Falaite Tisema 10, 2021
Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you
pea ‘e ‘ohofia koe ‘e he Laumālie ‘o e ‘Eiki
1 Samiuela 10 (1 Samuel 10)
(v. 5-7) Hili ia te ke a‘u ki he mo‘unga ‘o ‘Elohimi, ‘a ia ‘oku nofo ai ‘a e le‘o ‘a e kau Filisitia: pea ‘i ho‘o a‘u ki ai, ki he kolo, te mou fetaulaki mo e fakaholo mai ha kau palōfita ‘oku nau hifo mei he sia, pea ‘oku mu‘omu‘a ha helefilo mo e nafa fāngongo, mo e fangufangu, mo e ha‘ape; ka nau palofisai kinautolu: pea ‘e ‘ohofia koe ‘e he Laumālie ‘o e ‘Eiki, pea te ke hanga ‘o palofisai fakataha mo kinautolu, pea ‘e liliu koe ko e tangata fo‘ou. Pea ka faifai pea hoko ‘a e ngaahi faka‘ilonga ni kiate koe, ke ke hanga ‘o fai ‘a e me‘a ‘oku ‘i ho nima, he ‘e ‘iate koe ‘a ‘Elohimi.
(v. 5-7) After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying. Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as the occasion demands; for God is with you
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible
On the morning of the day following Saul's meeting with and eating with Samuel, Samuel told him of his election by God to be king of the nation. This communication was made when they were quite alone, even the servant in attendance on them having been sent on before. The terms of the appointment were definite and solemn. It is easy to understand how startling a thing it must have been to this man. Three signs ratifying the authority of the appointment were promised, and all were granted. Thus no room was left for doubt in the mind of Saul as to this being the definite call of God.
This took place at Mizpah. How long a time elapsed between this divine appointment and Saul's formal presentation to the people we have no means of knowing. Right here, at the beginning of the story, we have the first manifestation of that weakness of character which eventuated in his ultimate failure. Notwithstanding that he had received so clear a demonstration of the will of God, on the day when he was to be presented to the people he was found hiding away among the baggage. Some have treated this as an evidence of modesty, and as manifesting an excellent trait in his character.
It is well that we remember that modesty becomes sin when it prevents any man from stepping at once into a place to which he knows that God is calling him. It is by no means an uncommon failure, and the very fact that modesty is in itself a virtue makes the peril all the more subtle. The standard by which conduct is ever to be measured is the standard of simple loyalty to the will of God. If even a virtue interpose, it thereby becomes a vice.
David Guzik :: Study Guide for 1 Samuel 10
A group of prophets: They were apparently seeking the Lord and worshipping Him at the place of worship (the high place). They will be prophesying isn’t necessarily saying that they were all predicting the future, but that they all spoke under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
“Members of prophetic bands were often young (2 Kings 5:22; 9:4); they frequently lived together (2 Kings 6:1-2), ate together (2 Kings 4:38), and were supported by the generosity of their fellow Israelites (2 Kings 4:42-43)... Samuel provided guidance and direction for the movement in its early stages, as Elijah and Elisha did later.” (Youngblood)
Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you: This reception of the Holy Spirit was the real anointing. The oil poured out on Saul’s head was just a picture of this. A gallon of oil could go on his head, but if the Spirit of the Lord did not come upon him, it would mean nothing.
Poole observed will come upon you is literally “will leap or rush upon thee, to wit [namely], for a season. So it may be opposed to the Spirit’s resting upon a man, as in Numbers 11:25; Isaiah 11:2.”
And you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man: Before this Saul never was a particularly spiritual man. So for him to prophesy – that is, speak as inspired from the Lord, whether predicting the future, exhorting others, or speaking unto God – was real evidence that he was turned into another man.
For God to use Saul to the fullest, he had to be turned into another man by the filling of the Spirit of the Lord.
When these signs come to you: God arranged for each one of these three events to be a sign to Saul. God always confirms His anointing.
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