The Bible Story - Volume VI - Basil Wolverton - 1968

Basil Wolverton

KING SAUL TO THE RESCUE! A DRAWING of lots before a large throng of people at Mizpeh disclosed that Saul, a Benjamite, was to become the first king of Israel. The people loudly demanded to see the man, but he couldn't be found. (I Samuel 10:17-21.) A Bashful King. The continued boisterous demands of the crowd became wearying to Samuel. He realized that the people wouldn't be satisfied until Saul appeared. Samuel was certain that Saul couldn't be very far away because he had seen him earlier in the day. Searching had been futile. The only thing left to do was to take the matter to God, who had just performed a miracle for Israel by causing certain lots to be drawn. "We humbly ask you to make known to us where Saul is," Samuel asked God. "He is hiding in the mass of carts and camping gear brought in by the people who arrived this morning," a voice said to Samuel. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library