1 Samuel 16:1 (NLT) “Now the LORD said to Samuel, “You have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem. Find a man named Jesse who lives there, for I have selected one of his sons to be my king.”
Wait, isn’t Bethlehem where Jesus was born? Yes it is! But this is before Jesus was born. Bethlehem is also called the city of David. Here’s why:
1 Samuel 16:7b (NLT) “People judge by outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”