After the full acceptance of Saul as king 1 Samuel 11:15,Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 11:15 Samuel exhorted the people concerning their behaviour in the future. He did this in the presence of the new king v.2Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:2 who had become the LORD’s anointed (Heb. “Messiah”).v.3Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:3 Firstly, Samuel declared his own faithfulness as the servant of the LORD v.3Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:3 then recounted their history from the Exodus, emphasising their departure from the LORD vs.6-10Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:6-10 and reminding them how God had nevertheless delivered them.v.11Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:11 He also declared the reason they had requested a human king.v.12Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:12 It was because they were impressed by the king of Ammon who led his people into battle against Israel! They had done wrong, but if they obeyed the LORD’s commandments from then on they and their king would prosper,v.14Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:14 otherwise they would be punished.v.15Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:15 Samuel then demonstrated the power of God he possessed which could have been used to punish them, but God is merciful and he forgave them. Furthermore, Samuel exhorted them concerning the future.vs.20-25Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:20-25 He promised to “teach them the good and the right way”,v.23Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:23 urging them: “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you”. v.24Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:24
After the full acceptance of Saul as king 1 Samuel 11:15,Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 11:15 Samuel exhorted the people concerning their behaviour in the future. He did this in the presence of the new king v.2Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:2 who had become the LORD’s anointed (Heb. “Messiah”).v.3Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:3 Firstly, Samuel declared his own faithfulness as the servant of the LORD v.3Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:3 then recounted their history from the Exodus, emphasising their departure from the LORD vs.6-10Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:6-10 and reminding them how God had nevertheless delivered them.v.11Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:11 He also declared the reason they had requested a human king.v.12Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:12 It was because they were impressed by the king of Ammon who led his people into battle against Israel! They had done wrong, but if they obeyed the LORD’s commandments from then on they and their king would prosper,v.14Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:14 otherwise they would be punished.v.15Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:15 Samuel then demonstrated the power of God he possessed which could have been used to punish them, but God is merciful and he forgave them. Furthermore, Samuel exhorted them concerning the future.vs.20-25Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:20-25 He promised to “teach them the good and the right way”,v.23Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:23 urging them: “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you”. v.24Waiting for response for 1 Samuel 12:24