Commentary on 1 samuel 16 by matthew henry blue letter bible. Samuel s birth and lifelong dedication to the lord 1. May 02, 2020 for rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. And whenever the harmful spirit from god was upon saul, david took the lyre and played it with his hand. He comforted and supported him against all his fears, by minding him of gods infallible promises made to him, and his singular providence. Equipping service the book of 1 samuel 16 23 how to defeat goliaths. Elkanah lived at ramathaim in the district of zuph. I am sending you to jesse of bethlehem, for i have found myself a king from among his sons. Why askest thou me, seeing the lord has departed from thee, and is gone over to thy rival. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the lord. The book of samuel forms part of the narrative history of israel in the neviim or prophets section of the hebrew bibleold testament called the deuteronomistic history, a series of books joshua, judges, samuel, and kings that constitute a theological history of the israelites and that aim to explain gods law for israel under the guidance of the prophets. I will punish what amalek did to the israelites when he barred their way as they came up from egypt. David anointed king 1 samuel 16 inductive bible study 1 samuel 16 outline.
The new world translation of the holy scriptures is published by jehovahs witnesses. That is why they call this place sela hammahlekoth. And the lord said unto samuel, how long wilt thou mourn for saul, seeing i have rejected him from. And the lord said unto david, go, and smite the philistines, and save keilah. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from god was upon saul, that david took an harp, and played with his hand. And whenever the tormenting spirit from god troubled saul, david would play the harp. Samuel anoints david 1the lord said to samuel, how long will you mourn for saul, since i have rejected him as king over israel. This is the holy book of 1 samuel, known as the first book of samuel, otherwise called the first book of the kings. The book of 2 samuel, king james bible, by alexander scourby is being aired with permission of, all rights reserved. Sauls reign begins humbly as the peoples choice, but crashes when he rejects god and succumbs to jealous pride. And the spirit of the lord rushed upon david from that day forward. Before the author describes this momentous change in the structure of the theocracy gods kingly rule over his people, he effectively depicts the complexity of its context.
Samuel also said to saul, the lord sent me to anoint you king over his people, over israel. The two books of samuel were classified as one in the jewish canon. I have dedicated him as a naziriteall the days of his life. Equipping service the book of 1 samuel 16 23 how to run from a fight. His genealogy is also found in a pedigree of the kohathites 1 chronicles 6. And the lord said, take an heifer with thee, and say, i am come to.
Where david had appointed to meet him at that time, and strengthened his hand in god. Whenever the spirit from god came on saul, david would take up his lyre and play. Now there was a certain man of ramathaimzophim, of mount ephraim, and his name was elkanah. The book of 1 samuel can be neatly divided into two sections. And there was one man from ramathaim zophim, from mt. David the son of jesse said, and the man who was raised up. The harp david played was a stringed instrument made from the small intestine of a sheep, stretched over a piece of wood. And whenever the spirit from god came upon saul, david would pick up his harp and play, and saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him. And the lord said, take an heifer with thee, and say, i am come to sacrifice to the lord. Title first and second samuel were considered as one book in the earliest hebrew manuscript, and were later divided into the two books by the translators of the greek version, the septuagint lxx.
The book of 1 samuel tracks the historic narrative of two israelite kings. Samuel s mother was hannah and his father was elkanah. This unit birth and rule of samuel 1 samuel 1 7 a introduction. Intro to 1 samuel biblica the international bible society. There was a certain man from ramathaim, a zuphite from the hill country of ephraim, whose name was elkanah son of jeroham, the son of elihu, the son of tohu, the son of zuph, an ephraimite. Eli, the priest of shiloh, where the ark of the covenant is located, blesses her. Because you have rejected the word of the lord, he has rejected you as king 1 samuel 15. The oracle establishes the davidic king as standing in relationship to the lord as a son to a father v.
A child named samuel is born, and samuel is dedicated to the lord as a naziritethe only one besides samson to be identified in the bible. His name was elkanah, the son of jeroham, son of elihu, son of tohu, son of zuph, an ephraimite. They are the first two of four books of kings in the latin vulgate. Stop a little, do not be in haste to be gone, as he might seem to be, fearing a reproof, and that something would be said to him not very agreeable. Chapters 815 tell the story of how israel obtained her first king. And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from god was upon saul see 1 samuel 16. The lord said to samuel, how long will you mourn for saul, since i have rejected him as king over. The childless hannah vows to yahweh of hosts that, if she has a son, he will be dedicated to yahweh. Also the millennial lordship of the messiah is prophetically pointed to. David the son of jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the god of jacob, and the sweet psalmist of israel, said. The holy bible book 09 1 samuel kjv dramatized audio. Samuel is appointed and commissioned to anoint a king among the sons of jesse at bethlehem v. King james version 23 then they told david, saying, behold, the philistines fight against keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors. It was i the lord sent to anoint you king over his people israel.
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