The Coat
Part 6
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—–INTRODUCTION—–
If you are new to this site and to the series on The Coat, I suggest you CLICK HERE and you will be safely redirected to the Menu/Dashboard to select the articles that you have missed. We have covered the first of two references to the COAT OF MAIL, now onto the second and last mention of THE COAT OF MAIL in Scripture.
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—– Another Coat of Mail —–
Another Adversary of God – Another Son of Satan
Whose Son Art Thou?
And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also, he armed him with a coat of mail. (1st Samuel 17:38)
There have been many messages given based on the 17th Chapter of 1st Samuel when David rejected this coat of mail. Let us, however, examine this coat of mail and the owner of this coat of mail. CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE . . . you will be safely redirected to posts about Goliath and David.
Many years ago, I posted an article titled David and Goliath, Whose Son Art Thou, focusing on David, however, it appears that the Holy Spirit of God is now leading us to examine Saul and Whose Son Art Thou?
It was Saul, Israel’s chosen king, chosen after their own corrupt hearts, who was clothed with brass and the coat of mail. As the giant of Gath, Goliath, had an armorbearer, so also Saul at a previous time had the young lad, David, as his armorbearer. And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. (1st Samuel 16:21) Although young David was Saul’s armor bearer, Saul did not know the identity of David’s father. Notice that later in 1st Samuel Chapter 17, Saul asked his military general, Abner, whose son is this youth? (1st Samuel 17:55, 56)
Lineage: fatherhood and sonship were important during Old Testament times, not only from the side of inheritance, but also from the side of character building. (The influence of character development from fathers in our contemporary age has been sadly missing. The removal of the importance of character building by fathers to their sons has been a deliberate and well-planned out program by Marxists, for the wicked iniquitous State desperately desires to be the ‘Father Figure’ and the ‘Builder of Children Void of Character.’ The father and originator of ALL evil is Satan. John 8:44.) The spiritual lineage of Saul stemmed from Satan.
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—– The POWER of GOD —–
The Evil Spirit Sent by God
Stay with me . . . from Saul and his coat of mail . . . from Saul and the evil spirit that plagued him . . . from Saul to the POWERFUL SOVEREIGN of the SEEN and UNSEEN worlds . . . let us spring from the verse in Matthew 22:29, Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.
The phrase power of God, is not recorded in the Old Testament, however, there are twenty-three verses with the words power and the LORD. Here is an interesting bit of trivia. Nine (9) verses from the twenty-three verses do NOT refer to God’s power, but to the power of the adversaries of God or to the power of the Spirit within the servants of God.
Before we read selected verses from 1st Samuel, Chapter 16, and 1st Samuel 18:10, that has troubled many readers, it is needful that we understand how GLORIOUS IN POWER is our God. We so lightly recite and quickly pass over these words from ‘the Lord’s prayer,’ in Matthew 6:13 to finally finish what we call ‘The Lord’s Prayer’, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. The kingdom of the SEEN and the UNSEEN realm is HIS KINGDOM . . . ALL IS HIS, HIS KINGDOM, HIS POWER and HIS GLORY. Although there are the UNSEEN and the SEEN realm it is STILL ONE KINGDOM because HE IS the KING ETERNAL Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, [be] honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1st Timothy 1:17)
● Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy. (Exodus 15:6)
● Thine, O LORD, [is] the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all [that is] in the heaven and in the earth [is thine]; thine [is] the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. (1st Chronicles 29:11)
● Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: [so] will we sing and praise thy power. (Psalm 21:13)
● The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet. (Nahum 1:3)
Let us examine the phrase evil spirit before we examine Saul and the evil spirit that plagued him. There are NINE (9) verses with the phrase evil spirit. (Judges 9:23; 1st Samuel 16:14, 15, 16, 23; 18:10; 19:9; Acts 19:15. 16). The first mention is found in Judges 9:23. Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech. Judges Chapter 9 is a long read of treachery, betrayal, murder, assassination, tribal war and civil war.
You know that it’s like listening to daily happenings across the country. We have become immune to treachery, betrayal, murder, tribal/gang/cartel wars, and mobs-for-hire civil war called ‘peaceful disturbances,’ by paid, lying, news activists. Judges Chapter 9 could probably be categorized as ‘What’s Happening Behind the Scenes at the Capitol Narrated by Empty Minds of Paid Marxists.’ What an introduction to Judges Chapter 9.
