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Speaker 1: Hi, I'm doctor Tony Evans, your host for Heroes in

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Speaker 1: the Bible. If you've been enjoying the series, please write

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Speaker 1: a review and let me know how this podcast has

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Speaker 1: impacted your life. Welcome to the epic Adventure of David,

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Speaker 1: a story of honor, battle, jealousy, darkness, friendship, love, scandal,

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Speaker 1: and murder. While most people know of David the myth,

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Speaker 1: few know about David the Man. In this episode, we

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Speaker 1: follow Saul in the battle. He and Jonathan march valiantly

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Speaker 1: against the United Philistine Horde and meet their inevitable doom.

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Speaker 1: In episode fifteen, Saul visited a witch to conjure the

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Speaker 1: spirit of Samuel. This spirit, whether it was Samuel or not,

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Speaker 1: told Saul that this would be the end. This episode

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Speaker 1: is meant to give us mixed emotions. King Saul has

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Speaker 1: been one of the main antagonists in this series, but

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Speaker 1: his trajectory is tragic and we can't help but pity

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Speaker 1: his mental and emotional decline. I challenge you to have

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Speaker 1: the heart of days in this episode. Do not revel

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Speaker 1: in the King's death, mourn him and what his death

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Speaker 1: means for the nation. He represents many people who, for

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Speaker 1: no fault of their own are inappropriately elevated and worshiped.

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Speaker 1: Saul is in many ways a villain, but is also

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Speaker 1: of leadership and the corruption of pride. In order to

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Speaker 1: acquaint ourselves with the tragedy of Saul, we will go

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Speaker 1: back to his coronation as king. Our preludes are typically

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Speaker 1: told from the perspective of other characters in scripture, but

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Speaker 1: this one goes right back to Saul's beginning, when the

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Speaker 1: skies opened up and damned his reign. Saul's rise was quick,

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Speaker 1: and his decline was just as fast. His character arc

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Speaker 1: represents the inevitable rise and fall of every king. No

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Speaker 1: matter how noble, how fierce in battle, or how wise

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Speaker 1: they are, all kings fall short of the glory of God.

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Speaker 1: It is the destiny of every man to fail, which

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Speaker 1: is why the Man of Christ is all the more

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Speaker 1: glorious to us. Without further ado, here is Saul's final episode,

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Speaker 1: The Death of a King.

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Speaker 2: Prelude to chapter seventeen.

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Speaker 3: You desired a man to save.

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Speaker 4: You, Samuel yelled at the people.

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Speaker 3: Well, here he stands before you. The Lord has given

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Speaker 3: and refuse to rebel as your forefathers, if you and

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Speaker 3: be well. But take heed, my children. The pride of

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Speaker 3: the heart is more powerful than you know. God will

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Speaker 3: resist the rebellious and arrogant heart. If you go against him,

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Speaker 2: This guy had turned completely dark, and the wind began

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Speaker 2: The weather was unsettling. It seemed to match the mood

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Speaker 2: of Samuel. His words clearly reflected the heart of God.

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Speaker 3: Stand and see this great thing that the Lord will

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Speaker 4: Eyes, Samuel said, with a trumpeting voice.

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Speaker 2: As Samuel said, this.

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Speaker 4: Lightning struck down behind him.

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Speaker 2: The cypress tree behind and corrupted in flames. Then, as

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Speaker 4: Pray for us, Samuel, we have added to all the sins.

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Speaker 3: Continue in the paths of the Lord with all your heart.

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Speaker 3: Yet the warning remains. If wickedness prevails in your hearts,

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Speaker 2: The people left wet and contemplative. It was not the

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Speaker 2: return from Endor. He was like a ghost, simply floating

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Speaker 2: he banished David. King, Saul's heart and passion had disappeared

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Speaker 2: out of his mind, my king, Jonathan said, we march

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Speaker 2: He opened his mouth to speak, but there was nothing

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Speaker 2: through the witch of Or this would be the day

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Speaker 2: gaze to the flame. Jonathan pursed his lips and shook

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Speaker 4: The Philistines will not wait for you, father, They march

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Speaker 4: and soul ached. He was filled with quiet and painful

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Speaker 2: Below. All was still then quiet. For a small moment,

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Speaker 2: For a moment, Saul's cold and hardened heart felt the

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Speaker 2: The stillness of the morning was interrupted by quakes in

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Speaker 2: harder and harder as he scanned the vast army. Jonathan

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Speaker 2: They need a king, not a coward. The king puffed

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Speaker 2: Out of Saul's mouth came a bellowing cry of war.

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Speaker 2: He screamed with every ounce of pent up rage in

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Speaker 2: at an unmanageable rate till each passing minute defeat seemed

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Speaker 2: This was their last stand against the Philistines. His legacy

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Speaker 2: Jonathan and his chosen warriors charged against the enemy flag.

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Speaker 2: Jonathan's renounce speed and a jill, they lived up to

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Speaker 2: Philistine rummy, that is where the Kings were. Never before

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Speaker 2: and Malkishua were in pursuit behind him. The Kings were

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Speaker 2: Jonathan yelled. He ran towards his fallen brother, only to

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Speaker 2: The sad fool, Jonathan yelled with broken passion. He ran

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Speaker 1: God will resist the rebellious and arrogant heart. This was

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Speaker 1: every minute matter. This episode is filled with profound imagery,

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Speaker 1: of the people, like you and I are a to

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Speaker 1: extract meaning and messages from his life. Therefore, in his

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Speaker 1: The era of Saul has come to a close, and

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Speaker 1: now it is time for King David to rule the

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Speaker 1: temptation is to assume his reign will be more noble

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Speaker 1: crown can corrupt noble characters, so David will have to

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Speaker 1: cling to righteousness desperately if he wants to resist the

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Speaker 1: pride of the throne. In our next episode, the exiled

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Speaker 1: Champion of Israel returns. Will he be accepted or will

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Speaker 1: the hatred of Saul? Linger find out next time in

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Speaker 1: episode eighteen, A Sorrowful Coronation. Thanks again for listening. For

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Speaker 1: more inspiring stories, daily prayers and wisdom to last a lifetime,

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Speaker 1: go to pray dot com. And to expand your heroes

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Speaker 1: in the Bible journey, download the Heroes of Faith devotional

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