Now it happened, when abiathar the son of ahimelech fled to david at keilah, that he went down with an ephod in his hand. When woman takes her exalted place, god builds her a throne. The book of proverbs has a great deal to say to us on this point. His name was elkanah, the son of jeroham, son of elihu, son of tohu, son of zuph, an ephraimite. The narrow escape david had of falling into his hands, 1 samuel 23. And there was one man from ramathaim zophim, from mt. The holy bible book 09 1 samuel kjv dramatized audio. Prayer plays an important part, particularly in the first book of samuel. Matthew henry complete commentary on the whole bible. When israel in selfwill demanded a king samuel prayed to god and god answered his prayer 1 samuel 8.
Matthew henry verse by verse commentary for 1 samuel matthew henrys bible. David inquires of the lord concerning the fidelity of the men of keilah towards him. Tonight, in chapter, you may have forgotten the entire story of samuel and saul by now, but let me just say a couple of things here about saul. The way for any country to be quiet, is to let gods church be quiet in it. The book of samuel is a theological history of the israelites affirming and explaining god\s law for israel under the guidance of the prophets.
Then they told david, saying, behold, the philistines fight against keilah, and they rob the. The book actually begins with the story of a third man, samuel, who is the human expression of the voice of god to both saul and david. David guzik commentary on 1 samuel 23, where david, who is still fleeing from saul, narrowly escapes saul in wilderness of ziph. This is an interesting chapter because it displays how people felt about rulership during these times. Up until this point in biblical history, the israelites have not had a king. And all israel assembled v and mourned for him, and they buried him w in his house at x ramah david and abigail. Saul, hearing that david was at keilah, determines to come and seize him, 7,8. Samuel the man of prayer receives revelations of god 1 samuel 9. David the son of jesse said, and the man who was raised up. Abiathar the priest had brought the ephod with him when he fled from nob. I will give him to the lord and he will live there for ever.
The first part of chapter 23 is the account of davids rescuing of the people of keilah. Then david rose and went down to y the wilderness of paran. Finding gods will, any witch way you can 1 samuel 28. David considered himself the protector of the land. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which ought to be the medium between god and the people.
Saul called all the people together that is, all the people of that region or district, that they might scour the country, and hunt out david from all his haunts. Then samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, is it not. Easyenglish is a system of simple english designed by wycliffe associates uk. 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. Already the name of samuel signifies heard of god or asked for of god. The book of 2 samuel records the life of david as king. As saul and his forces were closing in on david and his men to capture them, 27 a messenger came to saul, saying, come quickly. King saul killed many of the priests in elis family in chapter 22. So, god chose another king, david, who would obey him.
As in the books of judges the apostasy of israel in its responsibility is first described. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After many years of barrenness, hannahs prayers are answered. Sermons on 1 samuel first presbyterian church, jackson. The author of 1 and 2 samuel has a similar verse 2 samuel 6. Study guide for 1 samuel 23 by david guzik blue letter bible. After being raised by the priest eli in temple, samuel becomes gods number one prophet. David succours keilah, besieged by the philistines. Saul, having made himself drunk with the blood of the priests of the lord, is here, in this chapter, seeking davids life, who appears here doing good. The decay in the house of eli is so much graver as the priesthood is concerned also which. Verses 1 8 we have here an account of the state of the family into which samuel the prophet was born. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad. The good service he did to his king and country, in rescuing the city of keilah out of the hands of the philistines.
How much more, then, if we go to keilah against the philistine forces. Saul, having made himself drunk with the blood of the priests of the lord, is here, in this chapter, seeking davids life, who appears here doing good, and suffering ill, at the same time. I think this verse should come immediately after 1 samuel 23. David in a wood and his friend jonathan visiting him there and encouraging him, 1 samuel 23. May 02, 2020 because you have rejected the word of the lord, he has rejected you as king 1 samuel 15. The information which the ziphites brought to saul of davids haunts, and the expedition saul made, in pursuit of him, 1 samuel 23. It would have been a sin for samuel not to pray for his people israel 1 samuel 12. A free bible commentary on the first book of samuel in easyenglish. The story of samuel begins with, funnily enough, the birth of samuel. This and the following chapters of first samuel relate a number of davids experiences during that long period in which he was an outlaw and a fugitive, always fleeing from one place to another, ever striving to avoid the constant efforts of king saul to bring about his death. Shmuel ii ii samuel chapter 23 tanakh online torah.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading 1 and 2 samuel the niv application commentary book 19. Chapter 25 of first samuel begins with the news that samuel the prophet has died and israel all came out to bury him and lament over his life. Gods prophet, priest, and judge, chapters 1 8 chapter 1 this first book of samuel opens with a cry of a godly woman. From playing both ends against the middle to caught between a rock and a hard place 1 samuel 29. The book starts with the miraculous birth of samuel in answer to his mothers earnest prayer. After this is the story of the ark, which brings about samuel \s anointing of saul as israel\s first king. I would have loved a list of all the lessons we can glean from the story of davids sinful census in ii samuel 24. She even promised that if god gave her a baby boy, she would dedicate him to doing the lords work.
Sep 11, 2014 a study of the book of 1 samuel from calvary chapel ontario oregon by pastor paul leboutillier. His ancestor zuph was an ephrathite, that is, of bethlehemjudah, which was called. Now there was a certain man of ramathaimzophim, of mount ephraim, and his name was elkanah. God perfectly kept his promise to david 1 samuel 23. Matthew henry verse by verse commentary for 1 samuel. A bible study in easyenglish 2800 word vocabulary on the book of 1 samuel. The book of 1 samuel can be neatly divided into two sections. While the people cry for a king, hannah cries for a child. His fathers name was elkanah, a levite, and of the family of the kohathites the most honourable house of that tribe as appears, 1 chr. Instead of giving anything specific on that chapter, though, that section of the book talks about ii samuel 21, 22, 23 and 24 as one whole, and those are very different chapters with different stories and unique, unrelated focuses.