The first King of Israel, King Saul, was sent on a mission from God to wipe out a people called the Amalekites. He failed the Lord through rebellion. He was thus sentenced to the loss of his kingdom. It is so interesting to me that years later, he died at the hand of an Amalekite. (2 Sam 1:1-10). Lesson: do as the Lord instructs, even if you don’t understand the purpose – He knows something you don’t.