Today is the 14th day of May.

Welcome to the Daily Audio Bible.

I'm Brian. It is wonderful to be here with you today.

As we gather together and move forward together

another step on the journey day by day step by step through the whole Bible through the

whole year in community that's what we're doing

and so we have a step in front of us and that leads us back into the book of First Samuel

where we are learning pretty in depth about Israel's first king.

His name is Saul and he is a tremendously insecure person, which makes him a tremendously insecure leader, which does not work out very well.

Let's continue the journey today.

First Samuel 15 and 16. Samuel said to Saul,

to Saul, The Lord sent me to anoint you to be king over his people.

Therefore, listen to the voice of the Lord. This is what the Lord of Army says.

I will repay Amalak for what they did to Israel when they blocked Israel's way

as it was coming up out of Egypt.

Go and strike Amalek.

Devote everything they have to destruction.

Do not spare them.

Kill both men and women, infants and nursing babies, oxen and sheep, camels and donkeys.

So Saul summoned the troops and organized them for battle at Tlaum.

There were 200,000 foot soldiers and 10,000 men from Judah.

Then Saul came to the city of Amalak and set up an ambush in the ravine.

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