From here, we expect saul and samuel to meet up at gibeah, but the text takes a twist 14 16. 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. But an evil spirit from the lord came on saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. Engage with samuel, saul, and david in the book of 1. Saul was rejected from being king, and the spirit of god taken from him, and at the same time an evil spirit from the lord troubled him, terrified or seized him suddenly. Apologetics press did god send an evil spirit upon saul.
About the book of 1 samuel its author, date and purpose. As a spirit of prophecy as at first, as a spirit of wisdom and prudence in civil government, and as a spirit of fortitude and courage, as the targum. The books of samuel were originally one book in the hebrew canon. These two books were not originally divided, and so second samuel begins with david hearing the news of sauls death. Because of sauls rebellion, god removed his spirit from the king and allowed an evil spirit to torment him. At one point in his life, king saul had been used of the lord to accomplish great things. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation. 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. Saul had directly disobeyed god on two occasions 1 samuel. The old testament book of 1 samuel is a record of triumph and tragedy. Explicit reference in the book itself is made to only one such source the book of jashar, 2sa 1. God raises up samuel as prophet and judge 1 sa 1 7. Sauls uncle questions him about his journeys, so he conveniently leaves out the part where he became king of israel.
Chapters 16 to 31 provide an account of the latter years of sauls reign, with special emphasis on the relationship between saul and david. I samuel outlined as an introduction text read i samuel 2. The stories in the book of 1 samuel have many lessons for us today. Following the account of samuel s visit to bethlehem to anoint david as the future king of israel, the book of 1 samuel indicates that david became the harp player and armor bearer for king saul 16. Likely, satan and the demons had always wanted to attack saul. The events of 1 samuel span approximately 100 years, from c.
A poem near the start of the book reveals the books key themes. Gospel in life is the resource site for redeemer presbyterian church and timothy keller. The translators of the septuagint separated them, and we have retained that separation ever since. Therefore, god removed his spirit from saul and allowed an evil spirit to torment him. From the lord that is, by gods permission, who delivered him up to be buffeted of satan. The two books, which were originally one, are principally concerned with the origin and early history of the monarchy of ancient israel. Why did god send an evil spirit to torment king saul. Although they are separate books in modern bibles, the books of 1 samuel and 2 samuel were originally one book. Apologetics press did saul know david prior to goliaths. The next day an evil spirit from god came forcefully on saul. David makes jerusalem the political and religious centre of israel 2 samuel 5. The single volume of samuel was divided into two by the translators of the greek old testament, the septuagint, who viewed samuel and kings together as the books of the kingdoms. If samuel is afraid saul will kill him, is it unreasonable for the people to assume those who side with samuel might also be put to death by saul.
Hannah, the mother of samuel, trusts god to answer her prayers. Its three main characters, samuel the prophet, saul, and david are among the most powerful people in the bible, yet their lives were scarred by farreaching mistakes. The 1st book of samuel 1 samuel from the holy bible new international version niv book 9 please note we have increased the volume and the pitch of the audio for a clearer sound, so. It is written by the last of the judges for which the book is named, samuel. Books of samuel, two old testament books that, along with deuteronomy, joshua, judges, and 1 and 2 kings, belong to the tradition of deuteronomic history first committed to writing about 550 bc, during the babylonian exile. In fact, it often refers to physical harm or painful hardship e. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. Next chapter of 1 samuel the book of 1 samuel, chapter 14 we hope that you find the content of the book of 1 samuel, chapter 14 from the douay rheims version of the catholic bible helpful to your bible studies and for references which allow you to read the books and individual verses of this chapter. Yet, these verses find the king living through desperate days.
God was now simply giving them permission to do so. The title of the book has varied from time to time. The first book of samuel niv audio holy bible high. The third major division of samuel recounts the steady demise of saul and the selection and preparation of david for the kingship. And we find this even earlier in the biblical record, as in judges 9. Chapter 16 begins with samuel mourning for saul as one would mourn for the dead. Intro to 1 samuel biblica the international bible society. Key personalities include eli, hannah, samuel, saul, jonathan, and david. After all, saul will kill ahimelech and the priests at nob for simply providing david with food see 1 samuel.
Originally, the books of 1 and 2 samuel were one book. Gods opposition to the proud, exultation of the humble, faithfulness in spite of evil, and the promise of a messianic king. A second clarification regarding the sending of an evil spirit upon saul is the question of, in what sense the spirit was from the lord. Samuel is afraid of saul, afraid that he will kill him 16. Samuel calls all the people of israel together and he casts lots to see wholl become king. Of course, the reader needs to be aware of the fact that the term for evil is a broad term that need not refer to spiritual wickedness. Introduction to book of 1 samuel, israels first king. Also the millennial lordship of the messiah is prophetically pointed to. It was divided into two parts by the translators of the septuagint the prechristian greek translation of the ot a division subsequently followed by jerome in the latin vulgate, c.
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