Today: [1 Samuel Chapter Fifteen]: Exposing Amalek. In this chapter Saul is directed by God through the prophet Samuel to destroy the nation of the Amalekites. This is a difficult passage of scripture for modern readers. Saul was told to kill every man, woman and child and spare no one. Because he fails to obey the kingdom is taken from him. On the surface it seems barbaric but when you look deeper into what has happened in history because of Saul’s disobedience things take on a different perspective.