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  1. Adjusting expectations<\/span><\/i>. The chapter begins with Samuel defining exactly what the expectations are of Saul as king, and the chain of command: God – prophet (Samuel) – king (Saul): \u201cSamuel said to Saul, \u2018I am the one the LORD sent to anoint you king over His people Israel. Therefore, listen to the LORD\u2019s command!\u2019\u201d (verse 1). Heeding God\u2019s word – that\u2019s the crux of the matter. To clinch it – the root sh-m-\u2019ayin, \u201chear,\u201d appears 8 times in this chapter, and the word \u201cdavar,\u201d utterance, 9 times. <\/span><\/li>\n
  2. This quality of mercy was strained<\/span><\/i>. Saul and the people take pity. But not on the weak or the innocent, but on the king, whose \u201csword bereaved women,\u201d and on the choice booty. The \u201cpity\u201d actually looks more like sheer economic interest: after all, why destroy when one can enjoy?<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Mind the gaps<\/span><\/i>. Note how far apart Saul and Samuel are: Saul erects a monument to his own victory, and Samuel comes to reprove him for his colossal failure.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. NILI<\/span><\/i>. This acronym was chosen as the name of a clandestine Jewish organization in pre-State Palestine. It stands for the phrase Netzach Yisrael Lo Yishaker – \u201cthe Glory of Israel does not deceive\u201d (verse 29). Here it conveys Samuel\u2019s message to Saul that God does not renege or change his mind. That\u2019s probably not how they understood it…<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The man behind the job<\/i>. The emotions of Samuel the man are revealed in verses 11 and 35: distress, pain, grief. 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