KING SAUL: FROM A NEW GIDEON TO A NEW ABIMELECH—THE RISE AND FALL OF ISRAEL’S FIRST KING

When Christians think about King Saul, many think of him as a wicked king. As a crazed man, tormented by demons, one who wanted to kill David. As the spiritually bankrupt king who could no longer hear from the Lord so he instead consulted with the witch of Endor. But that is the end of King Saul’s life. The beginning of his life is actually filed with humility, Spirit-led ministry, and great victory in battle. Many Jews think of him primary in this way. One thing Peter Leithart points out in his book is how many parallels there are between the Gideon, and the story of Saul. And later that there are parallel’s between Gideon’s son, Abimelech, and the fallen Saul. Join our Bible Study as we learn lessons from the life of Saul and his son Jonathan!