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Isn`t it wheat harvest today? I will call to Yahweh, that he may send thunder and rain; and you shall know and see that your wickedness is great, which you have done in the sight of Yahweh, in asking you a king.
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A Miraculous Sign
All commentators emphasize that thunder and rain during the wheat harvest (May-June) in ancient Israel was exceptionally rare. The storm was not a coincidence but a supernatural sign from God, like 'a bolt out of the blue,' that came at the precise moment Samuel called for it, confirming his authority as God's prophet.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wheat harvest: This occurs between May 15 and June 15. The testimony of Jerome, an eyewitness, is that he “never saw rain at the end of June…
19th Century
Anglican
Is it not wheat harvest day? —The Canaan wheat harvest is between the middle of May and the middle of June. Rain in that …
Baptist
This was to be a sign to them that Samuel was God's prophet.
On a previous occasion, in answer to his prayer, God had thundered against the P…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Is it not wheat harvest today ? &c.] Of the time of wheat harvest, (See Gill on 1 Samuel 6:13).…
At Samuel's word, God sent thunder and rain at a time of year when, in that country, such an occurrence was not usually seen. This was to convince …
