The spirit of the lord departed from saul which came upon him when he was first made king, and continued with him till this time, but which god now took away, depriving him of that prudence, courage, and alacrity, and other gifts wherewith he had qualified him for his public employment. However, it is up to the individual to prove all things, and hold fast to that which is good i thessalonians 5. Text from the authorized version is from swordsearcher and is the king james bible according to the cambridge university. And we find this even earlier in the biblical record, as in judges 9.
He reasons strongly, both with himself and with his men, against. The central drama in 1 samuel 16 is a muchloved story. His servants exhort him to get a skilful harper to play before him, 15,16. An easyenglish commentary 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. It was an opportunity given to david to exercise faith and patience. Daily verse and comment, and have biblical truth delivered to your inbox. The spirit of the lord departs from saul, and an evil spirit comes upon him, 14. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. In his distinctive literary reading bodner lays special emphasis on the.
Now he has already made his choice of a new king to replace saul and asks samuel to go to bethlehem to meet and anoint this chosen one v. As in the books of judges the apostasy of israel in its responsibility is first described. The birth of samuel takes place during the time of anarchy reflected. Of what would he not be guilty, who durst think to kill samuel. Study 1 samuel using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. He is pleased with the counsel, and desires them to find such a person, 17. Study 1 samuel 16 using matthew henrys bible commentary concise to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. He sends him to bethlehem, to anoint one of the sons of jesse, a person probably not unknown to samuel. Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the lord out of shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out. Includes tens of thousands of topical, encyclopedic, dictionary, and commentary entries all linked to verses, fully searchable by topic or verse. The elders of bethlehem trembled at samuels coming. Samuel is sent from ramah to bethlehem, to anoint david, 1. He had a promise of the kingdom, but no command to slay the king. However, samuel had to do this in secret because, if saul had.
Book of 1 samuel matthew henrys bible commentary concise. When the eldest son eliab, who was tall and fair, passed before samuel, the prophet thought, surely. Let his enemies boast and rage ever so much in the intermediate time, yet he is both the alpha, or beginning, and the omega, or end, of all things. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. Saul was rejected from being king, and the spirit of god taken from him, and at the same time an evil spirit from the lord troubled him, terrified or seized him suddenly. A free bible commentary on the first book of samuel in easyenglish. And the fear of the lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent. Study guide for 1 samuel 16 by david guzik blue letter bible. Study 1 samuel 16 using wesleys explanatory notes to better understand scripture with full outline and verse meaning. In a book dealing for the most part with the reigns of israels first two kings, saul and david, it is significant that the author chose not to include a birth narrative of either of these men, but to describe the birth of their forerunner and anointer, the prophet samuel. Books of the bible explained scripture by scripture. A narrative commentary hebrew bible monographs keith bodner on.
The first prophetic word he ever uttered was a condemnation of eli, perhaps the only fatherfigure he ever knew 1 samuel 3. Outline of 1 samuel 16 samuel sent to bethlehem to jesse. I think we shall be led to observe the dramatic effect produced in the arrangement of the first book of samuel. The story contained in the books of samuel tells of the extraordinary change in the way. Jesse brought each of his first seven sons before samuel to see which son would be anointed as king. Saul troubled with an evil spirit, is quieted by david. This daily newsletter provides a starting point for personal study, and gives. The first king of israel was from gibeah in benjamin, but the second was from bethlehem in judah. Church of the great god cgg provides these resources to aid the individual in studying the bible. It becomes us to stand in awe of gods messengers, and to tremble at. But an evil spirit from the lord came on saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. And a ahimelech was b afraid when he met david, and said to him, why are you alone, and no one is with you. Even after he successfully led the israelites against the philistines 1 samuel 7, the people came to ask him for a king, adding that his sons were as corrupt as elis 1 samuel 8. They were not divided into two books until the old testament was translated into greek.
Kjv, alternate versions, hebrew text with concordance, commentaries. Now the lord said to samuel, how long will you grieve over saul, since i have rejected him from. The declared purpose of god to transfer the kingdom of. This substantial commentary presents 1 samuel as a sophisticated work of literature, where the reader is challenged with a narrative that is fraught with interpretative possibilities. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which. He is sent for, comes, plays before saul, and finds favour in his. Read 1 samuel 16 commentary using matthew henry commentary on the whole bible complete. Click on a book listed below which will take you to its introduction page. Then god sent an evil spirit between abimelech and the men of shechem. We can tell how men look, but god can tell what they are. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof samuel spake, he told him not. And the lord said unto samuel, how long wilt thou mourn for saul, seeing i have. No entry exists in forerunner commentary for 1 samuel 16.
This appears to be a story only about a childless woman who brings her problem to the lord and finds help. Commentaries large print bible bible search bible dictionaries books of the bible verse of the day. The calling of samuel 1 samuel bible commentary produced by tow project from the closing words of the book of judges and the opening chapters of 1 samuel we know that the israelites are both leaderless and disconnected from god. Thus, david was the greatgrandson of boaz and ruth. Although volume 3 of the expositors bible commentary contains commentaries on deuteronomy 2 samuel, youngbloods work on samuel takes up approximately half of the entire volume. Study the bible online using commentary on 1 samuel 16 and more. I am alpha and omega, saith the lord alpha is the first, omega the last letter in the greek alphabet. Whatever each of us has to bring to the lord, he has put into our hearts the wisdom to use for his glory and his service. David guzik commentary on 1 samuel 16, where god chooses david as king.
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