Tag: King Saul
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The height of the reign of Saul. Studying 1 Samuel 11:8-15
Israel defeats the Ammonites In 1 Samuel 11, the Israelites face their first major military test under their new king, Saul. He has found out that the Ammonites have besieged the city of Jabesh-Gilead and so Saul assembles an Israelite force. Verse 8: 8 When he mustered them at Bezek, the people of Israel were…
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The Warren Harding error
The Warren Harding Effect In his book Blink, author Malcolm Gladwell tells this story of an influential political figure from Ohio meeting a young politician named Warren Harding and being so impressed by the look and temperament of the young Harding that he instantly thought that the state senator had potential to one day be…
Josh Benner 