A name from Scripture
Saul
SAWL
Meaning
Asked for; Prayed for
Hebrew origin · Boy · First in 1 Samuel
What it points to
Saul's story warns that being 'asked for' by others doesn't guarantee God's continued blessing. Outward qualifications without inner obedience lead to tragic endings. God desires heart-level submission above all else.
Verses · King James Version
“Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft.”
1 Samuel 15:22-23
“A choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he.”
1 Samuel 9:2