Christ, the True King
And so the story ends. Israel wanted a king. But, Saul, the best example they could produce, is dead — his very death surrounded by scandal, coming at the hands of an enemy he once rebelled against God to remove. Because Saul would not kill sin, sin had killed him. And now Israel’s hopes for a king lie as lifeless as Saul, as cold as his corpse. Who will be the next king? Who will be the king they need but have shown they have no business picking? Who will be king? That is the story of 2 Samuel. And of our own lives, too.