Now read why God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem (Judges 9:23). That the cruelty done to the threescore and ten sons of Jerubbaal might come, and their blood be laid upon Abimelech their brother, which slew them; and upon the men of Shechem, which aided him in the killing of his brethren. (Judges 9:24) Without going into the details of brotherly treachery, Judges 9:56 and 57 discloses the purpose of God sending an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem.
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren: (Judges 9:56)
And all the evil of the men of Shechem did God render upon their heads: and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. (Judges 9:57)
God RENDERED a judgment. Both Abimelech and the men of Shechem were equally guilty in their wickedness, and thus, we can say, they both got what they deserved. Through an evil spirit, evil overcame evil through the means of evil.
● And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off. (Psalm 94:23)
● His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins. (Proverbs 5:22)
The ‘HOW’s’ and ‘WHY’s’ behind God sending an evil spirit. God CONTROLS ALL. There is NO area outside of God’s SOVEREIGNTY. Mankind dislikes that thought that GOD ALONE IS SOVEREIGN. Many political personalities believe that they alone are important, and that they are ABOVE laws, and ABOVE consequences, but there is one thing that they cannot CONTROL . . . DEATH. They cannot hold back DEATH. They cannot hold back the JUDGMENT of God.
Back to Saul and the evil spirit from the LORD also known as the evil spirit from God. Remember the Law of First Mention in Judges Chapter 9 and how it all plays out in Saul that the purposes of God to judge wickedness by using wickedness is commonly employed by God throughout Scripture. God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem (Judges 9:23). Notice the times that the Holy Spirit of God used this phrase, evil spirit from the LORD and this phrase, evil spirit from God.
● But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. (1st Samuel 16:14)
● And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with [his] hand. (1st Samuel 19:9)
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● And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. (1st Samuel 16:15)
● Let our lord now command thy servants, [which are] before thee, to seek out a man, [who is] a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. (1st Samuel 16:16)
● And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. (1st Samuel 16:23)
● And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a javelin in Saul’s hand. (1st Samuel 18:10)
All creation is under the SOVEREIGNTY of GOD. As Balaam, the prophet OF and IN Baal, prophesied through the direction of God, for God’s purposes ALL of mankind cannot remove themselves from the hand of God. Do not think that God is a God of evil . . . HE IS NOT. Do not think that God CANNOT MOVE and REMOVE EVIL . . . HE CAN and HE HAS and HE WILL. God has many avenues through which He moves. At times He REMOVES EVIL, and at other times HE allows EVIL to remove EVIL.
● In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind. (Job 12:10)
● With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his. (Job 12:16)
● He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools. (Job 12:17)
Lucifer/Satan/the devil/Satan/the old serpent has one primary goal and numerous weapons. His primary goal is to become as GOD. Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God. (2nd Thessalonians 2:4) Lucifer FAILED to achieve his primary goal in the WAR in heaven; therefore, his primary goal has been passed on to Satan and onto his surrogate image in the ‘man of sin,’ known as The Beast, in his WAR on earth in ‘the temple of God‘ in Jerusalem.
God also has one primary goal for His creatures called ‘man,’ and that is to ‘dwell among them.‘
● And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them (Exodus 25:8). God offered His own soul to redeem man from sin, death and the devil.
● And they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I [am] the LORD their God. (Exodus 29:46)
● Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, [for] the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell [among them]. (Psalm 68:18)
● Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. (Revelation 7:15)
To accomplish His goal GOD required a great offering, and a great sacrifice on the part of the GODHEAD, and that offering was that God offered HIS OWN SOUL to redeem man from sin, death and the devil.
● Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put [him] to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong [his] days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. (Isaiah 53:10)
● He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. (Isaiah 53:11)
Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. (Isaiah 53:12)
The GREATEST PRICE and the GREATEST COST was the SOUL and BLOOD of GOD through His Son, the visible image of the invisible God, the Lord Jesus Christ.
● Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)
● Whom God hath set forth [to be] a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25)
● How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Hebrews 9:14)
God through the GODHEAD offered HIMSELF for man. The determinate counsels of God OFFERED GODHEAD for man. What greater price could God have given then the price of the blood of GODHEAD. In Acts we have GOD purchased with His own blood. Surrounding Romans 3:25 we have verses 24 and 26 revealing that it was faith in the blood of Jesus Christ.
Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: (Romans 3:24)
Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; (Romans 3:25)
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. (Romans 3:26) Though the flesh of Jesus Christ, GOD offered His blood, through His Spirit He offered His divine Person, and through His soul He offered the ROOT of HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.
In Hebrews 9:14, we have the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself. It was and it is the ONENESS in ALL things through GODHEAD that man is redeemed – ONE GOD, ONE OFFERING, ONE SACRIFICE, and ONE BLOOD. Though His flesh He offered His blood, and through His Spirit He offered His divine Person, through His soul He offered the ROOT of HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS.
The visible image of the invisible God was the visible image in the UNSEEN world as well as in the SEEN world. Christ Jesus was the beginning of the creation of God. (Revelation 3:14)
GOD IS SPIRIT. The UNSEEN world is UNSEEN to creatures of the SEEN world but not to the UNSEEN world, just because we are unable to SEE the UNSEEN world does not mean that the UNSEEN world is UNSEEN to those of the UNSEEN realm. Did I just confuse you, well, if I didn’t then I am not doing my job. 🙂
God SENT an evil spirit . . . the deceived and the deceiver are his (Job 12:16) . . . when God sends (whether the one sent is evil or godly) the result is the same . . . THEY GO! Notice that in verse 15 of 1st Kings 22 that it was Micaiah, God’s suffering servant who said, in verse 19, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
And the LORD said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. (1st Kings 22:20)
And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him. (1st Kings 22:21)
And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. (1st Kings 22:22)
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee. (1st Kings 22:23)
This scene of the war counsel between Ahab (king of Samaria) and Jehoshaphat (king of Israel) reveals that Micaiah’s vision involved a counsel of war in the throne room of the heavenly realm. Standing there were angels AND spirits. God, through His written word, does not disclose ALL about the creatures in the UNSEEN realm. He reveals just enough for readers to comprehend that in the UNSEEN realm there are subjects of God who serve Him that are NOT of our nature.
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—– The Armor of Saul—–
The Evil Spirit of Confusion
The Character of Saul
And Saul armed David with his armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head; also he armed him with a coat of mail. (1st Samuel 17:38)
Saul’s armor was almost identical to the armor of his enemies. The helmet of brass on his head and the coat of mail was also part of Goliath’s armor. And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail; and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of brass. (1st Samuel 17:5) This also became part of the failure within the early Church. Taking on the weaponry of the followers of Baal/Lucifer/Satan/the devil is identifying with those who serve Satan. Scripture clearly sets our weapons as spiritual weapons for our battle is a spiritual battle.
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places]. (Ephesians 6:12)
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (Ephesians 6:13)
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; (Ephesians 6:14)
And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Ephesians 6:15)
Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Ephesians 6:16)
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (Ephesians 6:17)
Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; (Ephesians 6:18)
Saul from the first time that he is mentioned in Scripture reveals a conflicted young man. Notice the Chapter number. The number nine (9) is where God chose to place the introduction to Saul.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. (1st Samuel 9:1)
And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. (1st Samuel 9:2)
And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. (1st Samuel 9:31)
He was clearly removed from personal responsibility, (1st Samuel 9:3), for he had to be TOLD that the herd of asses was missing. There is not one word recorded about Saul’s responsibilities or his duties or his accomplishments in the tribal setting. Also, do not miss that Kish (Saul’s father) was a mighty man of power. A man of decision . . . a man who acted in confidence but the only thing that the Holy Spirit of God could say about Kish’s son was that Saul was a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people. Obviously, Kish KEPT power away from Saul. There had to be a reason why Kish required very little from this handsome, tall, striking figure of manhood. From a mighty man of power to a son that the only thing that the son is noted for is his physical gorgeous appearance.
Through 1st Samuel 9:3 and 4, we also see another character trait in Saul: laziness: arise. Saul lacked leadership qualities because it was Kish not Saul who said, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. Then through verses we see another character trait in this ‘Hollywood’ figure of the tents of Kish. Notice, these words, he passed through. Saul wasn’t much of a tracker. He was not a patient man, nor was he thorough in searching for the missing herd. Four times the words passed through is used by the Spirit of God. Why four times? Saul exhibited traits that the world exhibits: impatience, and the need for instant gratification. Also notice the address numbers where the Holy Spirit of God connects Saul to the world through the actions of Saul.
