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Ethan: Welcome to Immerse: the
daily bible reading experience.

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Day 100 and 90

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one day Samuel said to Saul, It
was the Lord who told me to anoint

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you as king of his people, Israel.

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Now listen to this message from the Lord.

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This is what the Lord of
heaven's armies has declared.

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I have decided to settle accounts
with the nation of Amalek for opposing

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Israel when they came from Egypt.

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Now go and completely destroy
the entire Amalekite nation.

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Men, women, children, babies, cattle,
sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys.

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So Saul mobilized his army at Talaim.

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There were 200, 000 soldiers from
Israel and 10, 000 men from Judah.

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Then Saul and his army went
to a town of the Amalekites

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and lay in wait in the valley.

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Saul sent this warning to the Kenites,
Move away from where the Amalekites

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live, or you will die with them.

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For you showed kindness to all the people
of Israel when they came up from Egypt.

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So the Kenites packed up and left.

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Then Saul slaughtered the
Amalekites from Havilah all

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the way to Shur, east of Egypt.

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He captured Agag, the Amalekite king,
but completely destroyed everyone else.

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Saul and his men spared Agag's life and
kept the best of the sheep and goats, the

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cattle, the fat calves, and the lambs.

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Everything, in fact,
that appealed to them.

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They destroyed only what was
worthless or of poor quality.

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Then the Lord said to Samuel, I am
sorry that I ever made Saul king,

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for he has not been loyal to me
and has refused to obey my command.

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Samuel was so deeply moved when
he heard this that he cried

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out to the Lord all night.

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Early the next morning,
Samuel went to find Saul.

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Someone told him, Saul went to the town
of Carmel to set up a monument to himself.

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Then he went on to Gilgal.

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When Samuel finally found him,
Saul greeted him cheerfully.

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May the Lord bless you, he said.

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I have carried out the Lord's command.

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Then what is all the bleeding of
sheep and goats, and the lowing of

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cattle, I hear, Samuel demanded.

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It's true that the army spared
the best of the sheep, goats,

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and cattle, Saul admitted.

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But they're going to sacrifice
them to the Lord your God.

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We have destroyed everything else.

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Then Samuel said to Saul, Stop.

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Listen to what the Lord
told me last night.

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What did he tell you?

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Saul asked.

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And Samuel told him, Although you may
think little of yourself, are you not

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the leader of the tribes of Israel?

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The Lord has anointed you king of Israel.

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And the Lord sent you on a
mission and told you go and

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completely destroy the sinners, the
Amalekites, until they are all dead.

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Why haven't you obeyed the Lord?

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Why did you rush for the plunder and
do what was evil in the Lord's sight?

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But I did obey the Lord, Saul insisted.

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I carried out the mission he gave me.

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I brought back King Agag, but
I destroyed everyone else.

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Then my troops brought in the best of
the sheep, goats, cattle, and plunder to

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sacrifice to the Lord your God in Gilgal.

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But Samuel replied, What is
more pleasing to the Lord, your

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burnt offerings and sacrifices?

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or your obedience to his voice.

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Listen, obedience is better than
sacrifice, and submission is better

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than offering the fat of rams.

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Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and
stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols.

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So because you have rejected the command
of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.

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Then Saul admitted to
Samuel, Yes, I have sinned.

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I have disobeyed your instructions and
the Lord's command, for I was afraid of

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the people and did what they demanded.

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But now please forgive my
sin and come back with me so

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that I may worship the Lord.

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But Samuel replied, I will not
go back with you, since you have

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rejected the Lord's command.

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He has rejected you as King of Israel.

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As Samuel turned to go, Saul tried to hold
him back and tore the hem of his robe.

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And Samuel said to him, The Lord has
torn the kingdom of Israel from you

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today and has given it to someone else.

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One who is better than you.

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And he who is the glory of Israel
will not lie, nor will he change

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his mind, for he is not human
that he should change his mind.

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Then Saul pleaded again, I know I have
sinned, but please at least honor me

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before the elders of my people and
before Israel by coming back with me,

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so that I may worship the Lord your God.

