{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"3\/10 1 Samuel 9 - The Reluctant King","description":"Life has a way of not going exactly has we planned. Today we'll look at 1st Samuel 9 and see that a simple search for some farm animals brought Saul to a divine appointment, and it ended up completely changing his life. Join us! DISCUSSION AND STUDY QUESTIONS: 1.    In verse 1, what tribe was Saul from? What tribe did the Lord say would produce the kings back in Genesis 49:10? 2.    What was Saul\u2019s father like, according to verses 1 & 2? How might this have influenced the people to want Saul to be their king? 3.    In verses 3 to 17, how did the Lord prepare the details for Saul to meet Samuel? 4.    According to verses 15 and 16, what would Samuel be expecting from this encounter? 5.    What can we learn about Saul\u2019s perspective on this whole situation from verse 21? How was Saul getting in the way of hearing what the Lord had to say through Samuel? 6.    In terms of application, how did the Lord use Saul\u2019s difficulties to bring him to this divine appointment? Check out our Bible Study Guide on the Key Chapters of Genesis! Available on Amazon just in time for the Genesis relaunch in January! To see our dedicated podcast website with access to all our episodes and other resources, visit us at: www.keychapters.org. Find us on all major platforms, or use these direct links: Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6OqbnDRrfuyHRmkpUSyoHv Itunes: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/366-key-chapters-in-the-bible\/id1493571819 YouTube: Key Chapters of the Bible on YouTube. As always, we are grateful to be included in the "Top 100 Bible Podcasts to Follow" from Feedspot.com. Also for regularly being awarded "Podcast of the Day" from PlayerFM. Special thanks to Joseph McDade for providing our theme music.    ","author_name":"Key Chapters of the Bible","author_url":"https:\/\/www.keychapters.org","html":"