Beginning of the End - Ellen G. White

Satan to persecute the faithful.
God had reserved to Himself the right to choose their king. The
choice fell on Saul, a son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin.
"There was not a more handsome person than he among the
children of Israel." As someone with a noble and dignified bearing,
good looking and tall, he appeared like one born to command, yet
Saul had none of those higher qualities that constitute true wisdom.
He had not learned to control his thoughtless impulses and He had
never felt the renewing power of divine grace.
Saul was the son of a wealthy chief, yet he was performing the
humble duties of a farmer. Some of his father's animals had strayed
on the mountains, and Saul went with a servant to look for them. As
they were not far from Ramah, the home of Samuel, the servant
suggested that they ask the prophet concerning the missing property.
As they approached the city they were told that a religious
service was about to take place, and that the prophet had already
arrived. Worship of God was now carried on throughout the land.
With no services at the tabernacle, for a while sacrifices were
offered elsewhere. The cities of the priests and Levites, where the
people went for instruction, were chosen for this purpose. The
highest points in these cities were usually selected as the place of
sacrifice, and so were called the "high places."
King Revealed to Samuel
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