I find it interesting that the first King is from the tribe of Benjamin. At the end of Judges, we see the tribe of Benjamin nearly wiped out. A tribe that embraced and defended sin. Yet now, one of this small tribe is going to be chosen to provide the king. Once again, God isn't choosing the greatest or the strongest but from the smallest. There is also an image that we will see repeated in David, God is choosing someone who is looking over animals. Not just any animals, but lost animals. Israel will often be described as wandering from God and needing to be returned. Here God is choosing someone who is looking for the lost and willing to seek God about it.
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