Saturday, October 12, 2019

Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord

1 Chronicles 10:1-14
When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa. They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people. They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.
When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul, all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord; he did not keep the word of the Lord and even consulted a medium for guidance,  and did not inquire of the Lord. So the Lord put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
The story of Saul's rise and fall is told in 1 Samul 9ff.
For the Chronicle, the history of the monarchy begins with David. Verses 13-14 are sufficient comments on Israelite's first king.
Why?
When the king, leader, is died all of the followers fled away.
Saul's dead body in the temple of Dagon which makes the name of God be shamed in the foreign gods. and the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were brave to bring Saul's body back to his home town.
Because Saul was unfaithful to the Lord, and he consulted a medium for guidance, he did not search the Lord as his king. So Saul falls by his own behavior.
亞洲人以自殺得到尊榮。但是掃羅自殺依然遭到非利士人羞辱。聖經中得榮耀是為神擺上,聽從神,不是因為捨命。
軍人軍服被撥去軍服是恥辱。
歷代誌不僅注重歷史,如何在應許之地享受恩典。
看是否敬畏神?重點在聖殿,透過聖誕的敬拜,讓人與神同在。
信耶穌後如何敬畏神,跟從神才是更重要的。
How?
To be a Christian we got the mercy from the Lord, be aware to search the way from the Lord and follow his decrees and faithful to the Lord and honor his Holy name. Saul is our example of warning when we leave the Lord.

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