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human king (Saul), and the man whom Yahweh chose to succeed him (David).

The Israelites demand for a human king to lead them follows the pattern of Adam turning away from
God to be ruled by another. Observe what Yahweh communicates to the prophet Samuel when the
Israelites clamor for a king.

I Samuel 8:7
And Yahweh said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have
not rejected you, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.”

Did not Adam reject Yahweh’s rule when he embraced Satan’s temptation in the garden? King Saul
is a type of Satan. They share numerous traits in common. Among their similarities is their
impressive physical appearance.

Satan
Ezekiel 28:12-14
“You had the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden
of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The ruby, the topaz, and the diamond; The beryl,
the onyx, and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise, and the emerald; And the gold, the
workmanship of your settings and sockets, was in you. On the day that you were created they were
prepared. You were the anointed cherub who covers, and I placed you there.”

Saul
I Samuel 9:1-2
Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son
of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor. And he had a son
whose name was Saul, a choice and handsome man, and there was not a more handsome person than
he among the sons of Israel; from his shoulders and up he was taller than any of the people.

Both Satan and Saul were humble when God appointed them to their high callings and entrusted
great authority to them, but they later became prideful.

Satan
Ezekiel 28:15, 17
You were blameless in your ways from the day you were created, until unrighteousness was found
in you.... Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of
your splendor.

I Timothy 3:6-7
[An overseer must not be] a new convert, lest he become conceited and fall into the condemnation
incurred by the devil.

Saul
I Samuel 15:17
“Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of