:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:18:42","slug":"1-samuel-13-god-is-out-looking-for-your-replacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temtube.com\/?p=2305","title":{"rendered":"1 Samuel 13 \u201cGod Is Out Looking for Your Replacement\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-subscribe-bar-container\"><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 Samuel 13 \u201cGod Is Out Looking for Your Replacement\u201d\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mk6VAMQYH4s?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mk6VAMQYH4s&amp;t=5s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mk6VAMQYH4s&amp;t=5s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"youtube-subscribe-bar\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #1b1b1b;\">\n\t\t\t<div>Please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscribe_embed?usegapi=1&amp;channelid=UCAxkC8h9g4fhxldTECUgIsg&amp;layout=default&amp;theme=default&amp;count=default&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftemtube.com%2F\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1Saul was a young man when he began as king. He was king over Israel for many years. 2Saul conscripted enough men for three companies of soldiers. He kept two companies under his command at Micmash and in the Bethel hills. The other company was under Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. He sent the rest of the men home. 3-4Jonathan attacked and killed the Philistine governor stationed at Geba (Gibeah). When the Philistines heard the news, they raised the alarm: \u201cThe Hebrews are in revolt!\u201d Saul ordered the reveille trumpets blown throughout the land. The word went out all over Israel, \u201cSaul has killed the Philistine governor\u2014drawn first blood! The Philistines are stirred up and mad as hornets!\u201d Summoned, the army came to Saul at Gilgal. 5The Philistines rallied their forces to fight Israel: three companies of chariots, six companies of cavalry, and so many infantry they looked like sand on the seashore. They went up into the hills and set up camp at Micmash, east of Beth Aven. 6-7When the Israelites saw that they were way outnumbered and in deep trouble, they ran for cover, hiding in caves and pits, ravines and brambles and cisterns\u2014wherever. They retreated across the Jordan River, refugees fleeing to the country of Gad and Gilead. But Saul held his ground in Gilgal, his soldiers still with him but scared to death. 8He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel. Samuel failed to show up at Gilgal, and the soldiers were slipping away, right and left. 9-10So Saul took charge: \u201cBring me the burnt offering and the peace offerings!\u201d He went ahead and sacrificed the burnt offering. No sooner had he done it than Samuel showed up! Saul greeted him. 11-12Samuel said, \u201cWhat on earth are you doing?\u201d Saul answered, \u201cWhen I saw I was losing my army from under me, and that you hadn\u2019t come when you said you would, and that the Philistines were poised at Micmash, I said, \u2018The Philistines are about to come down on me in Gilgal, and I haven\u2019t yet come before God asking for his help.\u2019 So I took things into my own hands, and sacrificed the burnt offering.\u201d 13-14\u201cThat was a fool thing to do,\u201d Samuel said to Saul. \u201cIf you had kept the appointment that your God commanded, by now God would have set a firm and lasting foundation under your kingly rule over Israel. As it is, your kingly rule is already falling to pieces. God is out looking for your replacement right now. This time he\u2019ll do the choosing. When he finds him, he\u2019ll appoint him leader of his people. And all because you didn\u2019t keep your appointment with God!\u201d 15At that, Samuel got up and left Gilgal. What army there was left followed Saul into battle. They went into the hills from Gilgal toward Gibeah in Benjamin. Saul looked over and assessed the soldiers still with him\u2014a mere six hundred! Jonathan and His Armor Bearer 16-18Saul, his son Jonathan, and the soldiers who had remained made camp at Geba (Gibeah) of Benjamin. The Philistines were camped at Micmash. Three squads of raiding parties were regularly sent out from the Philistine camp. One squadron was assigned to the Ophrah road going toward Shual country; another was assigned to the Beth Horon road; the third took the border road that rimmed the Valley of Hyenas. 19-22There wasn\u2019t a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel. The Philistines made sure of that\u2014\u201cLest those Hebrews start making swords and spears.\u201d That meant that the Israelites had to go down among the Philistines to keep their farm tools\u2014plowshares and mattocks, axes and sickles\u2014sharp and in good repair. They charged a silver coin for the plowshares and mattocks, and half that for the rest. 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