Saul's Role In The Early Jewish Nation

Saul was a man who played a major part in the early Jewish Nation’s history as they came into their own as a nation and were changing leadership direction. He was the first King and brought in a new way of leadership for the people. Being the first of anything is not always the best nor either is it worst. It just depends on what the situation.
On two different occasions in Moses’ day being the first born meant you could be killed. Pharaoh killed the entire Jewish nations first born. Then later, God killed the Egyptian’s first born who did not have the blood over the door. In the New Testament Herod sent out a decree to have all the first born males in the land killed. Here it wasn’t the best thing to be the first born.
There are other times and occasions when being the first is great. In football when you score your first touchdown as a player, first victories as a coach on any level are …show more content…
In many ways, you are the example used to measure everything or everybody who follows after you. You set the standard. You have nothing to compare to by being the first. You clear the path for others to follow and sometimes this is difficult. Whereas, if you’re the second one you have difficulty bringing about change, since it’s not how the first proposed it. You all always be compared to those before you. How many times did people compare George Bush Jr. the son to George Busch the father and now with the other son, Jeb running for president has he been compared to his father and brother.
So it is here with Saul, Israel’s first King. It had been a few years since the Jewish people crossed the Jordan River. They saw the Walls of Jericho fall on the seventh day as they walked around it seven times. Collectively as a nation they saw the mighty hand of their God save them on many occasions. The people tried and tested their God but still received His rich blessings over the