1. Will be leading worship Sunday night,
February 12 at six o'clock.
You will be blessed by this Christian family of
talented musicians and singers.
www.rossvillechurch.com
781 Salem Road, Rossville, GA 30741
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January 8, 2012

2. Saul has been chosen to be
king of Israel.
Some good men are for him
and with him.
Sons of Belial are against
him.
Back home.
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3. 1 Samuel 11 1 Then Nahash
the Ammonite came up, and
encamped against Jabesh-
gilead: and all the men of
Jabesh said unto
Nahash, Make a covenant
with us, and we will serve
thee.
Jabesh-Gilead was an
Israelite city on the east side
of the Jordan River --
In Ammonite territory.
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4. Notice how easily the Israelites were willing to
submit to this Ammonite warlord.
They were so used to defeat that they had no will to
resist against overwhelming odds.
Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7
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5. 2 And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On
this condition will I make a covenant with you, that
I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a
reproach upon all Israel.
Not willing to settle for an easy victory,
Nahash was determined to humiliate Israel.
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6. 3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us
seven days' respite, that we may send messengers
unto all the coasts of Israel: and then, if there be no
man to save us, we will come out to thee. 4 Then
came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told
the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the
people lifted up their voices, and wept.
Amazingly Nahash was so cocky that he agreed.
He knew that Saul didn't even have an army.
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7. 5 And, behold, Saul came after the
herd out of the field; and Saul
said, What aileth the people that
they weep? And they told him the
tidings of the men of Jabesh.
Saul had gone back to farming.
"What are they crying about?"
They told him.
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8. 6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he
heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled
greatly.
I thought the Holy Spirit had already come upon
Saul when he prophesied with the prophets.
He did, but that's how it was in those days.
He came for a specific purpose and then withdrew.
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9. 7 And he took a yoke of oxen, and
hewed them in pieces, and sent them
throughout all the coasts of Israel by
the hands of
messengers, saying, Whosoever
cometh not forth after Saul and after
Samuel, so shall it be done unto his
oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on
the people, and they came out with
one consent.
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10. Saul knew the people would not willingly come to
fight against Ammonites on the east side of Jordan.
"If you don't come, I'll destroy
your herds."
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11. 8 And when he numbered them in Bezek, the
children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and
the men of Judah thirty thousand.
9 And they said unto the messengers that
came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-
gilead, Tomorrow, by that time the sun be hot, ye
shall have help. And the messengers came and
shewed it to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad.
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12. 10 Therefore the men of Jabesh
said (to Nahash the
Ammonite), Tomorrow we will
come out unto you, and ye
shall do with us all that
seemeth good unto you.
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13. 11 And it was so on the
morrow, that Saul put the
people in three companies;
and they came into the midst
of the host in the morning
watch, and slew the
Ammonites until the heat of
the day: and it came to pass,
that they which remained
were scattered, so that two of
them were not left together.
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14. 12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that
said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that
we may put them to death.
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15. 13 And Saul said, There
shall not a man be put to
death this day: for today
the Lord hath wrought
salvation in Israel.
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16. 14 Then said Samuel to the
people, Come, and let us go to
Gilgal, and renew the kingdom
there. 15 And all the people went
to Gilgal; and there they made
Saul king before the Lord in
Gilgal; and there they sacrificed
sacrifices of peace offerings
before the Lord; and there Saul
and all the men of Israel
rejoiced greatly.
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17. Saul had a good beginning as king of Israel.
Ecclesiastes 7 8 Better is the end of a thing than the
beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better
than the proud in spirit.
But Saul didn't finish well.
He became filled with pride, went his own
way, and lost his position as king of Israel.
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18. The men of Jabesh-gilead were quick to surrender
to Nahash the Ammonite when he came.
Too often Christians are quick to surrender to the
devil, when we are taught to resist him.
We can defeat the devil in our own lives.
We can live life God's Way, and walk in victory,
joy, peace, and contentment.
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