Read 1 Sam 10:1-2
At the end of chapter 9 Samuel has taken Saul aside, even away from his servant, and given him the Word from God. He takes a flask of oil and pours it on his head, kisses him and tells him he will be the captain over his inheritance, and when Saul leaves he will find 2 men by Rachel's grave. They will tell Saul that his donkeys have been found and his father is now concerned about him. Are these the same 2 men at Jesus' tomb who the women saw when they came to anoint his body with oil in Luke 14:4? Is their job to guard holy bodies? And why Racheal's grave?
Rachel is a type of the New Testament and Leah the Old. Leah was Jacob's wife by law. He had to marry her first. But Rachel was chosen to be his wife because he loved her. He gave his life for Rachel. Rachel died to bring forth Benjamin which was a type of the church. Benjamin was the only brother that was related to Joseph by blood. We are related to Jesus because of his blood, not because we are Jews. When Jesus died, his death brought about the birth of the Church to fulfill Benjamin's type. So Saul is brought to this very place: Zelzah. "Zelzah" is an oximoron which means "clear shadow". The obvious and the hidden; a great way to describe this place. It is a clear shadow of what God is going to do many years later which was a mystery to them then.
For Saul, this was where he was going to be told that his natual mission and his duty for his natural father was accomplished. It was now time to focus on what God had in store for his future. Rachel's natural duty was done and so was Jesus's when they were put in their tombs. These 2 angles were there just to let us know, "It is finished". Lord, help us to die to the worries of this life and get on with the reason you put us here for this season.
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