It was the purpose of God that David should be anointed at this time as Saul’s successor, and as the ancestor and the type of His Christ. It was no…

He will kill me. —The unhappy mental malady of Saul must have made rapid progress. The jealous king was indeed changed fr…

And Samuel said, how can I go ?
&c.] Which argues weakness of faith in Samuel, and fear of man, and a diffidence in …

It appears that Saul had grown very wicked. Of what would he not be guilty, who dared to think of killing Samuel? The elders of Bethlehem trembled …