The Israelites’ demand for a king is a good reminder to us to trust in the Lord, the only one who can profit and deliver.
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.
The closing section of the first missionary journey of Paul and Barnabas moved from confusion to clarification to conflict to consolidation to celebration.
Saul’s two acts of foolishness contrasted with his son’s two acts of faith, and they changed the course of history.