Readers Guide: “The Word for Today” Sunday, October 28, 2012 Read – 1 Samuel 11 & 12 Chapter 11 relates one more story attempting to establish King Saul on a firm foundation. Taken together all of these stories point to the ambiguity involved in the establishment of kingship within Israel. Saul needs to be renewed in his kingship. Samuel is the character that bridges the gap. He was clearly the last of the Judges but he is also the anointer of kings. Saul will not be just another in the long line of Judges. Circumstances have changed. Chapter 12 presents us with the farewell address of Samuel. We might expect Samuel to move off the stage and not be heard from again as this chapter comes to a conclusion. That will not be the case.