GOD'S CHOICE OF HIS ANOINTED
1 Samuel 16:1
The anointing of the young shepherd, with his ruddy cheeks and deep,
poetic eyes, is a beautiful episode, in very marked contrast to the
events preceding. He had already given proof of his indomitable
courage, 1 Samuel 17:34. They had to fetch him from hi... [ Continue Reading ]
THE YOUNG HARPER BEFORE THE DEJECTED KING
1 Samuel 16:14
In one sentence we are told of the Spirit of the Lord coming upon
David, 1 Samuel 16:13, and in the next of the departure of the Spirit
from Saul. This does not necessarily imply that all religious
sensibility had become extinct, but that the... [ Continue Reading ]