Although Saul was the chosen king, he did have his share of significant failures. In 1st Samuel 13:8-14 it describes how Saul impatiently intruded the office of a priest, yielding to the pressure of the moment. Samuel reprimands Saul saying, "Thou has done foolishly, thou has not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which occurs in 8:13.
Saul exhibited extremism in his actions. His pendulum swung from complete inactivity and failure to lead an army against the attacking Philistines, to uttering a rash vow that insisted no one eat anything until all the Philistine army was vanquished. This not only brought Jonathon into danger, but caused the people to break the law and eat the meat with the blood. .
Saul was even deceitful with God. He claimed that he completely obeyed Gods instructions regarding the Amalekites when in reality he only partially obeyed the Lord. He spent his time chasing David around the wilderness, and finally consulted with a which in Endor. Saul flipped from inactivity to hyperactivity, disqualifying himself for leadership.
David replied to Saul, "Your servant has been tending his father's sheep, and if a lion or a bear came and carried off an animal from the flock, I would go after it and fight it and rescue it from its mouth. ... David also took advantage of Goliaths mistakes. ...
The issue of Paul and women has been a hotly debated topic since the beginning of the early Christian church. Some have argued, using scriptural support that Paul advocated for the subordination of women. Others, however, have interpreted these scriptures to mean that Paul advocated for the egalitar...
As Saul says, "Your brother is speaking of experience. [...] ... Blackburn argues that "though Saul chooses Lee's work over Austin's, both artists have a point in that they are equally authentic in many ways- (3). ... On the other hand, with these disabilities they still fit Hollywood's expectations, since either the producers (like Saul) or the audience are satisfied with mass-produced stories. ...
Was the British entrepreneur the most important single reason for the relative decline of the British economy in the late nineteenth century? Despite a continued growth of production and wealth in absolute terms, the economy of "the first industrial nation" began to decelerate after 1870, in comparison with that of her closest competitors. This so called "decline" was caused by a number of factors not merely one as the question suggests, indeed Supple` s foreword (1) asks, "Are we to be concerned with the rate of growth of total income or of manufacturing output? Above all, by what standard...
Many kids in the United States grow up playing some form of organized sports. Whether an individual or team sport, sports are purest at this young age. There is an emphasis in the United States to be successful in sports. Success is defined as a degree of measure (Webster's Dictionary). Most athletes measure success in millions of dollars. ...
