Bible Commentary

Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on. 16. Stay ] Forbear! cease these flimsy excuses! Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Samuel now acquiesces in the wisdom and justice of the sentence which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:16”

And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed. 15. And Saul said, &c.] Saul tries ( a) like Aaron at Sinai (Exo 32:22), to shift the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:15”

And Samuel said, What [meaneth] then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? 1Sa 15:14 What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears. Hypocrisy 1.I learn, first, from the subject that God will expose hypocrisy. A hypocrite is one who pretends to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:14”

And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed [be] thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD. 13. Blessed be thou of the Lord] Cp. Gen 14:19; Gen 24:31; Rth 3:10; 2Sa 2:5. Saul attempts to conciliate Samuel with a friendly greeting. His conscience can scarcely have been … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:13”

And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 12. to Carmel ] Carmel (= “park” or “garden”) was a city in the mountainous … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:12”

It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night. 10 23. Saul’s disobedience and its penalty 11. It repenteth me ] “God’s repentance is the change … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:11”

Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, 10, 11. Then came the word of theLord unto Samuel, saying, It repenteth me that I have set upSaulRepentance is attributed in Scripture to Him when bad mengive Him cause to alter His course and method of procedure, and totreat them as if He did … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:10”

But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all [that was] good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing [that was] vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly. 9. spared Agag ] Perhaps to grace his … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:9”

And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 8. Agag ] Agag perhaps means “fiery.” As the name is found in Num 24:7, it was probably an hereditary title, like Pharaoh among the Egyptians. utterly destroyed all the people ] All … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:8”

And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah [until] thou comest to Shur, that [is] over against Egypt. 7. from Havilah until thou comest to Shur ] The region occupied by the Ishmaelites is described in the same terms in Gen 25:18. Havilah is supposed to be a district of Arabia, but its position cannot be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 15:7”