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Verse 1 Samuel 16:12. _HE WAS RUDDY_] I believe the word here means
_red-haired_, he had _golden locks_. Hair of this kind is ever
associated with a delicate skin and florid complexion....
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III. DAVID, THE KING AFTER GOD'S HEART--HIS EXILE AND SUFFERING
1. David Anointed King and the Departure of the Spirit from Saul
CHAPTER 16
_ 1. David anointed king (1 Samuel 16:1)_
2. The Spirit...
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SAMUEL ANOINTS DAVID (E 2) or (R). A better division would be in the
middle of 1 Samuel 15:35, so as to begin the new section with And
Yahweh repented. etc. Many authorities regard this section as a l...
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AND WITHAL OF. BEAUTIFUL, &c.. a stripling (1 Samuel 17:56), with
handsome eyes.
GOODLY TO LOOK TO. with, or of, noble mien....
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_ruddy_ The word denotes the red hair and fair skin which are regarded
as a mark of beauty in southern countries, where the hair and
complexion are generally dark.
_of a beautiful countenance_, &c. Li...
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NOW HE WAS RUDDY, AND WITHAL, &C.— _His hair was yellow, his face
beautiful, and his form elegant._ Houb....
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_Samuel Anoints David._ 1 Samuel 16:7-13
7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on
the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for _the Lord
seeth_ not as man see...
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_AND HE SENT, AND BROUGHT HIM IN. NOW HE WAS RUDDY, AND WITHAL OF A
BEAUTIFUL COUNTENANCE, AND GOODLY TO LOOK TO. AND THE LORD SAID,
ARISE, ANOINT HIM: FOR THIS IS HE._ HE WAS RUDDY ..., х_ 'ADMOWNIY_...
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16:12 countenance (d-17) Lit. 'beautiful-eyed.'...
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DAVID IS ANOINTED KING OVER ISRAEL
From 1 Samuel 16 on, the interest centres in David rather than in
Saul....
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RUDDY] This colouring is much admired in the East where most are
dark-skinned. OF A BEAUTIFUL COUNTENANCE] lit. 'fair of eyes.' In
those hot countries bordering on the desert, multitudes are disfigure...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 16
SAMUEL *ANOINTS DAVID
V1 The *Lord said to Samuel, ‘You should not continue to be sad
about Saul. I do not accept him as the king of *Isra...
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וַ יִּשְׁלַ֤ח וַ יְבִיאֵ֨הוּ֙ וְ
ה֣וּא אַדְמֹ
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CHAPTER XXII.
_ DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL._
1 Samuel 16:1.
THE rejection of Saul was laid very deeply to heart by Samuel. No
doubt there many engaging qualities in the man Saul, which Samuel
could no...
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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. H...
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We now come to the third section of this Book, throughout which David
is the principal figure. It would seem that Samuel had given himself
over to the sadness occasioned by Saul's failure. Jehovah reb...
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_Ruddy, like the spouse, Canticle of Canticles v. 10. Some explain it
of his hair. So Alexander [the Great] is said to have had reddish or
golden locks. --- Behold. Hebrew, "with the beauty of the eye...
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(11) And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he
said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the
sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we wil...
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Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there
follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very
striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
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In chapter 16 Samuel is sent of Jehovah to anoint this His chosen one.
All glorying in the flesh and its birthright are here set aside; and
the youngest, despised and forgotten of all, who kept the sh...
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AND HE SENT AND BROUGHT HIM IN,.... Sent messengers into the field and
to the flock for him, and being come home Jesse introduced him into
the room where Samuel was:
NOW HE WAS RUDDY; which some unde...
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And he sent, and brought him in. Now he [was] ruddy, [and] withal of a
beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said,
Arise, anoint him: for this [is] he.
Ver. 12. _Now he was ruddy...
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_The Lord said_, &c. Spoke secretly by his Spirit to Samuel's heart;
for it is not probable that any audible voice was uttered. _Samuel
anointed him in the midst of his brethren_ This is a perfectly l...
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1 Samuel sent by God, vnder pretence of a sacrifice, commeth to
Bethlehem.
6 His humane iudgement is reprooued.
11 He anointeth Dauid.
15 Saul sendeth for Dauid to quiet his euill spirit.
1 AND th...
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And he sent and brought him in. Now, he was ruddy, said of the red
color of his hair, which is unusual in the Orient, AND WITHAL OF A
BEAUTIFUL COUNTENANCE, with bright eyes and a clear look, AND GOOD...
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DAVID ANOINTED BY SAMUEL...
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Samuel's mourning for Saul was deep and real; nevertheless it must not
be too long protracted. The Lord stirs him up now to some positive
action. God has chosen a king from among the sons of Jesse, a...
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OF A BEAUTIFUL COUNTENANCE:
fair of eyes...
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6-13 It was strange that Samuel, who had been so disappointed in
Saul, whose countenance and stature recommended him, should judge of
another man by that rule. We can tell how men look, but God can t...
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HE WAS RUDDY; which may be referred either to the colour of his hair;
or rather, to the complexion of his face. GOODLY TO LOOK TO; of a
comely but masculine and majestic aspect....
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THE ANOINTING OF DAVID AS PROSPECTIVE KING OVER ISRAEL. THE SPIRIT OF
YHWH COMES MIGHTILY ON HIM (1 SAMUEL 16:1).
It is a sad reflection on what Saul's reign had become that the elders
of Bethlehem we...
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CONTENTS: Choice of David as king. His annointing and visit to Saul.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Samuel, David, Jesse, Saul, Eliab,
Abinadab, Shammah.
CONCLUSION: Whom God appoints, He annoints, a...
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1 Samuel 16:7. _The Lord said to Samuel._ A cloud of proofs
demonstrate, that the Eternal Word did personally accompany the holy
prophets, and talk with them by voice in open vision. What nation had
G...
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_Arise, anoint him, for this is he._
THE ANOINTED SHEPHERD
Not a few of the most impressive characters of Scriptures come before
us its adult strength. Abraham, Elijah, the apostles, lived an
unrecor...
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_Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel._
HOW GOD’S ELECTION WORKS
Our subject is the choosing of a king from among the sons of Jesse the
Bethlehemite. This narrative shows how the choosi...
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_And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem._
SAMUEL’S VISIT TO BETHLEHEM
1. How much history is entwined around one locality! The very name of
a village recalls events most mome...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 16:1 The Story of Saul and David. Now that
Saul has been completely rejected as king, David is introduced as his
successor. God trains David, through suffering, to lead his p...
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 16:7. “THE LORD SAID.” “In like manner the Lord in the
days of His flesh read and answered men’s thoughts.” Compare
Matthew 12:25; Luke 5:22, etc. _(Biblical Co...
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DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING, AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL.
(1 Samuel 16:1)
EXPOSITION
CHOICE OF DAVID AS
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So God said to Samuel, How long are you gonna mourn for Saul, seeing I
have rejected him from being the king, or reigning over Israel? [This
change of attitude, "I've rejected him, now how long are yo...
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1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Samuel 17:42; 1 Samuel 9:17; Acts 4:27; Acts 7:20;...
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DAVID, THE SWEET PSALMIST OF ISRAEL
1 Samuel 16:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. David the shepherd lad. When Samuel came to Jesse, all of his sons
were brought before him, excepting David. The eldest, Eli...