Chapter 10:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
1 Samuel 10
Concise Complete
Samuel anoints Saul. (1-8) Saul prophesies. (9-16)
Saul chosen king. (17-27)
Verses 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 further satisfaction,
Samuel gives him some signs which should come to pass the same day. The first
place he directs him to, was the sepulchre of one of his ancestors; there he
must be reminded of his own mortality, and now that he had a crown before him,
must think of his grave, in which all his honour would be laid in the dust. From
the time of Samuel there appears to have been schools, or places where pious
young men were brought up in the knowledge of Divine things. Saul should find
himself strongly moved to join with them, and should be turned into another man
from what he had been. The Spirit of God changes men, wonderfully transforms
them. Saul, by praising God in the communion of saints, became another man, but
it may be questioned if he became a new man.
Verses 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 was kept private. He
leaves it to God to carry on his own work by Samuel, and sits still, to see how
the matter will fall.
Verses 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 we are called; but men
should not go into the contrary extreme, by refusing the employments to which
the Lord and the church call them. The greater part of the people treated the
matter with indifference. Saul modestly went home to his own house, but was
attended by a band of men whose hearts God disposed to support his authority. If
the heart bend at any time the right way, it is because He has touched it. One
touch is enough when it is Divine. Others despised him. Thus differently are men
affected to our exalted Redeemer. There is a remnant who submit to him, and
follow him wherever he goes; they are those whose hearts God has touched, whom
he has made willing. But there are others who despise him, who ask, How shall
this man save us? They are offended in him, and they will be punished.
Chapter 10:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Ruth 2 Samuel
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
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Ezra
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Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
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Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
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1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
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1 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
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1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
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