King Saul Transformed With Music

 [This is another segment in the Music in the Bible series which begins in Genesis and finishes in Revelation.]  

 After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man.  And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you.(1 Samuel 10:5-7)

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Israel's great prophet and judge, Samuel, finally fulfills his God appointed destiny and commissions Saul to become the nation's first king and this is accompanied by a series of signs including a band of prophets making merry for the Lord. You have to believe the Lord has a flair for theater when He does this wonderful things throughout Scripture. 

Anyhow, the point is that Saul is transformed not by all the circumstances leading up to God's Spirit descending upon him, but by the actual supernatural work of the Lord of Hosts regenerating his soul with irresistible grace. This is a good lesson for those who are always superstitiously looking for signs and wonders as a proof of God's presence because Satan is also good at performing astonishing tricks but without a new man or woman being born as the final result, the miracles are not heaven sent. Take heed and beware as we draw closer to when that Man of Sin is to be revealed before Christ's return. (2 Thessalonians 2:3)

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