"And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine heart."
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Verse 1 Samuel 9:19. _I_ AM _THE SEER_] This declaration would prepare
Saul for the communications afterwards made....
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2. THE STORY OF SAUL AND HIS ANOINTING
Chapter S 9:1-10:16
_ 1. Saul the son of Kish and the lost asses (1 Samuel 9:1)_
2. Samuel and Saul (1 Samuel 9:11)
3. Saul anointed King (1 Samuel 9:25; 1 S...
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1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16. SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL AS KING. (J),
taken from one of the oldest narratives (see Introduction, p. 273).
Note the absence of any connexion with the Deuteronomic narrative...
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Saul entertained by Samuel
15. _Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear_ Lit. "had uncovered
Samuel's ear," a figure of speech said to be derived from the practice
of removing the hair or a corner of...
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_Samuel and Saul Meet._ 1 Samuel 9:11-21
_Samuel and Saul Meet._ 1 Samuel 9:11-21
11 _And_ as they went up the hill to the city, they found young
maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them,...
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_AND SAMUEL ANSWERED SAUL, AND SAID, I AM THE SEER: GO UP BEFORE ME
UNTO THE HIGH PLACE; FOR YE SHALL EAT WITH ME TO DAY, AND TO MORROW I
WILL LET THEE GO, AND WILL TELL THEE ALL THAT IS IN THINE HEAR...
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SAUL AND SAMUEL MEET
For the picture of Samuel in this c, as a person of local rather than
national importance, cp. Intro. § 6. On early prophecy, see Intro. §
4.
1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16 come...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 9
SAUL LOOKS FOR HIS FATHER’S *DONKEYS
V1 Kish was an important man from the *tribe of Benjamin. Kish was the
son of Abiel. Abiel was the son...
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GO UP BEFORE ME UNTO THE HIGH PLACE. — The desiring the young
stranger to precede him to the public place of sacrifice was a sign of
distinguished honour from one of Samuel’s rank to a young unknown
w...
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וַ יַּ֨עַן שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶת ־שָׁא֗וּל
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אָנֹכִ֣י הָ רֹאֶ֔ה
עֲלֵ֤ה לְ פָנַי֙ הַ...
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CHAPTER XII.
_ FIRST MEETING OF SAMUEL AND SAUL._
1 Samuel 9:15.
THE meeting between Samuel and Saul was preceded by previous meetings
between Samuel and God. God had prepared the prophet for his v...
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THE PROPHET MEETS THE COMING KING
1 Samuel 9:15
There are some favored souls to whom God reveals His secrets, Psalms
25:14; John 15:15. Covet, above all things, that habitual nearness to
God in whic...
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The king is now presented to us, and the story of his selection is
told. Saul appears in every way to be a remarkable man. He was of good
position, of the tribe of Benjamin; and, moreover, was wealthy...
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And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I [am] the seer: go up before me
unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I
will let thee go, and will tell thee all that [is] in thine ...
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_Place, while Samuel retired, for a while, to his own house. He sends
Saul to the assembly, (Calmet) where he would meet him to dine.
(Haydock) --- Heart, or desirest to know. (Menochius)_...
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(19) And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer: go up before
me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me today, and tomorrow I
will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine he...
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We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the
people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in
Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, AND 10.
But faith is not transmitted by succession. Samuel could not make
prophets of his sons. They were no better as judges than Eli's sons
had been a...
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AND SAMUEL ANSWERED SAUL, AND SAID, I AM THE SEER,.... For he
supposed, by inquiring for his house, that his business was with him;
wherefore this he said, not as boasting of his character and office,...
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And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I [am] the seer: go up before me
unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I
will let thee go, and will tell thee all that [is] in thine h...
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1 Saul despairing to finde his fathers asses,
6 by the counsell of his seruaunt,
11 and direction of young maidens,
15 according to Gods reuelation,
18 commeth to Samuel.
19 Samuel entertaineth S...
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SAUL THE GUEST OF SAMUEL...
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The word of God now transfers out attention to a man of Benjamin whose
genealogy is given us for four generations, and he a mighty man of
power. From men's point of view everything was favorable as re...
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18-27 Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or
bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do
him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samu...
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Either all that thou desirest to know, as concerning the asses; or
rather, the secret thoughts of thy heart, or such actions as none know
but God and thy own heart; that so thou mayst be assured of th...
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1 Samuel 9:19 Samuel H8050 answered H6030 (H8799) Saul H7586 said H559
(H8799) seer H7200 (H8802) up H5927 (H8798) before H6440 place H1116
eat H398 (H8804) today H3117 tomorrow H1242 go H7971 (H8765)...
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TO HIS SURPRISE SAUL IS TREATED AS THE GUEST OF HONOUR AT THE FESTIVAL
THAT IS TAKING PLACE (1 SAMUEL 9:18).
1 Samuel 9:18
‘ Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, “Tell me, I
pray yo...
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CONTENTS: Saul chosen king.
CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Saul, his servant, Kish.
CONCLUSION: The wise God serves very great and certain purposes by
seemingly small and casual affairs. Let us therefore...
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1 Samuel 9:2. _Saul, a choice young man._ Elect and good, as the
Vulgate reads, endowed with intellect and elegance of figure. _Higher
than any of the people;_ about eight feet in stature. David was n...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:1 The Story of Saul. Saul, the first
king over all Israel, starts out well. But he fails as a king because
he will not obey the word of God that comes through Samuel.
⇐ ⇔...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 9:15. “TOLD SAMUEL TO HIS EAR.” lit., _had uncovered his
ear_. See on 1 Samuel 3:7.
1 Samuel 9:16. “The reason here assigned for the establishment of a
monarc...
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EXPOSITION
SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL
(1 Samuel 9:1).
1 SAMUEL 9:1
A MAN … WHOSE NAME WAS KISH. The genealogy of Saul is rendered
obscure by the Hebrew cus...
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Now there was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, he
was the son of Abiel,... and he had a son, whose name was Saul, a
choice young man, and [the word] goodly: [is handsome] and there...
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1 Corinthians 14:25; Jeremiah 14:4; John 4:29; Numbers 24:4...
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SAUL, THE SON OF KISH
1 Samuel 9:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The cry of Israel for a King. Samuel was getting old and the
Children of Israel wanted a king as other nations had a king. The
churches, in...