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THE WORD OF SAMUEL FULFILLED

All that Samuel had declared to Saul were fulfilled. Saul would have a very special experience.

“So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel,
that God gave him another heart; and all those signs came to pass that day.
When they came there to the hill, there was a group of prophets to meet him;
then the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
And it happened, when all who knew him formerly saw that he indeed
Prophesied among the prophets, that the people said to one another,
‘What is this that has come upon the son of Kish?
Is Saul also among the prophets?'”
1 Samuel 10:9-11

1. “God gave him another heart”

a) This was God’s special provision for the first king of Israel.

b) Saul would now have the potential to become a good and godly king.

c) He would have the potential to reign over Israel faithfully.

2. “Then the Spirit of God came upon him”

a) Saul was duly anointed.

b) God would be with him.

c) The Spirit of God would enable him to fulfil all his duties as the king of Israel.

3. “And he prophesied among them”

a) Saul now had a very unique experience.

b) He was able to prophesy.

i) God would give him a revelatory word.

ii) He would enjoy a special relationship with God as His messenger.

iii) He would have the potential to be very close to the Lord.

iv) He was given an experience of a life-time; he was able to prophesy.

4. Those who knew him formerly

a) These may have been childhood friends.

b) They knew that Saul was not a prophet.

c) He did not have a very significant or close relationship with God previously.

d) Thus all were astonished that Saul had experienced such a sudden and dramatic change in his life.

e) They could not fathom how Saul could be numbered among the prophets.