And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. (1st Samuel 9:4)
Then there is another character trait of Saul documented in 1st Samuel 10:22. Look for it! This section in Chapter 10 reveals the hearts of man, the character of Saul, and the heart of God.
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands. (1st Samuel 10:19)
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken. (1st Samuel 10:20)
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found. (1st Samuel 10:21)
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff. (1st Samuel 10:22)
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward. (1st Samuel 10:23)
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king. (1st Samuel 10:24)
Saul may have been TALLER than all of the people, but he was really the SMALLEST. He was a COWARD . . . he hath hid himself among the stuff. As Saul failed to live up to his responsibilities as the heir of his tribe, he also failed to act to appear before the people as their selected king. This shows another character trait of the world. What is that character trait? Man is STUPID. Man looks on the outward appearance and from what they SEE, they then desire. This is how mankind selects leaders . . . by their appearance . . . and by what they are TOLD about their potential ruler. Mankind cannot see beyond his nose. Mankind cannot connect the dots of why did Saul hide himself? It wasn’t false pride, it wasn’t humbleness, it was COWARDNESS . . . it was FEAR. Most all current heads of state are COWARDS for they RULE in FEAR; they FEAR the people that they rule over. That is the reason that weapons have been removed from their hands.
Saul wore the armor of God’s enemies because Saul was aligned with the enemies of God. The helmet of brass was his choice. Throughout Saul’s later actions he revealed his lack of FAITH in God’s word. Through his disobedience of God’s word Saul exposed the condition of his soul. Yes, Saul successfully fought many battles for Israel, BUT . . . ah . . . that old word BUT in grammar the word ‘but’ can be a conjunction, a preposition, an adverb, a noun, a pronoun and even an adverb, so the word BUT also suits Saul’s character for he could turn very quickly from one personality to another personality as it suited him. As you read about Saul always notice his conflicted decisions, his conflicted actions, and his conflicted excuses. Wearing the helmet of brass denotes Saul’s connection to the line of Cain and to the first mention of brass and iron with the descendants of Cain, the line of GIANTS. Saul had the same spirit of Cain within, he was CONFUSED and CONFLICTED. Israel (during Samuel’s leadership) CHOSE a CONFUSED and CONFLICTED person to rule over them. They wanted a king that reflected their own spiritual and emotional condition.
With all this in mind, let us move on to see more about the evil spirit of confusion. And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a javelin in Saul’s hand. (1st Samuel 18:10)
When the evil spirit from God came upon Saul . . . what did Saul do? He prophesied. But, what did he prophecy? This verse discloses that those who sometimes prophecy do NOT ALWAYS prophecy from the Spirit of God, but from the spirit of Baal, or otherwise from an evil spirit sent to confuse and to cause discord among the people. The priests said not, Where [is] the LORD? and they that handle the law knew me not: the pastors also transgressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked after [things that] do not profit. (Jeremiah 2:8)
The Church is FULL of these so-called prophets (teachers, pastors, spiritual leaders) who prophesy by Baal. The Church is also FULL of silly women who are led totally by their emotions and NOT by the word of God.
● For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, (2nd Timothy 3:6)
● For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision: (Titus 1:10) Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake. (Titus 1:11)
There is no evidence of Scripture at any time that indicated that Saul was a man of FAITH, therefore, he was not righteous before God. Saul, at the first, after being anointed by a vial of oil to be captain over his inheritance, (1st Samuel 10:1) was informed that the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. (1st Samuel 10:6).
Notice how the Holy Spirit of God uncovers the heart and soul of Saul as time passes on and he gravitates away from the Spirit of God and is drawn back to the man of conflict and confusion. God uses His spiritual numbering sequence (the UNSEEN element) to emphasize His written message (the SEEN element).
From Chapter 10 (ten being the number of man’s responsibility and the perfect order of God) . . . .
✔ Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? (1st Samuel 10:1)
✔ And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. (1st Samuel 10:6)
✔ And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee. (1st Samuel 10:7)
✔ And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. (1st Samuel 10:10)
. . . . to Chapter 18, (this number discloses man’s downward path to destruction and judgment), number eighteen (18) is three times the number six (3 x 6 = 18 and 1 + 8 = 9) Saul’s jealousy led to his hatred for the man of God’s choosing, David.
