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  1. Saul – no comment, but there is a change<\/span><\/i>\u2026 In the story, Saul makes no verbal response to his being crowned king. But he seems to have undergone a deep inner transformation: \u201cAs [Saul] turned around to leave Samuel, God gave him another heart\u201d (v. 9).<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Samuel – is there a change<\/span><\/i>? What can we learn from Samuel\u2019s kiss in verse 1? Is he giving the kingship a real chance? Or is he just fond of Saul?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Rachel\u2019s tomb<\/span><\/i>. The first sign given to Saul is that he will meet people at \u201cRachel\u2019s tomb\u201d (v. 2). Geographically speaking, this doesn\u2019t totally square well with the identity of Rachel\u2019s Tomb as south of Jerusalem, near the Judaean Bethlehem. But conceptually, remember that Rachel was mother to Benjamin, the father of Saul\u2019s tribe.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Samuels\u2019 instructions in the first act<\/span><\/i>. The orders that Samuel gives Saul in verse 8, will critically influence the rest of the story: \u201c\u2018After that, you are to go down to Gilgal ahead of me, and I will come down to you to present burnt offerings and offer sacrifices of well-being. Wait seven days until I come to you and instruct you what you are to do next.\u2019\u201d Remember that for when chapter 13 rolls around in three days…<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Now are you satisfied?<\/i> Depends on who you ask. The applauders (v 24) or the scorners (v 27). 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