But who is their father - This is a very obscure phrase. If by “father” be intended the head or leader (compare 1 Chronicles 25:6; 2 Kings 2:12) of the prophets, the question means: “What kind of leader can they have to admit such a person as Saul into the company?” Some versions read “Who is his father?” in the sense: “Who would have expected Kish to have a son among the prophets?” (Compare Matthew 13:54.)
Verse 1 Samuel 10:12. _BUT WHO_ IS _THEIR FATHER?_] The Septuagint, in its principal editions, adds ου Κεις; _is it not Kish_? This makes the sense more complete....
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...
OF THE SAME PLACE. from thence. IS SAUL... ? Origin of this _Parcemia._ App-6....
_it became a proverb_ Applied probably to the unexpected appearance of any person in a novel character alien to his former occupation and habits. The proverb received a fresh exemplification in the oc...
The fulfilment of the signs 9 _God gave him another heart_ Lit. " TURNED him another heart." Cp. 1 Samuel 10:6. The divine inspiration transformed the simple countryman into the King and Deliverer of...
Saul's neighbours were astonished that the son of Kish, the plain citizen, undistinguished save by his stalwart form and handsome countenance, should suddenly appear as a prophet in the midst of the t...
DISCOURSE: 292 CONVERSION A GROUND OF JOY 1 Samuel 10:12. _Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?_ PROVERBS are short and weighty sentences, comprising in few words some grea...
BUT WHO IS THEIR FATHER?— Houbigant renders this verse, _But one of those who were present said thus, For who is his father? Is not Kish? Hence therefore came the proverb, Is Saul amongst the prophets...
_Saul Among the Prophets._ 1 Samuel 10:9-16 9 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. 10 And when t...
_AND ONE OF THE SAME PLACE ANSWERED AND SAID, BUT WHO IS THEIR FATHER? THEREFORE IT BECAME A PROVERB, IS SAUL ALSO AMONG THE PROPHETS?_ But who is their father? The Septuagint reads: _ TIS_ (G5100) _...
See on 1 Samuel 9:1. There are clearly two accounts of the institution of the kingship. In 1 Samuel 8, the wish for a king is regarded as a sign of disloyalty to the real King, Jehovah, and, as such,...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 10 SAMUEL *ANOINTS SAUL V1 Then Samuel took a jar of oil and poured the oil over Saul’s head. He kissed Saul. He said, ‘The *Lord has *anoint...
WHO IS THEIR FATHER? — As an instance of the extreme surprise with which the association of Saul with the sons of the prophets was witnessed by the inhabitants of Gibeah — an association apparently ve...
וַ יַּ֨עַן אִ֥ישׁ מִ שָּׁ֛ם וַ יֹּ֖אמֶר
CHAPTER XIII. _ SAUL ANOINTED BY SAMUEL._ 1 Samuel 10:1. THERE is a remarkable minuteness of detail in this and other narratives in Samuel, suggesting the authenticity of the narrative, and the auth...
ANOINTED WITH OIL AND THE SPIRIT 1 Samuel 10:1 In the gray dawn the prophet sketched to Saul the events which were to happen on that day and succeeding days. All were made known to the designated kin...
On the morning of the day following Saul's meeting with and eating with Samuel, Samuel told him of his election by God to be king of the nation. This communication was made when they were quite alone,...
And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their (e) father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the (f) prophets? (e) Meaning, that prophecy comes not by succession, b...
Their father. That is, their teacher or superior. As much as to say, Who could bring about such a wonderful change as to make Saul a prophet? (Challoner) but the Lord, whose Spirit breatheth where he...
(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...
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...
AND ONE OF THE SAME PLACE ANSWERED, AND SAID,.... One of the same city, and in the same company, that expressed their admiration at what was come to Saul, and at what he did, and wondering how he came...
_And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?_ Ver. 12. _And one of the same place._] And, as it may seem,...
_And one answered and said, But who is their father?_ This wonder was presently satisfied by a prudent person among them asking, Who is the father of all those prophets among whom Saul was now one? Wh...
1 Samuel anoynteth Saul. 2 Hee confirmeth him by prediction of three signes. 9 Sauls heart is changed, and he prophecieth. 14 He concealeth the matter of the kingdome from his vncle. 17 Saul is ch...
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Was it necessary for a person to have a special kind of father, in order to be accepted into the ranks of the prophets; what reaso...
SAUL ANOINTED BY SAMUEL...
No one else was present when Samuel anointed Saul. This contrasts with David's anointing in Chapter 16:3, "in the midst of his brethren," then by "the men of Judah" in 2 Samuel 2:4; and later by the e...
OF THE SAME PLACE: _ Heb._ from thence...
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...
ONE OF THE SAME PLACE, Heb. _one from thence_, i.e. one of the company there present, or one of the prophets there prophesying. WHO IS THEIR FATHER? who is the father of all these prophets of whom you...
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ALL THE SIGNS THAT SAMUEL GAVE HIM ARE FULFILLED (1 SAMUEL 10:9). We now learn that all the signs promised were fulfilled. The only detail given is of the last one, bringing out how important it was....
CONTENTS: Saul annointed king. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Samuel, Saul, his uncle. CONCLUSION: Whom God calls He qualifies. When God works in us by His Spirit, it serves to confirm faith and furn...
1 Samuel 10:1. _Captain._ This refers to his command, as a fighting captain. The title of king was superior to that of _na_g _id,_ or captain. 1 Samuel 10:3. _To Bethel._ The people would, and did wor...
_Then Samuel took a vial of oil._ THE DISCIPLINE OF A PROMOTED LIFE Men are not usually taken from the valley of ordinary toil, and instantaneously placed, as by the flight of an angel, upon the clou...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 10:11 The people who KNEW HIM PREVIOUSLY were shocked to see Saul PROPHESYING. Their response, IS SAUL ALSO AMONG THE PROPHETS? became a...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 10:12 WHO IS THEIR FATHER? The man’s question may simply be about leadership, since “father” elsewhere describes the leader of a group of prophets ...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 10:11. “IS SAUL ALSO AMONG THE PROPHETS?” “According to its origin, here given, this proverb does not merely express surprise at the sudden unexpected calling o...
EXPOSITION SAUL ANOINTED TO BE KING, AND SIGNS GIVEN HIM CONVINCING HIM OF THE TRUTH OF HIS APPOINTMENT ...
Samuel took a vial of oil, and he poured it over Saul, over his head, and he kissed him, and he said, Is it not because the Lord has anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance? Now when you depa...
Isaiah 54:13; James 1:17; John 6:45; John 7:16...
Who is, &c. — Who is the father of all these prophets, among whom Saul now is one? Who is it that instructs and inspires them but God? They have it not from their parents, nor from their education, bu...