And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. (1st Samuel 18:6)
And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands. (1st Samuel 18:7)
And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom? (1st Samuel 18:8)
And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. (1st Samuel 18:9)
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. (1st Samuel 18:10)
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. (1st Samuel 18:11)
Then on to Chapter 19, the Chapter of God’s divine order of the perfection of Judgment which is the combination of two numbers, the number 10 and the number 9. Saul’s jealousy could not be contained. He felt threatened when there was no threat. His delusional paranoia had overcome reason and common sense. Do you see a similar jealousy and delusional event in the supernatural realm of the UNSEEN spiritual world of God when Lucifer attempted a coup against the government of God? Saul was the son of the earth from an emotionally and spiritually deranged father, Lucifer/Satan. As ALL tyrants sooner or later usually are overcome by their own delusional paranoia brought on by the delusional paranoia of their father, those who do not know history NEVER understand the connection between Lucifer/Satan and their children of wrath. As you read the nineteenth Chapter of 1st Samuel follow the emotionally deranged Saul as he vacillates between verse 6 and verse 10. Confusion and conflicted emotions came into play. Do you see how the Spirit of God draws this all together in an amazing summation of the character of Saul in verses 23 and 24. Happy trails to you as you read selected sections from 1st Samuel Chapter 19. See you on the other side . . . .
● And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. (1st Samuel 19:1)
● And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: (1st Samuel 19:4)
For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the LORD wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou sawest it, and didst rejoice: wherefore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? (1st Samuel 19:5)
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain. (1st Samuel 19:6)
And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. (1st Samuel 19:7)
● And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. (1st Samuel 19:9)
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. (1st Samuel 19:10)
Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. (1st Samuel 19:11)
● So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. (1st Samuel 19:18)
And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah. (1st Samuel 19:19)
And Saul sent messengers to take David: and when they saw the company of the prophets prophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spirit of God was upon the messengers of Saul, and they also prophesied. (1st Samuel 19:20)
And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengers, and they prophesied likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also. (1st Samuel 19:21)
Then went he also to Ramah, and came to a great well that is in Sechu: and he asked and said, Where are Samuel and David? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. (1st Samuel 19:22)
And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. (1st Samuel 19:23)
And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? (1st Samuel 19:24)
. . . the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. Repeat . . . the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah . . . UNTIL HE CAME TO NAIOTH IN RAMAH. Ramah was the home of Samuel and Naioth means a residence, a place of rest, a home, and Ramah means ‘the height.’ The Spirit of God led this CONFUSED/CONFLICTED tyrant to Samuel and to a place of rest and through the moving of the Spirit of God (the height) Saul stripped off his clothes as he prophesied. Why there at a place of rest, and why then?
The Holy Spirit unveils Saul as a man naked before God, as all mankind are naked before God. Saul had experienced another life when he was turned into another man by the Spirit of the LORD to fulfill God’s purposes as the occasion arose. Scripture is clear that Saul was turned into another man by the Spirit of the LORD. It does NOT SAY . . . a NEW man, but another man. Saul was turned into the same kind of man NOT a NEW man, but he remained a man of a sinful nature, the nature of the children of wrath. Born again ones become partakers of the divine nature. Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. (2nd Peter 1:4)
Do not confuse another man with being a NEW man. (THIS WAS NOT SALVATION, THIS WAS NOT THE NEW BIRTH. Saul’s being turned into another man had conditions of obedience attached. The Christian is SAVED through FAITH by God’s grace, through the POWER of GOD to everyone that believeth.)
● Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) (Ephesians 2:5)
● For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: (Ephesians 2:8)
● For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. (Romans 1:16)
● In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, (Ephesians 1:13)
● But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth: (2nd Thessalonians 2:13)
When Saul was turned into another man by the Spirit of the LORD, it was to show that the Spirit of God had POWER to change man’s heart to serve God when these signs are come unto thee. FAITH was not involved, it was the POWER of God over His creatures. When you study Saul’s life and actions, you will NOT find the element of saving FAITH. He obeyed God when it suited him, and he followed God’s direction but NOT ALWAYS FAITHFULLY. He was a CONFLICTED man throughout his entire life. It was only through the mighty moving force of the Spirit of God that Saul acted in harmony with the will of God. Saul acted as another man when under the influence of a holy and righteous God, in concert with God. He was a man caught between SELF and FAITH and because he was always rooted and grounded in SELF he refused to place his FAITH in God. Yet, having experienced harmony with God, Saul never cried out to God as David cried out to God, as documented in Psalm 51, verses 10 and 11, Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Saul was not only a man with the heart of Cain, but his actions disclosed a heart deeply rooted in the sin of SELF . . . The Lucifer Syndrome. God the Holy Spirit mercifully allowed Saul to experience a new heart, another sphere UNDER God’s control and THROUGH the condition of obedience. As God had set conditions of obedience and sacrifice to Cain and Abel, so also God set conditions of obedience to Saul. Cain refused God’s conditions, but Abel THROUGH FAITH believed God and obeyed God. Do you understand that comparison between Saul and Cain? Cain was FAITHLESS, and Saul as a man of the earth had neither FAITH in God, nor belief in His word. When the Spirit of God moved Saul to experience what being ‘another man‘ involved for a period of time, it did not affect Saul’s soul for he never surrendered himself to the will of God, but SELF had become deeply entrenched into his being. Rebellion and stubbornness were other character traits that became visible in 1st Samuel Chapter 13. CLICK HERE to understand more about this number and how God the Holy Spirit used this number in Scripture.
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. (1st Samuel 13:8)
And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. (1st Samuel 13:9)
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. (1st Samuel 13:10)
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; (1st Samuel 13:11)
Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the LORD: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. (1st Samuel 13:12)
And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. (1st Samuel 13:13)
But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee. (1st Samuel 13:14)
Our character study of Saul cannot end without considering 1st Samuel 13:9 and 12. And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. (1st Samuel 13:9) and I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. (1st Samuel 13:12) Saul was a ROBBER and a REBEL, and in verse 12 we see his STUBBORNNESS and that he was also a LIAR. Chapter 15, verse 23 of 1st Samuel reinforces what we know about the character of Saul, For rebellion [is as] the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness [is as] iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from [being] king.
Saul clearly reflected his father, the devil, but in a spiritual sense when the Spirit of God wrote a description of Saul’s earthly father, Kish was called, a mighty man of power. This was another detailed description of the true spiritual nature of Lucifer/Satan, the spiritual father of Saul. AND we find this description in 1st Samuel 9:1.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
Nine is the square of three, and three is the number of Divine perfection, and it is a number peculiar to the Holy Spirit. It is also the last single digit showing us not only the end, but the approach or the beginning of a new thing. How great are the mysteries of God tying all things together in one single digit of finality. In 1st Samuel the finality involved the end of tribal government and the beginning of a government under a king, the first king of Israel, Saul. So it is more than fitting that Kish the father of the first king of Israel would be found in a Chapter with an address of the number 9.
I just can’t close the computer and nudge my cat over from a section of the keyboard without first drawing your spiritual eyes to recognize an undercurrent flowing in 1st Samuel 9:1 through the six documented names. In the number 9, we have God’s divine perfection moving as a mighty ocean over the history of Israel in their earthly prominence and possession through government. Then through the six names we have God’s divine perfection moving as a mighty undercurrent of His SOVEREIGNTY over His people Israel as God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Ghost: the GODHEAD always there but UNSEEN and below the SEEN ocean’s surface.
1. BENJAMIN means ‘son of the right hand.’
2. KISH has a double meaning, ‘a bow,‘ and ‘a snare.’
3. ABIEL has a triple meaning, ‘my father is God,’ and ‘father of strength,’ and ‘strong.’
4. ZEROR has a triple meaning, ‘a particle,‘ ‘a bundle,’ and/or ‘confined.‘
5. BECHORATH means ‘first born,’ or ‘firstling.’
6. APHIAH has a dual meaning, ‘breeze,’ and ‘I will make to breathe.’
Just in case there is a reader out there in the soundless air waves world of wonder, stay with me as the Holy Spirit draws these names together in the manner that the Spirit of God has chosen to emphasize His message of the SOVEREIGN God who holds ALL things in His powerful hands.
1. BENJAMIN means ‘son of the right hand.’
The names begin with the last son born to Jacob, and as Rachel died, she named her child Benoni ‘son of my sorrow, ‘ but Jacob called him Benjamin, ‘son of the right hand.’ Note that these six names begin with the description of the Lord Jesus Christ as the right hand of God and as the man of sorrow.
