King Saul was appointed by God to be His hand for judging Amalek. So God instructed Saul to utterly destroy Amalek without sparing anyone or anything for any reason at all. Amalek was the nation which waged war against Israel, impeding Israel's journey from Egypt to the promised land. At the time He had determined, God sent Samuel to King Saul and instructed Israel to go to Amalek and completely annihilate…