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1 samuel 10:5-11

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1 Samuel 10:5-11

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”

— D.L. Moody

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5. After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy: 6. And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man. 7. And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee. 8. And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do. 9. And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day. 10. And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. 11. And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?

1 Samuel 10:5-11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:5

Theological / Devotional

The hill of God. Literally, “the Gibeah of God.” As Gibeah (v. 26) was Saul’s home, “the Gibeah of God” was probably that portion of the hill where the high place was situated and from which the company of prophets was to be seen coming down.

A company of prophets. From the context it seems clear that the prophets were making use of sacred music and song to refresh their minds concerning past providence of God. This word translated “they shall prophesy” literally means “they shall be acting the prophet.” They were chanting God’s praises with fervor. This seems to have been one of the methods instituted by Samuel as a part of the curriculum of the schools he established, to refine and spiritualize their minds (see Ed 47).

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