1 Samuel 13

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by: Lowell Harrup

11/07/2025

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Samuel said, “What have you done?”  Saul said,  “Because… you did not come,… I forced myself and offered the burnt offering” (vs11,12). An enemy army was close; Samuel had indicated he would be there but was late coming, so Saul, newly appointed king, presumed  the right of the prophet to offer the sacrifice. Saul thought his office of king gave him rights to function, with impunity, as he saw fit. He was  blinded to the difference between the sacred and the profane. In addition, he blamed Samuel.

God’s response  (v 13,14) seems harsh, but in the light of the whole of Saul’s service, we see he usually failed to see the difference. Blinded by pride, anger and resentment, he threw away the opportunity given him.

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Samuel said, “What have you done?”  Saul said,  “Because… you did not come,… I forced myself and offered the burnt offering” (vs11,12). An enemy army was close; Samuel had indicated he would be there but was late coming, so Saul, newly appointed king, presumed  the right of the prophet to offer the sacrifice. Saul thought his office of king gave him rights to function, with impunity, as he saw fit. He was  blinded to the difference between the sacred and the profane. In addition, he blamed Samuel.

God’s response  (v 13,14) seems harsh, but in the light of the whole of Saul’s service, we see he usually failed to see the difference. Blinded by pride, anger and resentment, he threw away the opportunity given him.

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