. The training of the Chosen people. t insignificant qualities in the leadership ofmen. His mental traits were equally impressive. Hewas brave, modest, sagacious, enterprising and pa-triotic. At the very outset of his career he showedinsight and skill in eliciting and wielding the un-utilized forces of Israel (i Sam. 11:7, 8). His de-liverance of the people of Jabesh-gilead was a strokeof genius that won him the confidence of the wholenation (1 Sam. 1119-11). This was followed by thatbold stroke against the Philistines, in which Jonathan,the son of Saul, played such a daring and heroic part(1
. The training of the Chosen people. t insignificant qualities in the leadership ofmen. His mental traits were equally impressive. Hewas brave, modest, sagacious, enterprising and pa-triotic. At the very outset of his career he showedinsight and skill in eliciting and wielding the un-utilized forces of Israel (i Sam. 11:7, 8). His de-liverance of the people of Jabesh-gilead was a strokeof genius that won him the confidence of the wholenation (1 Sam. 1119-11). This was followed by thatbold stroke against the Philistines, in which Jonathan,the son of Saul, played such a daring and heroic part(1 Sam. 14:1-23). The result was that Jonathan was greatly endeared tothe whole nation, and indi-rectly the house of Saulwas strengthened. Theseries of victories over theother enemies of Israelseemed to justify mostcompletely the establish-ment of the monarchyand the choice of Saul asking. What, now, was the de-fect in his character?What was the rift withinthe lute? It is a difficultbut fascinating , thus early in his ca-. From a Ravine at Michmash. reer, there is some trustworthy and satisfactory mate-rial for a partial answer. Reading between the lines Chapter 20. A Success that Fails 71 of the fourteenth chapter, which describes the battleof Michmash, we cannot miss seeing that the narra-tor subtly outlines two unhappy traits of Sauls char-acter. The vow of Saul, which wrought such disaster toIsrael (1 Sam. 14: 24, 29), was peculiarly the act ofa resolute and daring man, whose impulsiveness pre-vented him from thinking through a course of action,and making a calm estimate of its probable conse-quences. Sauls persistence in adhering to his rash vow,againstall the dictates of humanity and paternal love,is thoroughly consistent with this type of man of these qualities may be brilliant and effec-tive, but he is also dangerous. His persistence andsteadiness manifest themselves at the wrong places,and he is peculiarly liable to substitute conf
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