Now the spirit of the lord had departed from saul, and an evil spirit from the lord tormented him. His human judgment in choosing eliab the eldest son is reproved, 1 samuel 16. Devotions with scripture from 1 samuel today daily. In those verses, saul tore off a piece of samuels robe to which samuel told him that the kingdom would be torn away from him and given to someone else. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep. Devotions with scripture from 1 samuel today daily devotional. And saul saith unto his servants, provide, i pray you, for me a man playing well then. What is hopeful about god saying in verse 1 that he has selected a king for himself.
But the spirit of the lord departed from saul, and an evil spirit from the. They pitched camp at ephes dammim, between sokoh and azekah. So saul said to his attendants, find someone who plays well and bring him to me. Of the two traditions in the hebrew text about davids entry into sauls service, the greek translation retains only the one found in vv. God uses david to kill goliath 1 samuel 17 jodi hooper. And saul said unto his servants, provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. What can you do to look more at the heart of others instead of their appearance. World wide study bible 1 samuel 16 christian classics.
And the lord said, take an heifer with thee, and say, i am come to sacrifice to the lord. The eldest was eliab, the next was abinadab, and the third was shammah. That message is to destroy a tribe called the amalekites. And we find this even earlier in the biblical record, as in judges 9. Samuels orders from god are to destroy every man, woman and child of this tribe, along with their possessions. Study guide for 1 samuel 16 by david guzik blue letter bible. First, the septuagint the greek translation of the old testament made around 200 b. The story of samuel begins with, funnily enough, the birth of samuel. Inside, they found only a waitress, the cook, and one truck driver, a little guy, quietly eating his lunch. If we have the right perspective about something we will do well.
After being raised by the priest eli in temple, samuel becomes gods number one prophet. Davids men believe that god is giving david an opportunity to kill saul, but instead of killing him, he just cuts off a corner of his cloak. The book of 1 samuel records a major change from the time of the judges to israels first king. But an evil spirit from the lord came on saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. Sauls erratic behavior is attributed to a change in the lords relationship with him.
God had chosen david the youngest to be king in sauls place, 1 samuel 16. Specifically, the septuagint omits verses 1231, 41, 50, 5558. Scripture gives a number of tests of whether faith is genuine or spurious e. Read and study 1 samuel 1 with the verse by verse bible commentary hi, sign out. God instructed samuel to anoint david, and samuel has done that, albeit secretlysaul knows nothing of the anointing 16. And david said to saul, your servant kept his fathers sheep. Esau and david were alike in being redhaired, as well as in their wandering habits and skilful use of weapons. This summary of the book of 1 samuel provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of 1 samuel. Samuel said to jesse, send and get him, for we cannot turn our attention to other things until he comes here. Up until this point in biblical history, the israelites have not had a king.
So saul said to his servants, provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me. These chapters can best be described as lessons on how to make good decisions in life. If we have the wrong perspective, we are in trouble. Now the spirit of the lord departed from saul, and a harmful spirit from the lord tormented him. As in the books of judges the apostasy of israel in its responsibility is first described. The hebrew text does not include the number thirty or forty. Browse daily devotions with scripture passages from1 samuel, from the today daily devotional library. When god sent samuel to anoint a new king, he looked at the appearance of jesses sons but the bible says in 1 samuel 16. I have rejected him as king of israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to bethlehem.
David guzik commentary on 1 samuel 16, where god chooses david as king over israel. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, niv. In verse 1, god tells samuel to go to bethlehem for the express purpose of the selection of a new king of israel from among the sons of a man named jesse. Saul is the king, but he has disobeyed god and god has rejected his kingship chapter 15. God chooses david to be king 1 samuel 16 jodi hooper. It may be helpful to consider several observations in advance of our study in 1 samuel 17 of david and goliath. And they were gathered at w socoh, which belongs to judah, and encamped between socoh and x azekah, in y ephesdammim. Thus god often sends good words to his israel, and does great things for them, by the weak and foolish things of the world. Three roughlooking fellows on motorcycles pulled up to a highway cafe. There are numerous parallels, repetitions, and discrepancies within the books of samuel. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp. The words of the lord are pure words and to rightly divide his word 2timothy 2. There is a great difference in a stone and a rock in these pure words that the lord hath spake from his own lips.
Then god sent an evil spirit between abimelech and the men of shechem. God reproves samuel for mourning saul, but tells him to go to bethlehem to a man named jesse. Commentary critical and explanatory on the whole bible. The spirit of the lord came upon david mightily 16. And it was not a rock that david slew him with, but with a stone he slew him. The motorcyclists were angry because a truck had cut them off several miles back. These three are the only passages where the word occurs. Now viewing scripture range from the book of 1 samuel chapter 17. In 1 samuel chapter 16, the lord rejects saul as the king of the israelites, but samuel grieves anyway. Originally, the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book. In verses 16, they were not satisfied with the pieces of meat that god. Jesse had eight sons, and at the time saul was king, he was already a very old man. There is a great difference in a stone and a rock in these pure words that the lord hath spake from his. Goliath check out these helpful resources biblical commentary sermons childrens sermons hymn lists 1 samuel 17.
Read all of 1 samuel 16 verse 1 1 and the lord said unto samuel, how long wilt thou mourn for saul, seeing i have rejected him from reigning over israel. The problem is that samuel is relying on his human sense of vision, which will not do for the work of god. But samuel said, this is not the one the lord has chosen. They pitched camp at ephes dammim, between socoh and azekah. Dltks bible stories for children 1 samuel chapter 16 and 17 david and goliath king james version. The events of 1 samuel span approximately 100 years, from c. Different accounts are given of the origin of the monarchy 1 samuel 9. We pray for gods will to be done daily in our life.