● And said, Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God. (Acts 7:56)
● He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were [our] faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3)
2. KISH has a double meaning, ‘a bow,’ and ‘a snare.‘
The ‘bow’ takes in to set a trap and thus to snare the trapped. But who has set a trap and who has been snared? The great WAR in heaven resulted in God setting His trap for the originator and father of lies and murder. (John 8:44)
● He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. (1st John 3:8)
● Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil; (Hebrews 2:14) And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage. (Hebrews 2:15)
Through this second name of Kish described as a mighty man of power in 1st Samuel 9:1, we see both the trapper and the trapped, the snarer and the snared. It took the Supernatural mighty MAN of POWER (the Lord Jesus Christ) to snare a powerful enemy (Satan).
As the first name represents the Lord Jesus Christ, the second name represents the Lord Jesus and His battle OVER sin and over death and the devil. The following references takes in two battles, one at the beginning of the millennial kingdom and the other at the end of time and the beginning of a new world.
● And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. (Revelation 6:2)
● And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat like unto the Son of man, having on his head a golden crown, and in his hand a sharp sickle. (Revelation 14:14)
● And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. (Revelation 19:11)
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. (Revelation 19:12)
And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. (Revelation 19:13)
3. ABIEL has a triple meaning,
‘my father is God,’ and ‘father of strength,‘ and ‘strong.‘
Through this third name and its triple meaning, the Spirit of God discloses qualities IN the Lord Jesus Christ. First, Christ is the Son of God’s love. The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. (John 3:35)
For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? (Hebrews 1:5)
We also have two seemingly similar descriptions of Christ in ‘father of strength’ and ‘strong.’
● He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. (Luke 1:51)
● Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. Art thou not it that hath cut Rahab, and wounded the dragon? (Isaiah 51:9)
From the very beginning of creation, God was FATHER . . . In Isaiah 9:6 there is a child that is born, and a son is given, and on His shoulders the government of God rests, and this child, this son, has a name . . . The everlasting Father.
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6)
Everlasting means ETERNAL. Since man cannot truly define the word ETERNAL, we resort to phrases that describes time: past, present and future. Christ as a child is born, and as a son is given is the visible image of the invisible God. Thus, Christ was the ETERNAL SON, and as the ETERNAL visible Son of the ETERNAL invisible God, Christ was also the ETERNAL EVERLASTING FATHER.
4. ZEROR has a triple meaning, ‘a particle,’ ‘a bundle,‘ and/or ‘confined.’
In the fourth name we also have a triple meaning, In the particle meaning we have a portion, or a part of something. In the bundle meaning there is the concept of more than a particle, a quantity, a grouping together. In the confined meaning we have the thought of containment. What is the Holy Spirit describing about Christ in the meaning of ZEROR? The GODHEAD, Christ is the bodily of the GODHEAD, Christ is the visible image of the invisible GODHEAD. For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. (Colossians 2:9)
5. BECHORATH means ‘first born,’ or ‘firstling.‘
Through this fifth name, Christ WAS and IS the first and the beginning of all things. At this point, a decision must be made, go on or stop here and write 800 more pages.
● And from Jesus Christ, [who is] the faithful witness, [and] the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (Revelation 1:5)
● And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence. (Colossians 1:18)
● And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: (Hebrews 1:10)
● And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; (Revelation 3:14)
Guess what . . . we are moving on.
6. APHIAH has a dual meaning, ‘breeze,’ and ‘I will make to breathe.’
Now, to the last name in 1st Samuel 9:1. . . . you know that the meaning of Aphiah is about the Holy Spirit of God. But how does it relate to this section in the description of the Lord Jesus Christ? There are many who have never seen or been taught about Christ Jesus in the Old Testament, nor of the Holy Spirit of God flowing through the waters of strife in the Old Testament to the waters of sanctification in the New Testament. The Spirit of God IS the Spirit of Christ. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. (Romans 8:9) So, why did God end this section of 9:1 with the Spirit of God? He didn’t! This section of 1st Samuel began with the name of Benjamin and it ended with the name of the tribe, a Benjamite with the LAST PHRASE . . . A MIGHTY MAN OF POWER.
From Benjamin (a son of God) to Benjamite (of the tribe or many sons of God) takes in the regenerative power of the Holy Spirit of God through THE ONE and ONLY SON OF GOD in bringing many sons into the realm of God through REVELATION, REGENERATION, REDEMPTION and RELATIONSHIP. For it became him, for whom [are] all things, and by whom [are] all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. (Hebrews 2:10) The message within the meaning of names is just part of God’s progressive revelation, but the PLACEMENT of names adds more to God’s revelation of His divine Scripture.
