The TWO Benjamites

 

2 Corinthians 1:21

King James Version

21 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, 

and hath anointed us, 

is God;

They were both called "Saul".

A couple of Benjamites.

From the tribe of Benjamin.

One, from the Old Testament.

The other, from the New Testament.

The OT Saul was the FIRST king of Israel.

The NT Saul, was called to be an apostle of CHRIST.

Both were "anointed" to serve the LORD.

King Saul started well, but ended badly.

Saul, renamed Paul, started badly, but ended well.

Interesting what SPIRIT makes me see.

Here are the TWO Benjamites:

King SAUL

1 Samuel 10:24

King James Version

24 And Samuel said to all the people, 

See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, 

that there is none like him among all the people? 

And all the people shouted, and said, 

God save the king.

King Saul became king because the people had no king then.

They wanted to choose their own king.

An affront upon the LORD, Who always appointed His kings.

Nevertheless, GOD told prophet Samuel to tell ungrateful Israel:

1 Samuel 8:10-18

King James Version

10 And Samuel told all the words of the Lord 

unto the people that asked of him a king.

11 And he said, 

This will be the manner of the king 

that shall reign over you: 

He will take your sons, 

and appoint them for himself, 

for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; 

and some shall run before his chariots.

12 And he will appoint him captains over thousands, 

and captains over fifties; 

and will set them to ear his ground, 

and to reap his harvest, 

and to make his instruments of war, 

and instruments of his chariots.

13 And he will take your daughters 

to be confectionaries, 

and to be cooks, 

and to be bakers.

14 And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, 

and your oliveyards, even the best of them, 

and give them to his servants.

15 And he will take the tenth of your seed,

and of your vineyards, 

and give to his officers, and to his servants.

16 And he will take your menservants, 

and your maidservants, 

and your goodliest young men, 

and your asses, and put them to his work.

17 He will take the tenth of your sheep: 

and ye shall be his servants.

18 And ye shall cry out in that day 

because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; 

and the Lord will not hear you in that day.

Apostle PAUL

1 Timothy 1:15

King James Version

15 This is a faithful saying, 

and worthy of all acceptation, 

that Christ Jesus came into the world 

to save sinners; 

of whom I am chief.

Apostle Paul (formerly Saul), a Pharisee, and persecutor of Jews, was converted by JESUS:

Acts 9:1-9

King James Version

9 And Saul, 

yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter 

against the disciples of the Lord, 

went unto the high priest,

2 And desired of him letters to Damascus 

to the synagogues, 

that if he found any of this way, 

whether they were men or women, 

he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.

3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: 

and suddenly there shined round about him 

a light from heaven:

4 And he fell to the earth, 

and heard a voice saying unto him, 

Saul, Saul, 

why persecutest thou me?

5 And he said, 

Who art thou, Lord? 

And the Lord said, 

I am Jesus whom thou persecutest: 

it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.

6 And he trembling and astonished said, 

Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?

 And the Lord said unto him, 

Arise, and go into the city, 

and it shall be told thee what thou must do.

7 And the men which journeyed with him 

stood speechless, 

hearing a voice, but seeing no man.

8 And Saul arose from the earth; 

and when his eyes were opened, he saw no man: 

but they led him by the hand, 

and brought him into Damascus.

9 And he was three days without sight, 

and neither did eat nor drink.

GOD knows our hearts.

He knows how we will all turn out.

We were all predestined for something.

Nothing is hidden from the LORD.

GOD's will always be done.

The next post will explore another connection between the tribes of Judah, and Benjamin.

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The people of ISRAEL sin against GOD

GOD gives ISRAEL the king THEY want

GOD's quirky WAYS

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