I Samuel
Chapter
16
1~~And
the Lord said {'amar} unto Samuel {last judge and Prophet},
"How
long will you feel sorry {self pity in reversionism and} for Saul?
I
{God} have rejected him from reigning over Israel.
Fill
your horn with oil, and go,
I
will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite.
For
I have seen {ra'ah} a king {melek}
among
his sons."
2~~And
Samuel said,
"How
can I go?
If
Saul hear it, he will 'kill in a slow and painful way' {harag} me.
And
the Lord said,
"Take
an heifer with you, and say,
I
am come to sacrifice to the Lord."
3^^And
call Jesse to the sacrifice,
and
I will show you what you shall do.
And
you shall anoint unto me
him
whom I name unto you.
4^^And
Samuel did that which the Lord spoke,
and
came to Bethlehem.
And
the elders of the town trembled at his coming,
and
said, "Do you come in peace?"
5^^And
he said, Peaceably.
I
am come to sacrifice unto the Lord.
Sanctify
yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.
And
he sanctified Jesse and his sons,
and
called them to the sacrifice.
{Samuel
looks at the Outside, God Looks at the Right Lobe}
6~~And
it came to pass,
when
they were come,
that
he {Samuel} kept looking {ra'ah} on Eliab,
{must have been handsome and well presented in his military outfit}
and
said, "Surely the Lord's anointed is facing him."
7~~But
the Lord said/decreed {'amar} unto Samuel,
"Do
not be caused to regard him with respect
because
of his face or on the height of his stature . . .
because
I have rejected him {permanently - perfect tense}.
For
the Lord sees not as man sees.
For
man looks on the outward appearance,
but
the Lord looks on the 'right lobe'/heart
{of the soul where all doctrine resides}.
8^^Then
Jesse called Abinadab,
and
made him pass before Samuel.
And
he said, Neither has the Lord chosen him.
9^^Then
Jesse made Shammah to pass by.
And
he said, Neither has the Lord chosen him.
10^^Again,
Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel.
And
Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord has not chosen them.
11~~And
Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all your children?
And
he said, There remains yet the youngest,
and,
behold, he keeps the sheep
{did not call him in because he 'stinks'}.
And
Samuel said unto Jesse,
Send
and fetch him.
For
we will not sit down till he come hither.
12~~And
he sent, and brought him in.
Now
he {David} was red headed,
and
with beautiful eyes,
and
very handsome to look at.
And
the Lord said, "Arise, anoint him. For this is he."
13~~Then
Samuel took the horn of oil,
and
anointed him in the middle of his brethren
{David's 7 brothers}.
And
the Spirit {ruwach} of Jehovah/God
'descended
upon' {tsalach} David
{to bless him - David is probably in SuperGrace
and this is the first recorded contact with God the Holy Spirit}
from
that day forward.
So
Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
{Note: In the Age of Israel, there was NOT a universal indwelling of God the Holy Spirit in all believers - "the Spirit was not yet given, because Christ was not yet glorified". Some Old Testament believers were temporally endued with the Spirit to accomplish specific functions.}
14~~The
Spirit {ruwach} of Jehovah/God
departed/'was
removed'
{cuwr - usually means 'desert' but depart is better here}
from
Saul,
while
an evil/wicked {ra'} spirit {ruwach} {of discipline}
{this is something in his soul - depressed and filled with self pity
which turned to psychosis - 1st stage of reversionistic discipline}
from
Jehovah/God 'intensively terrified' {ba`ath - Piel intensive stem} him.
{Note: In reversionism and mental attitude sins it eventually intensifies and if you do not get back to doctrine, you will go out under the sin unto death. Here Saul is in reversionism and heading for mental illness.}
15~~And
Saul's servants/'high ranking officers' {`ebed}
said
{'amar} unto him,
"An
evil/wicked {ra'} spirit {ruwach} {of divine discipline} . . .
from
'Elohiym/Godhead . . .
having
troubled you."
{Solution
Sought Through Human Viewpoint}
16~~
"Let our lord {'adown}
now
command your servants/'high ranking officers' {`ebed}
in
your presence/face {paniym},
to
seek out a man,
who
is a skillful { yada` - means 'to know' so comes to means skillful}
player
on a lyre/harp {kinnowr}.
{When}
the evil/wicked {ra'} spirit {ruwach} {divine discipline} . . .
from
'Elohiym/Godhead . . . {is upon you},
that
he shall play with his hand,
and
you shall be well."
17~~And
Saul said {'amar}
unto
his servants/'high ranking officers' {`ebed},
Look
{ ra'ah } for a man for me
now
a man that can play well {yatab},
{and}
bring {him to me}.
18~~Then
answered {`anah}
one
of the servants/'high ranking officers' {`ebed},
and
said, "Behold, I have observed { ra'ah}
a
son of Jesse {David's Father}
the
Bethlehemite {hometown},
skillful
{ yada`} in playing {a lyre},
a
mighty valiant man {badge of honor - is courageous},
a
man of war {trained and qualified as a soldier},
'constantly
learning doctrine'
{biyn dabar - great student of the Word of God},
a
man handsome in appearance,
and
the Lord . . . {is} with him {SuperGrace Hero}!
19~~Therefore
Saul sent messengers unto Jesse and said {'amar},
"Send
me David your son,
who
is with the sheep."
{Note: How did they know David was with the sheep? They had a good G2 report - intelligence report on David.}
20~~And
Jesse took an ass {Jesse was an ass taking an ass!}
laden
with bread,
and
a bottle of wine,
and
a goat {considered a delicacy in Israel},
and
sent them by David
his
son unto Saul.
{Note: David is not promoted by Jesse's 'bribes'! David is promoted by God!}
21~~And
David came to Saul,
and
personally served him
{`amad paniym - idiom: literally 'stood before his face'}.
And
he {Saul} kept on liking { 'ahab} him {David} greatly.
And
he {David} became his 'military aide'
{nasa' k@liy - idiom - literally 'carried his armor'}.
22~~And
Saul sent to Jesse, saying {'amar},
Let
David, stand/stay in my presence {paniym}.
For
he has found favor in my sight.
23~~The
spirit {ruwach}
from
'Elohiym/Godhead {discipline from God}
was
upon Saul . . .
David
took an lyre/harp {kinnowr},
and
played with his hand.
So
Saul was refreshed/'breathed easy'/'temporary relief',
and
was well/'good was to him' {temporarily healed},
and
the evil {ra'} spirit {ruwach}
departed/deserted
{cuwr} {from him}.
{Note: Saul wanted David to stay as his aide. David was more concerned with what God wanted him to do - if God does not promote you, you are not promoted. We see in the next chapter that David went back and forth between Saul and his home where he takes care of his father's sheep. David was not with Saul when the Philistines attacked.}
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