The Anointing of Saul

The start of Saul's reign, the first king of ancient Israel, replayed using day-for-a-year prophecy at September 11, 2001. This article looks at the conditions that lead to that anointing. They explain one of the reasons America has been judged.

Time Line Periods

The original chronology of the Bible is made up of several specific periods. Those periods are marked by the way the chronology is composed. From Adam to Moses and Aaron the story is composed of a family genealogy. Once past the end of Moses' life the time line shifts to a second, different mode. This period is recorded in Judges and is composed of specific periods of peace and oppression. The period was seen in the news with the Al Aqsa Intifada.

The next Bible time line mode, a third mode, is composed of king's reigns. It began with Saul's reign and ran through Zedekiah's reign. That period of king's reigns began day-for-a-year repetition on September 11, 2001, with the replay of the call and anointing of Saul, the story we look at closely here.

Saul's reign

The story of Saul's call to be king of ancient Israel begins at 1 Samuel 8. Nearly the entire chapter focuses on the problems surrounding the anointing of Saul as the first ancient king.

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר זָקֵ֖ן שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל וַיָּ֧שֶׂם אֶת־ בָּנָ֛יו שֹׁפְטִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ 2וַיְהִ֞י שֶׁם־ בְּנ֤וֹ הַבְּכוֹר֙ יוֹאֵ֔ל וְשֵׁ֥ם מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ אֲבִיָּ֑ה שֹׁפְטִ֖ים בִּבְאֵ֥ר שָֽׁבַע׃ 3וְלֹֽא־ הָלְכ֤וּ בָנָיו֙ וַיִּטּ֖וּ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַבָּ֑צַע וַיִּ֨קְחוּ־ שֹׁ֔חַד וַיַּטּ֖וּ מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (WLC)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. (KJV)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his number 1 son was Joel; and the name of his number 2, Abiah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment. (KJV/NC)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his first-born was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.(ASV)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1AND it came to pass, when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his first-born son was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes and perverted judgment. (LAM)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2The name of his first-born son was Jo'el, and the name of his second, Abi'jah; they were judges in Beer-sheba. 3Yet his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain; they took bribes and perverted justice.(RSV)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges for Israel. 2The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. 3But his sons did not walk in his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.(NIV)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba. 3His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. (WEB)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba. 3His sons didn't walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice. (WEB/HNV)

8 First Samuel 8:1-3 1AND it came to pass, when Samuel was old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2Now the name of his firstborn son was Joel; and the name of his 2nd, Abiah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3But his sons did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after gain, and took bribes and perverted judgment. (BRB)

The focus of the story is on that keyword "firstborn." Though Reuben was the first born of Jacob, he lost birthright and that right passed to Joseph. Joel and Joseph are related names and the focus of this story seems to land here, nationally the English speaking world, and its current firstborn, the United States.

America's story is much the same as Samuel and his sons. Even the nick-name "Uncle Sam" points at a national identification with Samuel. America was founded by devout followers of Jesus fleeing persecution in Europe. A people set apart at birth for the Lord's purposes. Eventually, the sons of that earlier generation did not walk in the ways of their fathers, just as this story suggests.

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6וַיֵּ֤רַע הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמְר֔וּ תְּנָה־ לָּ֥נוּ מֶ֖לֶךְ לְשָׁפְטֵ֑נוּ וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל אֶל־ יְהוָֽה׃

7וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל שְׁמַע֙ בְּק֣וֹל הָעָ֔ם לְכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ יֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א אֹֽתְךָ֙ מָאָ֔סוּ כִּֽי־ אֹתִ֥י מָאֲס֖וּ מִמְּלֹ֥ךְ עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ 8כְּכָֽל־ הַמַּעֲשִׂ֣ים אֲשֶׁר־ עָשׂ֗וּ מִיּוֹם֩ הַעֲלֹתִ֨י אֹתָ֤ם מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙ וְעַד־ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַזְבֻ֔נִי וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים כֵּ֛ן הֵ֥מָּה עֹשִׂ֖ים גַּם־ לָֽךְ׃ (WLC)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 7And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. (KJV)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. 7And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. (KJV/NC)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto Jehovah. 7And Jehovah said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee; for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee. (ASV)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said to him, Give us a king to judge us like all the nations. And Samuel prayed before the LORD. 7And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt even to this day, as they have forsaken me and served other gods, so do they also to you. (LAM)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, "Give us a king to govern us." And Samuel prayed to the LORD. 7And the LORD said to Samuel, "Hearken to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. 8According to all the deeds which they have done to me, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. (RSV)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But when they said, "Give us a king to lead us," this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD. 7And the LORD told him: "Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. 8As they have done from the day I brought them up out of Egypt until this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are doing to you. (NIV)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to Yahweh. 7Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you. (WEB)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. Samuel prayed to the LORD. 7The LORD said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you. (WEB/HNV)

8 First Samuel 8:6-8 6But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said to him, Give us a king to judge us like all the nations. And Samuel prayed before Yahvah. 7And Yahvah said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 8According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt even to this day, as they have forsaken me and served other gods, so they also do to you. (BRB)

Here we get to the root of thee matter. We're looking for a people that has rejected the Lord as king of their nation. It is the reason that Saul would be anointed king at this point in the story and it is the reason for the prophetic events at this date along the time line.

Samuel proceeds to explain what will happen to the nation because of the anointing of Saul, but before we get there, we turn to the parallel passages that also add detail to the events at September 11, 2001.

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