1 Samuel 19:11 In this passage there is a minute account of an appalling danger to which David was exposed. I. God's servants are frequently exposed to alarming dangers. (1) This danger came at an unexpected time. (2) This danger proceeded from a powerful enemy. (3) This danger assumed a most alar... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Samuel 19:20 Prophecy, according to the notions popularly entertained of it, might be defined to be a mere prediction of future events, and the prophet one who utters such prediction. This definition, however, does not embrace the essentials of the thing defined. The prophet of former days was, i... [ Continue Reading ]
1 Samuel 19:24 We are not told any remarkable points in the character or early discipline of Saul; there were probably none to tell. As we have often had occasion to notice in the earlier Scripture narratives, a man not distinguished from his fellows by any peculiar gifts, merely a specimen of the... [ Continue Reading ]