Bible Discussion Thread

Been reading Romans and just occurred to me that Saul who became Paul , was of the tribe of Benjamin and he persecuted the followers if Jesus .

A different Saul persecuted one of Jesus's ancestors . This Saul was also of the tribe of Benjamin .

I wonder if this is significant and if it is how is it ? Or is it just another coincidence ?

Hey Jackieboy80,

Just a short comment, Saul did not become Paul he was Paul, there were not two Sauls. Paul was a Roman citizen his family was from slavery who was freed and made Roman citizens. His Hebrew name was Saul after King Saul both were of the tribe of Benjamin. He used this name because he was a Pharisee. His Roman or Greek name was Paulus, and when He went into the Gentiles, he may have used the name Paul/Paulas because he was the apostle to the Greeks. There are other thoughts out there but there was only one Saul/Paul you can search the archives there is more to learn if you want.

God bless,

RLW

I'm sorry , I think maybe I didn't explain myself properly . I'm not so hot at this kind of thing .

I had just noticed the coincidence that king Saul persecuted David , and Saul persecuted the followers of Jesus and both of them were of the tribe of Benjamin . Was just wondering if that was a coincidence or if there was any significance , considering that God took His mercy away from king Saul but , was merciful to Saul and Saul was converted , repented and spent the rest of his life in the service of the Gospel . Just wondered is all .

I was just thinking about that. What I thought while I was pondering was His grace through the new covenant and how relationship with The Lord will be different than how it was in the Old Testament , but I didn't spend much time on it so that's just something that needs more time to be spent with God to see what He says. Great question I love questions that will make you think !!

No such thing as a coincidence in the writings of the Holy Ghost. God Bless :)