Context:
the
 word
 that
 the
 Script
ures
 use
 
when
 
referring
 to
 adulte
ry
 as
 an
 act
 of
 un
faith
fulness
 and
 tr
each
ery
 in
 
a
 
marriage
.

 Saul
 had
 been
 
very
 un
faith
ful
 to
 the
 Lord
.
 The
 tres
pass
 is
 
further
 de
scribed
 as
 not
 
keeping
 the
 Word
 of
 Jehova
h
.
 Let
s

 take
 
a
 deep
er
 look
 at
 this
 first
 sin
.
 
When
 God
 speak
s
 to
 
us
 He
 is
 
giving
 
us
 His
 Word
.
 That
 is
 not
 
a
 small
 thing
 and
 it
 

calls
 for
 
obedien
ce
 to
 God
.
 U
nfortunately
 Saul
 receive
d
 God
s
 Word
 more
 as
 
a
 suggestion
 than
 
a
 command
.
 
When
 
asked
 to

 deal
 with
 the
 Amal
ekit
es
 he
 decide
d
 to
 only
 
destroy
 what
 he
 thought
 was
 
evil
,
 
keeping
 the
 
king
 as
 
a
 
trophy
 as
 well
 as

 everything
 that
 he
 though
 look
ed
 good
 
enough
 to
 keep
.
 He
 even
 figure
d
 he
 
could
 use
 that
 “
good
 stuff
 to
 sacrific
e
 to

 God
.
 
When
 
told
 to
 wait
 for
 the
 
prophet
 Samuel
 to
 offer
 
a
 sacrific
e
 before
 
a
 battle
,
 Saul
 
started
 to
 w
orry
 about
 de

fections
 from
 his
 
army
 and
 force
d
 him
self
 to
 offer
 the
 sacrific
e
.
 The
 problem
 there
 was
 that
 Saul
 was
 not
 to
 do
 that
.

 This
 was
 something
 that
 only
 the
 priest
s
 were
 to
 do
.
 Saul
 saw
 that
 as
 just
 an
 in
convenienc
e
 to
 what
 needed
 to
 be
 done
.

 His
 life
 is
 
a
 sad
 story
 of
 dis
regard
ing
 the
 Word
 of
 Jehova
h
 to
 do
 what
 he
 
wanted
 in
stead
.
 
When
 God
 made
 it
 clear
 that

 David
 was
 
going
 to
 replace
 him
 
because
 of
 his
 dis
obedien
ce
,
 his
 response
 was
 to
 at
tempt
 to
 kill
 David
 
repeat
edly
.
 “
Who

 care
s
 what
 God
 has
 said
 –
 I
m
 
going
 to
 be
 
king
!”
 was
 his
 response
 to
 that
 news
.
 By
 the
 end
 of
 his
 life
 his
 dis
obedien
ce

 
reach
ed
 dis
astro
us
 
levels
.
 He
 
s
laughter
ed
 an
 
entire
 village
 of
 priest
s
 by
 
proxy
 to
 be
 sure
 his
 own
 will
 preva
iled
 in

stead
 of
 God
s
 will
.
 In
 the
 end
 God
s
 will
 preva
iled
 (
as
 it
 
always
 will
).
 David
 b
ecame
 
king
 –
 and
 God
 put
 Saul
 to
 death

 for
 his
 tr
each
ery
.
 Second
,
 we
 learn
 that
 Saul
s
 tr
each
ery
 to
ward
 the
 L
ORD
 had
 
a
 second
 manifest
ation
 –
 he
 
s
ought
 the
 

counsel
 of
 
a
 medium
.
 What
 is
 amazing
 about
 this
 is
 that
 Saul
 him
self
 had
 just
 remove
d
 all
 
those
 who
 were
 
involved
 in

 this

Input:
 was
 
suppos
ed
 to
 wait
 on
 Samuel
 to
 come
 and
 offer
 
a
 sacrific
e
 as
 the
 Phil
istin
es
 
gather
ed
.
 
When
 he
 was
 force
d
 to
 wait
 

longer
 
-
 he
 
chose
 not
 to
 do
 so
 and
 “
force
d
 him
self
 to
 offer
 up
 the
 sacrific
e
.
 This
 was
 something
 only
 the
 priest
s
 of

 the
 Lord
 were
 
suppos
ed
 to
 do
.
 The
 real
 issue
 though
 was
 Saul
 
having
 to
 wait
 on
 God
 
when
 things
 were
 dice
y
 and
 difficult

.
 
Please
 understand
 that
 I
 know
 that
 such
 times
 are
 what
 
makes
 
a
 man
 or
 woman
 of
 God
 
-
 and
 that
 such
 trial
s
 are
 
very

 hard
 to
 endur
e
.
 But
 Saul
 
failed
 miser
ably
 and
 decide
d
 he
 
knew
 best
 what
 to
 do
 
-
 and
 that
 
waiting
 on
 God
 did
n
t
 make

 sense
 
when
 something
 needed
 to
 be
 done
 NOW
 (
at
 
least
 in
 his
 mind
 this
 was
 the
 case
).
 Sin
 gre
w
 in
 Saul
 
when
 he
 was
 sent

 to
 
destroy
 the
 Amal
ekit
es
.
 Here
 was
 
where
 Saul
 decide
d
 in
 his
 own
 mind
 that
 what
 God
 had
 said
 was
 for
b
idden
 and
 needed

 to
 be
 eliminat
ed
 seem
ed
 
harsh
 to
 him
.
 He
 
could
 save
 what
 look
ed
 good
 to
 him
 (
regard
less
 of
 what
 God
 said
 about
 it
)
 and

 even
 use
 it
 to
 serve
 God
 
-
 at
 
least
 what
 was
 left
 over
 
when
 he
 was
 done
 
using
 it
 too
.
 His
 real
 issue
 here
 was
 
seeing

 things
 from
 God
s
 perspective
 
-
 
especially
 what
 God
 
called
 sin
 and
 what
 He
 for
bid
s
.
 Saul
 
wanted
 to
 define
 sin
 and
 what

 is
 for
b
idden
 him
self
.
 That
 re
definition
 was
 the
 
cause
 of
 the
 
kingdom
 
being
 torn
 from
 him
 just
 as
 Samuel
s
 gar
ment
 was

 torn
 
when
 he
 
tried
 to
 persua
de
 Samuel
 to
 bless
 him
 ra
ther
 than
 discipline
 him
.
 It
 was
 
during
 this
 time
 that
 Saul
 be
gan

 to
 watch
 David
s
 sur
rendere
d
 life
 begin
 to
 experience
 God
s
 favor
.
 He
 sang
 to
 God
 in
 
a
 way
 that
 made
 
evil
 spirit
s
 run

 from
 the
 room
.
 He
 face
d
 down
 
a
 
giant
 who
 w
ound
 up
 face
 down
 and
 dead
 
because
 of
 David
s
 trust
 in
 God
.
 As
 this
 gre
w
 he

 look
ed
 at
 David
 first
 with

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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.267
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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.086
a Idx: 262, Δloglikelihood: 0.230
  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.174
growing Idx: 40903, Δloglikelihood: -0.171
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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.186
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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.011
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. Idx: 260, Δloglikelihood: 0.133
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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: 0.080
tried Idx: 31157, Δloglikelihood: -0.005
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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.002

could Idx: 3659, Δloglikelihood: -0.165
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 Idx: 293, Δloglikelihood: -0.005
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  Idx: 259, Δloglikelihood: -0.082
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