1 Samuel 10 - Introduction
_SAMUEL ANOINTETH SAUL: SAUL MEETS A COMPANY OF THE PROPHETS, AND PROPHESIES AMONGST THEM: HE IS CHOSEN KING AT MIZPEH._ _Before Christ 1067._... [ Continue Reading ]
_SAMUEL ANOINTETH SAUL: SAUL MEETS A COMPANY OF THE PROPHETS, AND PROPHESIES AMONGST THEM: HE IS CHOSEN KING AT MIZPEH._ _Before Christ 1067._... [ Continue Reading ]
THEN SAMUEL TOOK A VIAL OF OIL, AND POURED IT UPON HIS HEAD— It appears from the last verse of the preceding chapter, that Samuel did this in the open field. Anointing was, from the earliest times, made use of at the inauguration of kings, as well as of priests. See Judges 9:8. The kiss which Samuel... [ Continue Reading ]
TO THE PLAIN OF TABOR— _To the high-oak of Tabor._ Hiller, 359.... [ Continue Reading ]
AFTER THAT THOU SHALT COME TO THE HILL OF GOD— This _hill_ was so called, either because they were used to sacrifice there, or because there was a school of the prophets, who were called _men of God._ As there is no verb in the sentence, _where the garrison of the Philistines,_ we might as well inse... [ Continue Reading ]
AND THOU SHALT GO DOWN BEFORE ME TO GILGAL— Respecting this matter, see on chap. 1 Samuel 13:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD GAVE HIM ANOTHER HEART— An expression explanatory, of that in the 6th verse, _thou shalt be turned into another man:_ the meaning seems to be, that God inspired him with ideas fit for the rank and station in life which he was now to bear; with such a spirit as might qualify him for the governmen... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WHEN THEY CAME THITHER TO THE HILL— We refer to the notes on the latter part of the 19th chapter for a relation of the particulars mentioned in this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
BUT WHO IS THEIR FATHER?— Houbigant renders this verse, _But one of those who were present said thus, For who is his father? Is not Kish? Hence therefore came the proverb, Is Saul amongst the prophets?_ And he observes, that the Syriac, Arabic, Alexandrian, Roman, and Complutensian editions of the L... [ Continue Reading ]
AND WHEN THEY SOUGHT HIM, HE COULD NOT BE FOUND— When the lot of Saul, appointing him to the kingdom, came up, he, who already knew what would be the case, had withdrawn himself; moved either by modesty, or by a dread of the weight of so great an office. The Jews have a good observation upon this oc... [ Continue Reading ]