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A Pious First Step
Commentators suggest that after his powerful prophetic experience, Saul's immediate impulse was to seek God. He went to the 'high place,' a local place of worship, to commune with God in solitude, offer thanks for the gifts he'd received, and pray for wisdom for his future as king. This shows a proper initial response to a divine encounter.
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1 Samuel
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19th Century
Bishop
He came to the high place. —After he had spent his fervor in the hymn, and probably ecstatic prayer, Saul, before he went…
17th Century
Pastor
And when he had made an end of prophesying
For, as Procopius Gazaeus observes, he had not the gift of prophecy alway…
17th Century
Minister
The signs Samuel had given Saul came to pass punctually; he found that God had given him another heart, another disposition of mind. Yet, an outwar…