Why was Saul a heartache in God's eyes?
Saul was a heartache in God's eyes because he was a raging bull and religious zealot who hated anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. His intense hatred of Jesus of Nazareth made him a grief to God, though he later became Paul the apostle.
Les explains that Saul was a heartache in God's eyes because he was a raging bull and religious zealot who hated anything concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Les notes that Saul had another side, just like the name of Benjamin had two names. Saul of Tarsus became Paul the great apostle, who thrilled the heart of God as he suffered, and suffered, and suffered for the sake of the gospel. Because of that one little Jew, Christianity swept across the Roman Empire. Les sees a tremendous lesson: way back in Genesis, God already had the apostle Paul on His mind, along with the prophecies concerning the Messiah.