King Saul has been anointed by God to rule over the nation of Israel. He was an impressive young man without equal among the Israelites and a head taller than any of the others (1 Samuel 9:2). The people of Israel had demanded to have a king and Samuel the prophet went before the LORD with their request and the LORD told Samuel that He would give them a king but that he would be a harsh king. God also said through His prophet that in choosing a king of even demanding to have a king in the end would bring them grief to the point where they would cry out to the LORD but He would not answer them (1 Samuel 8:4-21)…