GCEChristian Religious StudiesKingship in Israel2022

When Samuel went to Jesse's house to anoint a new king, God's instruction to Samuel revealed that God judges by

Athe outward appearance and strength of a man
Bthe age and experience of the candidate
Cthe heart of a person, not outward appearanceCORRECT
Dthe popularity of a person among his peers
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
In 1 Samuel 16:7, when Samuel saw Eliab and thought he was the anointed one, God said: 'Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature... for the LORD sees not as man sees; man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.' This is a central theological lesson of the passage.
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