CONTENTS
This Chapter opens with presenting us by a view of the prophet's
anointing Saul king. This is followed with tokens Samuel told Saul,
should immediately take place, on his departure from him to return
home to his father's house, and which accordingly came to pass. After
this Samuel convenes... [ Continue Reading ]
(2) When thou art departed from me today, then thou shalt find two men
by Rachel's sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they
will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found:
and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for
you, saying, What shal... [ Continue Reading ]
(9) В¶ And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from
Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass
that day.
In this verse it is said, that God gave him another heart. And Samuel
had foretold him in the 6th verse, that the Spirit of the Lord would
come upon him to... [ Continue Reading ]
(10) And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of
prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he
prophesied among them.
It should seem that this gift of prophecying was considered as a
prelude to an advance of rank. We have a similar instance: Numbers
11:16.... [ Continue Reading ]
(11) And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that,
behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to
another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also
among the prophets? (12) And one of the same place answered and said,
But who is their fat... [ Continue Reading ]
(17) В¶ And Samuel called the people together unto the LORD to
Mizpeh; (18) And said unto the children of Israel, Thus saith the LORD
God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered you out
of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and
of them that oppressed y... [ Continue Reading ]
(20) And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near,
the tribe of Benjamin was taken. (21) When he had caused the tribe of
Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was
taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him,
he could not be found.
N... [ Continue Reading ]
(22) Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should
yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself
among the stuff.
This secreting himself, and the people enquiring of the Lord
concerning Saul, is not so plain to apprehend. Whether Saul shrunk
from the honor, o... [ Continue Reading ]
(23) And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among the
people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and
upward. (24) And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the
LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people?
And all the people shouted... [ Continue Reading ]
(27) But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And
they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
Though it appeared that the general voice was with Saul, yet there
were others who rejected him. Alas! is not this human nature in all
ages the same? So our a... [ Continue Reading ]