Then Samuel said, “Bring here to me Agag the king of the Amalekites.” And Agag came to him cheerfully. Agag said, “Surely the bitterness of death is past.” And Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.
(1 Samuel 15:32-33 ESV)
Agag was no innocent man. He was from a long line of descendants from Esau who were bent on exterminating Israel as God's people. They tried to get rid of them even before the got to the promised land, and had tried again as recently as the times of the Judges. They were looking for opportunity then, and would soon again against David. Worse yet, a descendant of Agag would try during the time of Esther. Agag and the Amalekites had set their heart against God and His people. Samuel could not allow Saul to do what so many professing followers of sin do -let evil in, welcome it, be defeated by it. That temptation you're struggling with is no small thing; it's a vicious enemy out to destroy you and everyone you are responsible for. Don't let it in.
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