The sin of King Saul

God chose King Saul to guide Israel and lead them back to God. In fact, King Saul was a man after God’s heart. However, he did sin before the eyes of the Lord. One day, at the command of the Lord, King Saul led Israelites to fight the Amalekites. The Lord King Saul to kill the King of the Amalekite; named Agag and everything that they found in the land of the Amalekites.

God gave Israel victory in the war and they overpowered and killed several Amalikets. However, they opted to capture King Agag alive. Equally, the Israelite army failed to kill the best sheep, lambs, calves and cattle. They only killed and destroyed what was useless and kept to themselves what was good. 

This was a rebellion against God’s command which was equated to witchcraft. Shockingly, King Saul failed to immediately apologize and seek for forgiveness. Instead, he defended the action of the Israelite army. The bible records that that was arrogance towards God; a sin which was equated to Idolatry. Prophet Samuel reminded Saul that the God of Israel could not lie or change his mind. That the God of Israel was not a human being. That was how King Saul sinned before the Lord. He never followed the Lords command.

God talks to all of us in unique ways. Until we keenly exercise and learn the basics of what demands of us, then we will never understand what he demands from us. Ignorance is no defense. Let us learn on each and every day what God demands from us. Our God is not a human being.