1 Samuel 15:20
1 Samuel 15:20 Meaning and Explanation
“And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.”
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Read Full Chapter →Saul insists he obeyed, even while admitting he kept Agag alive.
What Does 1 Samuel 15:20 Mean?
Even now Saul protests his obedience, insisting he went the way the LORD sent him. Yet in the same breath he admits he brought Agag back alive, the very proof that he did not. His defense contradicts itself.
Self-justification can blind us to the plain facts of our own words. Saul holds tightly to the label of obedience while the evidence sits before him. It is a sobering picture of how the heart can cling to its innocence against all reason. Repentance begins where self-defense ends.
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What does 1 Samuel 15:20 mean?
Saul insists he obeyed, even while admitting he kept Agag alive.