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name [was] Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 1. BENJAMIN means ‘son of the right hand.’ This entire section is about Christ, ‘the son of the right hand,’ and Christ the ‘mighty man of power’ working behind the backdrop of the birth of a nation and its first king. Since this was a monumental period in the history of Israel, the Spirit of God prepared the soil. Christ was presented as an UNSEEN force of power, therefore, through words, through numbers, meaning of names and placement of names, Christ is the SOVEREIGN GOD.
● Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all. (1st Chronicles 29:11)
● Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1stTimothy 1:17)
To bring 1st Samuel 9:1 to its conclusion as a summary through the meaning of the names there were THREE types of fathers disclosed in this verse . . . the SEEN natural father of Saul (Kish) . . . the UNSEEN demonic father of Saul (Satan) and the SUPERNAL UNSEEN MIGHTY GOD OF POWER who IS the EVERLASTING FATHER.
● Doubtless thou [art] our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O LORD, [art] our father, our redeemer; thy name [is] from everlasting. (Isaiah 63:16)
● But now, O LORD, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand. (Isaiah 64:8)
● And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven. (Matthew 23:9)
● And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. (Luke 11:2)
WOW, I wandered off the reservation . . . or the plantation . . . did I stray off the path? Yep, sure did! So, therefore, back to where we wandered from . . . .
And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. (1st Samuel 13:9) and I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. (1st Samuel 13:12) Saul was a ROBBER and a REBEL, and in verse 12 we see his STUBBORNNESS and that he was also a LIAR.
Just like Saul’s spiritual father, Lucifer, Saul wanted to also add priesthood to his power and authority. Notice, he said, and I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. What a bald-face lie. Liars have no shame. Sure, of course, he forced himself, how long had Saul waited for the opportunity to act as priest? This is only opinion, it is NOT based on any particular Scripture, but could it be that when he was spoken by the people as of the prophets because he had prophesied, that was one more step closer to his desire to be more than he was, another step up the ladder of prominence. Saul had kinghood, but priesthood would add to his preeminence. Notice that it was a specific sacrifice, Saul offered a burnt offering, AND peace offerings. The burnt offering represented God’s part in the sacrificial offering. (CLICK HERE for more about the burnt offering and God’s position in the burnt offering.)
Saul thought that he could lie to Samuel and to God and be forgiven. WRONG! I realize that you (the tired and exhausted reader) have read a LONG and TEDIOUS article . . . but I don’t care. So, READ ON, my little muffins . . . READ ON.
Notice the LIES in verses 20 and 21, 24. Saul and the people had the same heart of GREED. As many religionists believe that they can easily slip lies passed God, so Saul also wrongly assumed that all he had to do was to ‘fess up’ say a few meaningless words while holding on to some lucky chain of beads and ALL will be well. I call that a presumptuous sin of an egotistical soul insulting God’s intelligence. Through verse 25, Saul lightly treated God’s command and thought that he could easily move on without any major consequences. WRONG AGAIN!
● Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. (1st Samuel 15:16)
And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel? (1st Samuel 15:17)
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. (1st Samuel 15:18)
Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD? (1st Samuel 15:19)
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. (1st Samuel 15:20)
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal. (1st Samuel 15:21)
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. (1st Samuel 15:22)
For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king. (1st Samuel 15:23)
And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and thy words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. (1st Samuel 15:24)
Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD. (1st Samuel 15:25)
And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected thee from being king over Israel. (1st Samuel 15:26)
And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. (1st Samuel 15:27)
And Samuel said unto him, The LORD hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou. (1st Samuel 15:28)
● And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. (1st Samuel 15:35)
This does not end the last mention of the coat of mail, but it does end this article. I know that there are some readers thinking . . . HURRAH . . . Hip, hip, hooray! And you think that I can’t see you! I can see you . . .
This article was about SAUL and his armor, the coat of mail. Prayerfully, and hopefully, the next post, will be about DAVID and Saul’s coat of mail.
© Copyright 2025, Mary Haigh
Posted on July 12, 2025, at 1:40 PM, EST.
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All Scripture references are from the King James Bible. (KJV)