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Verse 1 Samuel 9:27. _AS THEY WERE GOING DOWN_] So it appears that
Saul arose immediately, and Samuel accompanied him out of the town,
and sent the servant on that he might show Saul the _word _- the...
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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;...
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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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THE WORD OF GOD. First occurrence of this expression. "Word of Jehovah
"frequent from Genesis 15:1.
GOD. _Elohim_. App-4. Creation relationship....
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_Samuel Honors Saul. 1 Samuel 9:22-27_
22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them in the
parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were
bidden, which _were_ abou...
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9:27 now, (a-32) Or 'a moment.'...
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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 comes...
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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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THAT I MAY SHEW THEE THE WORD OF GOD. — The wonderment of Saul at
the strange honour and distinction shown to him, a comparatively
unknown Benjamite, by the famous prophet-judge, was, no doubt,
increa...
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הֵ֗מָּה יֹֽורְדִים֙ בִּ קְצֵ֣ה הָ
עִ֔יר וּ
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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 which...
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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] as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to
Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand
thou still a while, that I may shew thee (q) the word of God...
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(25) And when they were come down from the high place into the city,
Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house. (26) And they
arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, th...
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REFLECTIONS
My soul! I charge it upon thee while reading this chapter of the
Lord's providence concerning Saul, that thou search diligently into
the records of thine own life, for the testimonies of...
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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 AS THEY WERE GOING DOWN TO THE END OF THE CITY,.... That end of it
that led the way to the place where Saul was going. As this city was
built on an hill, going to the end of it was a declivity, a...
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1 Samuel 9:27 [And] as they were going down to the end of the city,
Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed
on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the w...
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_Samuel said, Bid the servant pass on before us_ That thou and I may
speak privately of the matter of the kingdom. Which Samuel hitherto
endeavoured to conceal, lest he should be thought now to impose...
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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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And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel, who
accompanied his guest as another mark of respect, SAID TO SAUL, BID
THE SERVANT PASS ON BEFORE US, for he was not to be a witness of the...
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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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A WHILE:
_ Heb._ to day...
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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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BID THE SERVANT PASS ON BEFORE US, that thou and I may speak privately
of the matter of the kingdom; which Samuel hitherto endeavoured to
conceal, lest he should be thought now to impose a king upon t...
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1 Samuel 9:27 down H3381 (H8802) outskirts H7097 city H5892 Samuel
H8050 said H559 (H8804) Saul H7586 Tell...
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SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL WITH OIL AS THE ONE WHO HAS BEEN SET APART BY YHWH
AS PERMANENT WAR-LEADER (NAGID) OF ISRAEL (1 SAMUEL 9:27 TO 1 SAMUEL
10:1).
1 Samuel 9:27
‘ As they were going down at the end...
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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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_Bid the servant pass on before us._
SAMUEL AND THE YOUNG MAN SAUL
This was Samuel’s third interview with this goodly young man. This
time he spoke to him with great closeness of personal application...
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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
monarch...
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EXPOSITION
SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL
(1 Samuel 9:1)....
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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 Samuel 15:16; 1 Samuel 20:38; 1 Samuel 20:39; 2 Kings 9:5; 2 Kings 9
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Pass on — That thou and I may speak privately of the matter or the
kingdom. Which Samuel hitherto endeavoured to conceal, lest he should
be thought now to impose a king upon them, as before he denied...