How does Saul and David's kingship illustrate the first natural then spiritual pattern?
Saul's kingship represents the natural, ungodly first stage in the Scriptural pattern, while David's represents the spiritual second stage. Israel chose Saul as its first king, but he was not a godly man; David follows as the spiritual king. This mirrors the consistent biblical order of first the natural, then the spiritual.
Les teaches that all through Scripture there is a format that is never abridged: first the natural and then the spiritual, carrying from Genesis to Revelation. He illustrates this with Adam, the natural and earthy man, followed by Christ, the spiritual second Adam; Cain, the natural man with no faith, followed by Abel, the spiritual; and Esau, the natural with no faith, followed by Jacob, the spiritual. Then Israel rejected God and was allowed to have a king. Saul became their first king, the natural and not a godly man. David follows him as the spiritual, showing the same first-natural-then-spiritual pattern.