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1 Samuel 10:8
1 Samuel 10:8
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
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1 Samuel 10 — Overview1 Samuel 10 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleWe left Samuel and Saul walking together, probably some private way
over the fields down from Ramah, perhaps in the paths of the vineyards,
and Saul expecting to hear from Samuel the word of God. Now here we…1 Samuel 10 — Overview1 Samuel 10 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledge1 Samuel 10:1, Samuel anoints Saul; 1 Samuel 10:2, He confirms him by prediction of three signs; 1 Samuel 10:9, Saul’s heart is changed, and he prophesies; 1 Samuel 10:14, He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his…1 Samuel 10 — Overview1 Samuel 10 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter we read of Saul's being anointed king by Samuel, 1Sa 10:1, and of certain signs given as confirming the same, which should come to pass, and did, before Saul got to his father's house, 1Sa 10:2, of his…1 Samuel 10:1-81 Samuel 10:1-8 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSamuel is here executing the office of a prophet, giving Saul full
assurance from God that he should be king, as he was afterwards,
according to these prophecies which went before of him.
I. He anointed him and…1 Samuel 10:1-161 Samuel 10:1-16 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITION
SAUL ANOINTED TO BE KING, AND SIGNS GIVEN HIM CONVINCING HIM OF THE TRUTH OF HIS APPOINTMENT (1 Samuel 10:1-16).
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A vial of oil. Hebrew, "the vial of oil," because it was that same holy oil…1 Samuel 10:1-161 Samuel 10:1-16 · The Pulpit Commentary3. Relations. We find this in Saul's case; for men can see no congruity between his ecstatic excitement as prophet and the office of king to which he was being called. The relation of John the Baptist, an austere,…