03/22/08: 1 Samuel 11-13
Chapter 13:
In 13:11, what has Saul done? Is he not supposed to make offerings? Maybe only the priests can?
Ted: Saul offered up the burnt offering (1 Samuel 13:9). You are exactly right: Only a priest of the tribe of Levi was authorized to make any sacrifice or offering. Saul was of the tribe of Benjamin, so he had no authority to do this, even if he had "good intentions" when he did it. This single act was the "beginning of the end" for Saul.
In 13:11, what has Saul done? Is he not supposed to make offerings? Maybe only the priests can?
Ted: Saul offered up the burnt offering (1 Samuel 13:9). You are exactly right: Only a priest of the tribe of Levi was authorized to make any sacrifice or offering. Saul was of the tribe of Benjamin, so he had no authority to do this, even if he had "good intentions" when he did it. This single act was the "beginning of the end" for Saul.
