The boy Samuel grew up to be a great prophet.
At this time, Saul was king over Israel, but Saul had stopped paying attention to what God wanted. So God spoke to Samuel: "How long will you grieve over
Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your
horn with oil and set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I
have provided myself a king among his sons." (Jesse, remember, was
the grandson of Ruth and Boaz. He's also the one who gives the Jesse Tree its
name.) So Samuel went to Jesse's house in Bethlehem. God said to
Samuel, "The Lord does not see as mortals see; they look on the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart." Instead of choosing
any of the older, stronger sons, God chose the youngest boy, David, saying to
Samuel, "'Rise and anoint him; for this is the one who will be the next
king.' Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence
of his brothers; and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that
day forward."
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Potential ornaments for the Jesse Tree: a horn of oil, a crown
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