Bible Commentary

Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes. Verse 16. This great thing] This unusual occurrence. Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible By standing he intends not the posture of their bodies, but the consistency of their minds, by serious and fixed consideration. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:16”

But if ye will not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall the hand of the LORD be against you, as [it was] against your fathers. 15. as it was against your fathers ] As set forth in 1Sa 12:9. The Sept. however reads, “and against … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:15”

If ye will fear the LORD, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the LORD your God: 14. If ye will fear, &c.] Better, “ If ye will fear Jehovah, and serve … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:14”

Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, [and] whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you. 13. whom ye have desired ] Asked, as in 1Sa 12:17 ; 1Sa 12:19. The word however is omitted by the Sept., and may possibly be an addition to the original … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:13”

And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto me, Nay; but a king shall reign over us: when the LORD your God [was] your king. 12. And when ye saw ] As the demand for a king preceded the invasion of Nahash recorded in … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:12”

And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 11. And the Lord sent, &c.] Four typical deliverers of the nation are mentioned. (1) Jerubbaal, who brought the Midianite oppression to an end (Judges 6-8). His … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:11”

And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 10. And they cried unto the Lord ] The resemblance of the language to Jdg 10:10 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:10”

And when they forgot the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 9. he sold them ] God’s abandonment of His people to their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:9”

When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto the LORD, then the LORD sent Moses and Aaron, which brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 8. When Jacob, &c.] The additions of the Sept. seem necessary to complete the sense. It reads, “When Jacob and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:8”

Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. 7. stand still, that I may reason with you ] Present yourselves that I may plead with you. The figure of a trial ( 1Sa … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Samuel 12:7”