Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? He was worried about a possible present or fee. For the bread is spent in our vessels, they had consumed all the provisions which they had taken along, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God; what have we? Saul had not provided for such a contingency.
Verse 1 Samuel 9:7. _THERE IS NOT A PRESENT TO BRING TO THE MAN OF GOD_] We are not to suppose from this that the prophets took money to predict future events: Saul only refers to an invariable custo...
Presents of bread or meat were as common as presents of money. (Compare Ezekiel 13:19; Hosea 3:2.)...
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;...
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...
PRESENT. Hebrew. _teshurah._ Occurs only here. It is from _shur,_ to behold. Hence, that which procures and secures an interview, or sight of the person sought....
_a present_ A word occurring here only, to denote the present with which one _approaches_a great man. The cognate verb is found in Isaiah 57:9, "Thou _wentest_to the king with ointment." For presents...
Saul's search for his Father's Asses 3. _the asses_ In the East asses are valuable property, indispensable for farm-work and travelling. The possession of a drove of asses, and several servants, indi...
BUT, BEHOLD, IF WE GO, WHAT SHALL WE BRING THE MAN?— Such as are prejudiced against the sacred history, and unacquainted with eastern customs, may be ready, from the donations to the prophets, to imag...
_Saul Seeks The Seer._ 1 Samuel 9:6-10 6 And he said unto him, Behold now, _there is_ in this city a man of God, and _he is_ an honorable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go t...
_THEN SAID SAUL TO HIS SERVANT, BUT, BEHOLD, IF WE GO, WHAT SHALL WE BRING THE MAN? FOR THE BREAD IS SPENT IN OUR VESSELS, AND THERE IS NOT A PRESENT TO BRING TO THE MAN OF GOD: WHAT HAVE WE?_ What s...
9:7 servant, (f-6) Lit. 'young man.' and vers. 22,27. if (g-8) Lit. 'behold.' vessels, (h-24) See Genesis 42:25 ....
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...
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...
WHAT SHALL WE BRING? — It would seem at first strange that one like Samuel should be approached by presents, but the custom of offering gifts was in many cases an act of respectful homage to a superio...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל לְ נַעֲרֹ֗ו וְ הִנֵּ֣ה
CHAPTER XI. _ SAUL BROUGHT TO SAMUEL._ 1 Samuel 9:1. GOD'S providence is a wonderful scheme; a web of many threads, woven with marvelous skill; a network composed of all kinds of materials, great a...
SAUL IS LED TO FIND SAMUEL 1 Samuel 9:1 As a king was demanded by the people, one was selected to suit their taste-“a choice young man, and a goodly!” But the king after God's own heart was selected...
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...
What. Were they uninformed of the disinterestedness of Samuel? or did they think that he would sell his oracles? By no means. But the manners of the ancients were very different from ours, and people...
(6) And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our w...
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...
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...
THEN SAUL SAID TO HIS SERVANT, BUT BEHOLD, IF WE GO,.... The Targum is, "if he receives money,'' which it seems Saul was not clear in; some sort of persons that set up for prophets, and a sort of di...
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we? Ver....
_Behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man_ It was a part of the honour they did great men, in those countries, to make them a present when they had occasion to address themselves to them. Particu...
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...
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...
IS SPENT IN: _ Heb._ is gone out of etc. HAVE WE?: _ Heb._ is with us?...
1-10 Saul readily went to seek his father's asses. His obedience to his father was praise-worthy. His servant proposed, that since they were now at Ramah, they should call on Samuel, and take his adv...
THE BREAD IS SPENT IN OUR VESSELS: this he saith, because bread was not unusually given by way of present, as we see, 1 SAMUEL 10:3,4. Or _bread_ is put for all manner of provisions, as is frequent; a...
1 Samuel 9:7 Saul H7586 said H559 (H8799) servant H5288 go H3212 (H8799) bring H935 (H8686) man...
THEY GO TO SEEK HELP FROM THE PROPHET WHOM THE SERVANT KNOWS ABOUT (1 SAMUEL 9:6). 1 Samuel 9:6 ‘ And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in ho...
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...
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...
_And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God._ SAUL BROUGHT TO SAMUEL God’s Providence is a wonderful scheme; a web of many threads, woven with marvellous skill. The meeting...
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....
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 9:3 Saul’s father sends him in search of some lost DONKEYS. Just as Saul is about to give up the search, God intervenes through Saul’s servant. The servant suggests that they...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 9:1. “NOW, THERE WAS A MAN OF BENJAMIN.” “The elaborate genealogy of the Benjamite Kish, and the minute description of the figure of his son Saul, are intended...
EXPOSITION SELECTION OF SAUL AS KING BY THE VOICE OF PROPHECY. GENEALOGY OF SAUL (1 Samuel 9:1)....
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...
1 Kings 14:3; 2 Kings 4:42; 2 Kings 5:5; 2 Kings 8:8; Judges 13:15;...
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...
A present — Presents were then made to the prophets, either as a testimony of respect: or, as a grateful acknowledgement: or, for the support of the Prophets themselves: or, of the sons of the prophet...