So Saul said to his uncle, "He told us plainly that the donkeys had been found." But he did not tell him about the matter of the kingdom which Samuel had mentioned.Why did Saul only tell his uncle par of what Samuel had said to him? He's just been shown that Samuel's prophecy is true, and been given many signs of Samuel's veracity. Now he seems to be trying to avoid the most important part, his coming ascension to the throne. Why is he hiding this?
It appears that Saul does not want what is about to come to him. Whether it be from some kind of low self-esteem or fear, or perhaps more lack of faith despite what's already happened, he is not convinced that he should be the new king. He does not trust that God has shown him a proper path for himself and his nation. If he had had more faith, how would the rest of Israel's history have been different, I wonder?
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