1 Samuel 10 - Introduction
* Samuel anoints Saul. (1-8) Saul prophesies. (9-16) Saul chosen king. (17-27)... [ Continue Reading ]
* Samuel anoints Saul. (1-8) Saul prophesies. (9-16) Saul chosen king. (17-27)... [ Continue Reading ]
1-8 The sacred anointing, then used, pointed at the great Messiah, or Anointed One, the King of the church, and High Priest of our profession, who was anointed with the oil of the Spirit, not by measure, but without measure, and above all the priests and princes of the Jewish church. For Saul's fur... [ Continue Reading ]
9-16 The signs Samuel had given Saul, came to pass punctually; he found that God had given him another heart, another disposition of mind. Yet let not an outward show of devotion, and a sudden change for the present, be too much relied on; Saul among the prophets was Saul still. His being anointed w... [ Continue Reading ]
17-27 Samuel tells the people, Ye have this day rejected your God. So little fond was Saul now of that power, which soon after, when he possessed it, he could not think of parting with, that he hid himself. It is good to be conscious of our unworthiness and insufficiency for the services to which w... [ Continue Reading ]