How does the king react to his kindness being rejected? The first thing to notice is that he cares for his shamed servants. He shows such compassion for them, because he knows that they’re suffering for his sake. That’s something for us to remember as well. If you’re mocked or laughed at for being a Christian or for speaking up […]

We too are ambassadors of the king. Paul says in 2nd Corinthians 5: ‘Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us’. Paul is speaking there as an apostle. Today, a verse like that applies primarily to ministers. But there’s also a sense in which it applies to every believer. We’re all ambassadors for Christ. God the […]

The chapter begins by telling us about the death of a king we haven’t heard of since way back in 1st Samuel 11 and 12. Those chapters tell us that the threat posed by Nahash was one of the reasons why God’s people wanted a king in the first place. Sure enough, Saul’s first act as king is to defeat […]