by Justin Marple | Mar 17, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
In this post we will look at the fall of David. In the chiastic structure of the book this section answers the fall of Saul. Chapter 10 shows us Israel’s defeat of the Ammonites and the Syrians. I might have included chapter 10 under the previous section where...
by Justin Marple | Mar 13, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
The first of the two sections we will look at in this post shows us the House of Saul vs. the House of David. Here we find the setting of the writing of the book of Judges (Ishboseth is king of Israel and David is king of Judah). In the chiastic structure...
by Justin Marple | Mar 8, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
One of the most unfortunate divisions of text in Scripture into chapters and verses has to be the division between First and Second Samuel. Chapter and verse numbers are a much later invention that we use to help find particular Scriptures. Sometimes they...
by Justin Marple | Mar 4, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
In this section Saul continues to act as king and the transition to David as king begins. All this begins with YHWH’s idea to have Samuel invite Jesse of Bethlehem to a sacrifice in order to reveal one of his sons as the next anointed king. Unlike...
by Justin Marple | Feb 28, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
Now that Samuel has given his farewell address and the kingdom has been transferred to Saul we will begin to see Saul’s fall.The typical setting for a king to falter is given to us in 1 Sam 13:5. “And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty...
by Justin Marple | Feb 24, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
The next section (1 Sam 8-12) shows us the rise of King Saul. It begins with the demand of Israel to have a king, Samuel’s warning, the choice and anointing of Saul, his proclamation as King, and Samuel’s farewell address. Chapter 8 begins, “When Samuel...
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