23.32 To Obey is Better than Sacrifice (Part 2)

Indigenous Faith

In part two of our study into the story of the prophet, Samuel, King Saul, and King Agag, Craig summarizes the steps that led to Saul's egregious disobedience that cost him his kingship. It all starts with Saul receiving a specific job to do from the Lord. It wasn't unambiguous, but clear...destroy all the Agagites completely, because they were sold out to Israel's total annihilation, and they offered child sacrifice in their religious system. Saul did almost all God commanded, but kept the wicked King Agag as prisoner. In celebration of his own pride and arrogance, Saul builds a monument in his own honor. Samuel the prophet confronts Saul and reminds him as he reminds us all, to obey is better than sacrifice...Sauls act of disobedience left the window open for the Agagites to remain and repopulate over time. Some 500 years later, one of the Agagites living in that day was a man named Haman. His fervor for the destruction of the Jewish race was just as strong as King Agag 500 years earlier! Craig and LaDonna bridge that 500 year gap and take us to the story of Mordecai, Esther, Haman, and King Xerxes in what is one of the most fascinating stories in all of Scripture. You'll be amazed at how this story unfolds, which brings this episode to a close. You'll have to stay with the Smiths as they continue on in next week's further dig into this story of man's evil plans, and how God has the last word every time! What a faith building story for us, friends as we seek to build a biblically healthy Indigenous Faith!