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  • Introduction of Saul as Israel’s first king and his physical prominence.
  • God’s command to Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites and all their possessions.
  • Saul’s disobedience: sparing the best livestock and King Agag alive.
  • Samuel’s heartbreak and God’s regret over Saul’s failure.
  • “To obey is better than sacrifice” – Samuel’s rebuke of Saul’s partial obedience.
  • Explanation of God’s regret as anthropopathism: God’s love and hatred of sin.
  • Jesus as the faithful Messiah who fulfills perfect obedience and brings salvation.