Points To Ponder 03/04/2013

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POINTS TO PONDER:
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Proverbs 27:21 - The crucible is for silver and the furnace for gold, and a man {is tested} by the praise accorded him.
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BIBLE QUIZ: 
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Old Testament/Stories of Samuel, Saul and David (I Samuel 15:22ff)

        And Samuel said, Does the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned: for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD, and your words: because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. Now therefore, I pray, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.  And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD hath rejected you from being king over Israel. And as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon . . . . .

What did Saul grab hold of? What happened? What was the prophetic meaning?

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