Saul: The Anointed

The Chosen People

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Judaism, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 20 May 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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# 153 - Saul: The Anointed - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, Saul sets out to find lost donkeys but instead stumbles into divine destiny. In this episode, the reluctant future king of Israel is anointed by Samuel, setting in motion a story of leadership, fear, and the fragile weight of being chosen. Through the ordinary, God begins something extraordinary.Episode 153 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Matthew 20:26, “Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.”Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(01:27) Intro with Yael Eckstein(02:22) Saul: The Anointed(20:26) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People.
0:03.2	Samuel, you have led us well, but your years are advancing.
0:08.0	And though I do not want to insult you, your sons do not walk in your ways.
0:12.9	With no one to take your place, the elders and I request that you appoint a king to judge us.
0:18.7	What do kings bring?
0:20.7	Tyranny, chains, burden. Is it another pharaoh
0:25.6	you would have over you? Heed the people's voice in everything they ask. What? But why? Surely they have not rejected you.
0:40.3	They have rejected me, and desire that I should not reign over them.
0:49.3	Obey their voice and make them a king.
0:52.3	Take heart, Samuel, for I will guide you in this.
0:57.0	Even in their wicked ways, my purposes shall prevail.
1:03.0	Tomorrow at this time, I will send you a man from Benjamin.
1:08.0	He is the one who will reign over the people, the one they have begged for.
1:15.6	He shall restrain them, deliver them from their enemies, and bear the weight of their ingratitude.
1:26.7	This is an I-Heart podcast, guaranteed human.
1:31.7	As a listener of the Chosen People podcast, you know the power of God's Word.
1:36.7	For Christians in more than 70 nations, access to the Bible is limited or even restricted.
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2:00.1	willing to risk arrest, imprisonment,
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