In a book dealing for the most part with the reigns of israels first two kings, saul and david, it is significant that the author chose not to include a birth narrative of either of these men, but to describe the birth of their forerunner and anointer, the prophet samuel. But an evil spirit from the lord came on saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. Moreover, the book of kings appears to pick up the history of israels throne where samuel left off see 2 sam. Now the spirit of the lord departed from saul, and a harmful spirit from the lord tormented him. Then samuel said unto saul, stay, and i will tell thee what the lord hath said to me this night. His persistence in this lifelong pattern of disobedient behavior certainly deserved direct punitive response from god e. But saul made an unlawful sacrifice, and samuel told him, you have done foolishly. In 1 samuel, god reluctantly raises up kings to rule the israelites. He had committed flagrant violation of gods commands on two previous occasions 1 samuel.
Then god sent an evil spirit between abimelech and the men of shechem. Mar 17, 2016 watch our overview video on the book of 1 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. From the lord that is, by gods permission, who delivered him up to be buffeted of satan. I didnt get to do what i thought surely i would be able to do. Choose from 500 different sets of bible quiz 1 samuel 16 flashcards on quizlet. But the spirit of the lord departed from saul, and an. In english bibles, the book is usually divided into first and second samuel, but in jewish tradition, samuel is one book. The spirit of the lord departed from saul which came upon him when he was first made king, and continued with him till this time, but which god now took away, depriving him of that prudence, courage, and alacrity, and other gifts wherewith he had qualified him for his public employment. Learn bible quiz 1 samuel 16 with free interactive flashcards. The more evident it was that god did all, the more reason saul had to inquire whether god would give him leave to do any thing.
Masoretic text reads may the lord keep his promise. With him were about six hundred men, 3 among whom was ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. I want us to meet a person who teaches us to be godly in spite of a change in plans. Samuel anoints david the lord said to samuel, how long will you mourn for saul, since i have rejected him as king over israel. He was the son of jeroham, son of elihu, son of tohu, son of zuph, of ephraim. Spanish blue red and gold letter edition srvbrg spanish blue red and gold letter edition srvbrg. Personally, i have been disappointed on a few occasions because things did not happen the way i expected them to happen.
He was prophesying in his house, while david was playing the harp, as he usually did. He was a son of ichabods brother ahitub son of phinehas, the son of eli, the lord s priest in shiloh. And we find this even earlier in the biblical record, as in judges 9. Commentary english comentario espanol kommentar deutsch.
Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. Whenever the spirit of distress from god is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well. Watch our overview video on the book of 1 samuel, which breaks down the literary design of the book and its flow of thought. Intro to 1 samuel biblica the international bible society. Study resources text commentaries david guzik espanol 1 samuel. The book of samuel, or 1 samuel and 2 samuel, form 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 aim to explain gods law for israel under the guidance of the prophets. Therefore, samuel was probably written before kings, which is dated between 561 and 538 b. David guzik commentary on 1 samuel 16, where god chooses david as king over israel. God permits evil because he uses it for his own purpose, to bring good out of evil, in the case of job, in the book of job. Thus saith the lord of hosts, i remember that which amalek did to israel, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from egypt. Now the spirit of the lord had departed from saul, and an evil spirit from the lord tormented him. Samuel is the third book in the neviim prophets, the second section in the hebrew bible. Samuel made his farewell address chapter 12 after renewing sauls kingship 11.