OT 151

OT 151
Professor: Rev. Michael R. Janapin, ThD.
Student:SeinThein Date: November 6, 2009

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According to the book of I Samuel, Saul was anointed by Samuel to be a king of Israel initially. And then the secondary David was anointed by Samuel to be a king of Israel as well. Technically Saul was the first king of Israel and David was the second to be king of Israel. This hint gives to know more about the king of Israel. Before there were no king in Israel then Israel ask for a king. God is a ruler. God controls the Israel. Israel could not choose their own king, but rather God would choose the king for them.

My answer is the first king of Israel was Saul who was anointed by the prophet Samuel and reigned from Gibeah according to Hebrew Bible. Traditionally Saul was the first king of Israel. When we go back to the life of Saul was the son of Kish, of the family of the Matrites, and a member of the tribe of Benjamin, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. The father of Saul is Kish who commanded Saul to go and put their lost donkeys. Saul obeys and Samuel sees him walking to him. God reveals to Samuel that Saul will be the one to be anointed as the first King of Israel. This sentence mentioned that who was the first king of Israel. When we see the life of Saul becoming the first anointed King of Israel is to be found in 1 Samuel chapters 9 and 10. God anointed Saul as the King of Israel. To be sure Saul was the first anointed King of Israel.

Some scholars say Saul was not the first human king. Some say Abimelech was the first human king. But Saul was the first human king correctly anointed by God. As the book of Samuel mentioned Saul was the first king of Israel.