We saw last time that despite God’s warning through the prophet Samuel, the people of Israel insisting that God give them a King, and the handsome Saul was the perfect man for the job.

In Greek Tragedy, the main character always possesses some tragic flaw, called hamartia.  Hamartia refers to a hero’s one error whether in character or judgment, which brings about the tragic spiraling events which lead to his demise.  Interestingly, this Greek word is translated in the New Testament as “sin.”

I always think of this when I read about Saul because his story is so much like a Greek tragedy. A quick read of the account would lead us to believe that Saul’s hamartia was a lack of attention to detail. When the did the King-of-Israel Job Interview he should have listed that as his greatest weakness. Check it out.

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