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"When these confirming signs are accomplished, you'll know that you're ready: Whatever job you're given to do, do it. God is with you!
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"Now, go down to Gilgal and I will follow. I'll come down and join you in worship by sacrificing burnt offerings and peace offerings. Wait seven days. Then I'll come and tell you what to do next."
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Saul turned and left Samuel. At that very moment God transformed him - made him a new person! And all the confirming signs took place the same day.
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When Saul and his party got to Gibeah, there were the prophets, right in front of them! Before he knew it, the Spirit of God came on Saul and he was prophesying right along with them.
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When those who had previously known Saul saw him prophesying with the prophets, they were totally surprised. "What's going on here? What's come over the son of Kish? How on earth did Saul get to be a prophet?"
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One man spoke up and said, "Who started this? Where did these people ever come from?" That's how the saying got started, "Saul among the prophets! Who would have guessed?!"
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When Saul was done prophesying, he returned home.
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His uncle asked him and his servant, "So where have you two been all this time?" "Out looking for the donkeys. We looked and looked and couldn't find them. And then we found Samuel!"
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"So," said Saul's uncle, "what did Samuel tell you?"
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Saul said, "He told us not to worry - the donkeys had been found." But Saul didn't breathe a word to his uncle of what Samuel said about the king business.
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Samuel called the people to assemble before God at Mizpah.