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2. THE STORY OF SAUL AND HIS ANOINTING
Chapter S 9:1-10:16
_ 1. Saul the son of Kish and the lost asses (1 Samuel 9:1)_
2. Samuel and Saul (1 Samuel 9:11)
3. Saul anointed King (1 Samuel 9:25;...
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1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16. SAMUEL ANOINTS SAUL AS KING. (J),
taken from one of the oldest narratives (see Introduction, p. 273).
Note the absence of any connexion with the Deuteronomic narrative...
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REIGN. control, restrain, or rule....
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_the Lord said unto him_ Lit. JEHOVAH ANSWERED HIM; answered his
mental question. Is this the man? 1 Samuel 9:17 is in close connexion
with 1 Samuel 9:14; 1 Samuel 9:15 forming a parenthesis.
shall re...
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Saul entertained by Samuel
15. _Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear_ Lit. "had uncovered
Samuel's ear," a figure of speech said to be derived from the practice
of removing the hair or a corner of...
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_Samuel and Saul Meet._ 1 Samuel 9:11-21
_Samuel and Saul Meet._ 1 Samuel 9:11-21
11 _And_ as they went up the hill to the city, they found young
maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them,...
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_AND WHEN SAMUEL SAW SAUL, THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM, BEHOLD THE MAN WHOM
I SPAKE TO THEE OF! THIS SAME SHALL REIGN OVER MY PEOPLE._
No JFB commentary on this verse....
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SAUL AND SAMUEL MEET
For the picture of Samuel in this c, as a person of local rather than
national importance, cp. Intro. § 6. On early prophecy, see Intro. §
4.
1 SAMUEL 9:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 10:16 comes...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 9
SAUL LOOKS FOR HIS FATHER’S *DONKEYS
V1 Kish was an important man from the *tribe of Benjamin. Kish was
the son of Abiel. Abiel was the son...
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BEHOLD THE MAN. — This verse, it must be remembered, follows closely
on 1 Samuel 9:14, the statements of 1 Samuel 9:15 being parenthetical.
The young Saul and his servant came up to accost the seer on...
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וּ שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל רָאָ֣ה אֶת ־שָׁא֑וּל וַ
יהוָ֣ה
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CHAPTER XII.
_ FIRST MEETING OF SAMUEL AND SAUL._
1 Samuel 9:15.
THE meeting between Samuel and Saul was preceded by previous meetings
between Samuel and God. God had prepared the prophet for his v...
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THE PROPHET MEETS THE COMING KING
1 Samuel 9:15
There are some favored souls to whom God reveals His secrets, Psalms
25:14; John 15:15. Covet, above all things, that habitual nearness to
God in which...
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The king is now presented to us, and the story of his selection is
told. Saul appears in every way to be a remarkable man. He was of good
position, of the tribe of Benjamin; and, moreover, was wealthy...
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(14) And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the
city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high
place. (15) Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day bef...
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We have already seen that the desire and deliberate decision of the
people for a king was a direct blow at the government of God in
Israel; but the time was come to permit the will of the people to ha...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 8, 9, AND 10.
But faith is not transmitted by succession. Samuel could not make
prophets of his sons. They were no better as judges than Eli's sons
had been a...
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AND WHEN SAMUEL SAW SAUL,.... Who could not but take notice of him for
his height, and which might give him a suspicion he was the man the
Lord had spoken of to him; and the rather, because this was t...
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And when Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said unto him, Behold the man whom
I spake to thee of! this same shall reign over my people.
Ver. 17. _This same shall reign over my people._] Heb., Restrain my
peo...
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_The Lord said unto him_ Most probably, by a divine, silent
suggestion, or secret notification to his mind, without any voice, 1
Samuel 9:15. _This same shall reign over my people_ The phraseology in...
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1 Saul despairing to finde his fathers asses,
6 by the counsell of his seruaunt,
11 and direction of young maidens,
15 according to Gods reuelation,
18 commeth to Samuel.
19 Samuel entertaineth S...
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And when Samuel saw Saul, as he met him on the main street of the
city, THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM, Samuel, BEHOLD THE MAN WHOM I SPAKE TO
THEE OF! THIS SAME SHALL REIGN OVER MY PEOPLE, hold them in restr...
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SAUL THE GUEST OF SAMUEL...
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The word of God now transfers out attention to a man of Benjamin whose
genealogy is given us for four generations, and he a mighty man of
power. From men's point of view everything was favorable as re...
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REIGN OVER:
_ Heb._ restrain in...
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11-17 The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet.
They had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for
Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religio...
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UNTO HIM, in his ear, as before 1 SAMUEL 9:15, by secret instinct, so
as none but he could hear it....
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1 Samuel 9:17 Samuel H8050 saw H7200 (H8804) Saul H7586 LORD H3068
said H6030 (H8804) man H376 spoke...
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THEY MEET SAMUEL WHO IS INFORMED BY YHWH THAT THIS IS THE MAN OF HIS
CHOICE TO BE PERMANENT WAR-LEADER OF ISRAEL (1 SAMUEL 9:14).
1 Samuel 9:14
‘ And they went up to the city, and as they came with...
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CONTENTS: Saul chosen king.
CHARACTERS: God, Samuel, Saul, his servant, Kish.
CONCLUSION: The wise God serves very great and certain purposes by
seemingly small and casual affairs. Let us therefore...
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1 Samuel 9:2. _Saul, a choice young man._ Elect and good, as the
Vulgate reads, endowed with intellect and elegance of figure. _Higher
than any of the people;_ about eight feet in stature. David was n...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:1 The Story of Saul. Saul, the first
king over all Israel, starts out well. But he fails as a king because
he will not obey the word of God that comes through Samuel....
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 9:15. “TOLD SAMUEL TO HIS EAR.” lit., _had uncovered his
ear_. See on 1 Samuel 3:7.
1 Samuel 9:16. “The reason here assigned for the establishment of a
monarch...
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EXPOSITION
SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL
(1 Samuel 9:1)....
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Now there was a man of the tribe of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, he
was the son of Abiel,... and he had a son, whose name was Saul, a
choice young man, and [the word] goodly: [is handsome] and there...
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1 Samuel 16:6; 1 Samuel 3:13; 2 Samuel 23:6; 2 Samuel 23:7; Acts 13:21
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SAUL, THE SON OF KISH
1 Samuel 9:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. The cry of Israel for a King. Samuel was getting old and the
Children of Israel wanted a king as other nations had a king. The
churches, in m...