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So Samuel finally agreed and went back
with him, and Saul worshipped the Lord.

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Then Samuel said, Bring King Agag to me.

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Agag arrived full of hope, for
he thought, Surely the worst is

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over, and I have been spared.

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But Samuel said, As your sword has
killed the sons of many mothers,

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now your mother will be childless.

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And Samuel cut Agag to pieces
before the Lord at Gilgal.

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Then Samuel went home to Ramah, and Saul
returned to his house at Gibeah of Saul.

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Samuel never went to meet with Saul
again, but he mourned constantly

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for him, and the Lord was sorry he
had ever made Saul king of Israel.

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Now the Lord said to Samuel, You
have mourned long enough for Saul.

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I have rejected him as king of
Israel, so fill your flask with

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olive oil and go to Bethlehem.

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Find a man named Jesse, who
lives there, for I have selected

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one of his sons to be my king.

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But Samuel asked, How can I do that?

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If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.

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Take a heifer with you, the Lord
replied, and say that you have come

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to make a sacrifice to the Lord.

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Invite Jesse to the sacrifice,
and I will show you which of

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his sons to anoint for me.

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So Samuel did as the Lord instructed.

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When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders
of the town came trembling to meet him.

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What's wrong?

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they asked.

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Do you come in peace?

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Yes, Samuel replied.

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I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.

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Purify yourselves and come
with me to the sacrifice.

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Then Samuel performed the purification
rite for Jesse and his sons and

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invited them to the sacrifice too.

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When they arrived, Samuel took
one look at Eliab and thought,

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Surely this is the Lord's anointed.

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But the Lord said to Samuel,
Don't judge by his appearance or

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height, for I have rejected him.

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The Lord doesn't see things
the way you see them.

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People judge by outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart.

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Then Jesse told his son Abinadab to step
forward and walk in front of Samuel.

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But Samuel said, This is not
the one the Lord has chosen.

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Next, Jesse summoned Shimeah.

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But Samuel said, Neither is this
the one the Lord has chosen.

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In the same way, all seven of Jesse's
sons were presented to Samuel.

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But Samuel said to Jesse, The
Lord has not chosen any of these.

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Then Samuel asked, Are
these all the sons you have?

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There is still the
youngest, Jesse replied.

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But he's out in the fields
watching the sheep and goats.

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Send for him at once, Samuel said.

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We will not sit down to
eat until he arrives.

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So Jesse sent for him.

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He was dark and handsome,
with beautiful eyes.

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And the Lord said, This
is the one, anoint him.

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So as David stood there among his
brothers, Samuel took the flask

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of olive oil he had brought,
and anointed David with the oil.

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And the Spirit of the Lord came
powerfully upon David from that day on.

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Then Samuel returned to Ramah.

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Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul,
and the Lord sent a tormenting spirit

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that filled him with depression and fear.

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Some of Saul's servants said
to him, A tormenting spirit

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from God is troubling you.

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Let us find a good musician
to play the harp whenever the

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tormenting spirit troubles you.

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He will play soothing music and
you will soon be well again.

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All right.

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Saul said, Find me someone who
plays well and bring him here.

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One of the servants said to Saul,
One of Jesse's sons from Bethlehem

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is a talented harp player.

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Not only that, he is a brave warrior,
a man of war, and has good judgment.

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He is also a fine looking young
man, and the Lord is with him.

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So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say,
Send me your son David, the shepherd.

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Jesse responded by sending David to Saul,
along with a young goat, a donkey loaded

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with bread, and a wineskin full of wine.

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So David went to Saul
and began serving him.

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Saul loved David very much, and
David became his armor bearer.

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Then Saul sent word to Jesse, asking,
Please let David remain in my service,

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for I am very pleased with him.

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And whenever the tormenting
spirit from God troubled Saul,

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David would play the harp.

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Then Saul would feel better, and
the tormenting spirit would go away.

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This concludes today's
Immerse Reading Experience.

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Thank you for joining us.