扫罗王
△登基年四十岁,作王四十年(撒上十三1;徒十三21)。
一、优点
富有孝心──怕父亲为自己担忧(撒上九5)。
晓得礼貌──不敢白白麻烦人(九7~10)。
为人谦卑──受命为王,自认不配(九20~21,十16、21~24)。
善取人才──招集能者和勇士跟从他(十四52)。
不忘人恩──记念基尼人善待祖先之恩(十五6)。
二、行迹
救基列雅比人脱离亚扪王的残害(撒上十一1~11)。
为国奋勇,常与列国争战,拯救百姓脱离抢掠,安定民生(撒上十四47~48)。
三、缺点
不知靠神──遇到困难不晓得寻求神(撒上九6)。
不守本位──越权献祭,种下王位被废的主因(十三8~14)。
有错不改──不遵神命,被责之时推罪于民(十五12~15),又要先知在众人之前抬举他(十五24~30)。
妒贤忌能──不赏功臣大卫,反嫉视他,设计谋害他(十七31~58,十八6~9、17~30)。
反复无常──在隐基底向大卫痛悔前非(廿四1~22),不久杀意复发又索大卫于西弗旷野(廿六1~25)。
四、结果
被魔鬼侵扰──违命后常受魔鬼扰乱,心无安宁,胡言乱为(撒上十六14~15,十八10)。
得不到神助──两次与敌作战,均得不到神的同在,大起惊惶(十七10~11,廿八5)。
父子均阵亡──父子四人败在非利士人之前,同日阵亡(卅一1~10)。
五、感想
优点要坚守到底(帖前五21~22;来三14;启二4~5)。
有过须虚心痛悔(箴廿八13;诗五十一17;赛六十六2)。
切不可妒贤忌能(林前十三4;箴廿七4;加五26)
六、 英语版本
Saul: My father's donkeys had wandered away. I went to look for them.
Samuel: I told Saul that the dankeys had been found, and I told him that God had chosen him to be the king of Israel.
Saul: When I got home I told my family that the donkeys were safe, but I did not tell them I was going to be the king.
Samul: I called all the people together so that I could tell them that Saul lwould be their new king.
Saul: I hid bihind the supplies.
Samuel:I had the people bring Saul to me, and I told everyone that he would be the king.
Saul: One time I had my army ready to go to battle. Samuel had told me not to go until after he had given an offering to the Lord. I got tired of waiting for him, so I gave the fering myself.
Samuel: I had told him to wait. By giving the offering to God himself, King Saul had disobeyed God. I told him that his time as king would come to an end and the Lord would bring up someone else to be the king of Israel.
Saul: Another time I went to battle and even though God had said not to, I brought back some sheeep and cattle.
Samuel: Again Saul had disobeyed God. I told Saul that God hat rijicted him as the king. Saul went his way, I went my way, and I died without ever seeing him again.
1 Samuel 9-10;11:12-15;13:1-15;15
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