In verse 15, God Himself says, “I regret that I have made Saul king.” But in verse 29, Samuel says, “the Glory of Israel will not lie or have regret, for he is not a man, that he should have regret.” Then in the chapter's closing statement, Scripture tells us, “the LORD regretted that he had made Saul king over Israel” (ESV).
How do we reconcile those three statements, all in quick succession in a single passage? Is the tension deliberate? Was Samuel's belief in divine immutability mistaken? Or is there another, better, explanation for the tension? That's what we'll explore this morning.
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Phil Johnson is Executive Director of Grace to You, the media ministry of John MacArthur. Phil is also an elder at Grace Community Church, where he pastors the GraceLife fellowship group. He is probably best known for his websites, which include The Spurgeon Archive and The Hall...