1Sa 15:10-11 | MHM | STEP | Samuel Reproves Saul; Saul Rejected by God This section recounts how Saul is confronted by Samuel for failing to obey God’s command to destroy the Amalekites completely. It highlights God’s justice, Saul’s disobedience, and Samuel’s grief over Saul’s rejection. The story teaches the importance of obedience to God over outward religious actions. v. 10-11 : God tells Samuel that He regrets making Saul king because Saul has disobeyed Him. This does not mean that God changes His mind like humans do, but that His actions toward Saul now change because of Saul’s disobedience. God sees partial obedience as rebellion, and Saul’s greed led him to fail. Samuel is deeply grieved and spends the entire night praying and interceding for Saul. This shows Samuel’s care for Saul, even though Saul had failed (1 Samuel 15:10-11; 1 Samuel 15:10-11 ).

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‏ 1 Samuel 15:10-11

Samuel Reproves Saul; Saul Rejected by God

This section recounts how Saul is confronted by Samuel for failing to obey God’s command to destroy the Amalekites completely. It highlights God’s justice, Saul’s disobedience, and Samuel’s grief over Saul’s rejection. The story teaches the importance of obedience to God over outward religious actions.

v. 10-11: God tells Samuel that He regrets making Saul king because Saul has disobeyed Him. This does not mean that God changes His mind like humans do, but that His actions toward Saul now change because of Saul’s disobedience. God sees partial obedience as rebellion, and Saul’s greed led him to fail. Samuel is deeply grieved and spends the entire night praying and interceding for Saul. This shows Samuel’s care for Saul, even though Saul had failed (1 Samuel 15:10-11; 1 Samuel 15:10-11 ^a).

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