1 Samuel 10:1-13
SAUL ANOINTED BY SAMUEL... [ Continue Reading ]
SAUL ANOINTED BY SAMUEL... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Samuel took a vial, a flask or small jug, OF OIL, AND POURED IT UPON HIS HEAD, as a mark of consecration to the Lord; for every king was thereby placed in God's service and under His protection, AND KISSED HIM AND SAID, IS IT NOT BECAUSE THE LORD HATH ANOINTED THEE TO BE CAPTAIN OVER HIS INHERI... [ Continue Reading ]
When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel's sepulcher, between Bethel and Bethlehem, Genesis 35, IN THE BORDER OF BENJAMIN AT ZELZAH; AND THEY WILL SAY UNTO THEE, THE ASSES WHICH THOU WENTEST TO SEEK ARE FOUND; AND, LO, THY FATHER HATH LEFT THE CARE OF THE ASSES, h... [ Continue Reading ]
Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, to the well known oak or terebinth at that place, AND THERE SHALL MEET THEE THREE MEN GOING UP TO GOD TO BETHEL, which was at that time a place of worship, 1 Samuel 7:16, ONE CARRYING THREE KIDS, AND ANOTHER CARRYI... [ Continue Reading ]
and they will salute thee, with the customary greeting of peace, AND GIVE THEE TWO LOAVES OF BREAD, WHICH THOU SHALT RECEIVE OF THEIR HANDS, as a token of homage. This was the second sign intended to confirm Saul in his conviction that he was chosen by God for the office of king in Israel.... [ Continue Reading ]
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, the height of Gibeah, also used for sacrifices, WHERE IS THE GARRISON OF THE PHILISTINES, for the enemies had succeeded in maintaining some of their military posts in the midst of Canaan; AND IT SHALL COME TO PASS, WHEN THOU ART COME THITHER TO THE CITY... [ Continue Reading ]
and the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man, be filled with the same ecstasy, his heart being made willing to take the duties of a king of Israel upon himself. This sign was to be the inward seal of his consecration for the... [ Continue Reading ]
And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee. Whatever action the circumstances in Israel would suggest to the mind of Saul, that he should readily perform, without further consultation with anyone, his royal calling, FOR GOD IS WITH THEE, under the guidanc... [ Continue Reading ]
And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal, in case he should be inclined to go there for the sake of bringing a sacrifice; AND, BEHOLD, I WILL COME DOWN UNTO THEE, TO OFFER BURNT OFFERINGS, AND TO SACRIFICE SACRIFICES OF PEACE-OFFERINGS, for Saul could not do this work, since it pertained to the pr... [ Continue Reading ]
And it was so, it so happened, THAT, WHEN HE HAD TURNED HIS BACK TO GO FROM SAMUEL, GOD GAVE HIM ANOTHER HEART, turned his heart and mind, set it firmly upon the work which was expected of him in his office of king; AND ALL THOSE SIGNS CAME TO PASS THAT DAY.... [ Continue Reading ]
And when they came thither to the hill, to Gibeah, the home of Saul, BEHOLD, A COMPANY OF PROPHETS MET HIM; AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD CAME UPON HIM, AND HE PROPHESIED AMONG THEM, just as Samuel had foretold.... [ Continue Reading ]
And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime, and he was surely well known in the entire neighborhood, SAW THAT, BEHOLD, HE PROPHESIED AMONG THE PROPHETS, being seized by the Spirit and drawn along into the lofty inspiration which marked their songs of praise, THEN THE PEOPLE SAID ONE TO A... [ Continue Reading ]
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Was it necessary for a person to have a special kind of father, in order to be accepted into the ranks of the prophets; what reason could be offered for excluding Saul from their company? THEREFORE IT BECAME A PROVERB, IS SAUL ALS... [ Continue Reading ]
And when he had made an end of prophesying, when the ecstatic mood left him, HE CAME TO THE HIGH PLACE, probably to pray and sacrifice in the holy place after experiencing the divine favor and goodness in so emphatic a way. In Christians the anointing of the Spirit is to them an earnest of the heave... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, upon their return home, WHITHER WENT YE? AND HE SAID, TO SEEK THE ASSES; AND WHEN WE SAW THAT THEY WERE NO WHERE, WE CAME TO SAMUEL.... [ Continue Reading ]
SAUL CHOSEN KING BY LOT... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you, he was anxious to have a detailed account of the visit.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found, hoping therewith to dispose of this matter. BUT OF THE MATTER OF THE KINGDOM, WHEREOF SAMUEL SPAKE, HE TOLD HIM NOT, for it was evident from Samuel's entire manner that the matter was not yet to be made public.... [ Continue Reading ]
And Samuel called the people together unto the Lord to Mizpeh, for a great popular assembly;... [ Continue Reading ]
and said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of all kingdoms and of them that oppressed you, these were the mighty deeds performed by God under the old order, when He w... [ Continue Reading ]
and ye have this day rejected your God, who Himself saved you out of all your adversities and your tribulations, all the evils and oppressions which they suffered from the very kingdoms after which they now intended to pattern their state; AND YE HAVE SAID UNTO HIM, NAY, BUT SET A KING OVER US. This... [ Continue Reading ]
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, in order that lots might be cast or drawn, THE TRIBE OF BENJAMIN WAS TAKEN.... [ Continue Reading ]
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come nearby their families, the largest subdivision of the tribe, THE FAMILY OF MATRI WAS TAKEN, AND, after the father-houses had been treated the same way and the individual heads of families came forward, SAUL, THE SON OF KISH, WAS TAKEN; AND WHEN THEY S... [ Continue Reading ]
Therefore they enquired of the Lord further, through the Urim and Thummim of the high priest, IF THE MAN SHOULD YET COME THITHER, whether they should search for Saul at home or elsewhere. AND THE LORD ANSWERED, BEHOLD, HE HATH HID HIMSELF AMONG THE STUFF, the traveling baggage of the great assembly.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they ran and fetched him thence; and when he stood among the people, having been obliged to overcome his diffidence, HE WAS HIGHER THAN ANY OF THE PEOPLE FROM HIS SHOULDERS AND UPWARD, he extended above them, head and shoulders, a magnificent specimen of physical manhood, truly kingly in appeara... [ Continue Reading ]
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the Lord hath chosen, the election being the confirmation of the previous divine choice, THAT THERE IS NONE LIKE HIM AMONG ALL THE PEOPLE? AND ALL THE PEOPLE SHOUTED, in a cry of salutation and homage, GOD SAVE THE KING! literally, "May the king liv... [ Continue Reading ]
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, the relation of the temporal monarchy to the theocracy, the rule of God, for it was Jehovah's purpose to rule through Saul as His instrument, Cf Deuteronomy 17:14, AND WROTE IT IN A BOOK, AND LAID IT UP BEFORE THE LORD, to be preserved for futur... [ Continue Reading ]
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a band of men whose hearts God had touched, of their own free will they constituted themselves his body-guard, his escort of honor. They represented the majority of the people, who were willing to bow under the authority of the man whom God... [ Continue Reading ]
But the children of Belial, the worthless, vain rabble, SAID, HOW SHALL THIS MAN SAVE US? They questioned his fitness for the office and declared their unwillingness to submit to his authority. AND THEY DESPISED HIM AND BROUGHT HIM NO PRESENTS, gifts which were a part of the regular income of the pr... [ Continue Reading ]