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Samuel said, "Though you were little in your own sight, weren`t you made the head of the tribes of Israel? Yahweh anointed you king over Israel;
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The Danger of Forgotten Humility
Commentators explain that Samuel begins by reminding Saul of his humble origins, when he was "little in his own sight." God exalted Saul when he was humble, but success led to pride. This pride caused him to trust his own judgment over God's clear command, illustrating how past humility is no guarantee against future disobedience.
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19th Century
Anglican
When thou wast little in thine own sight. —Kimchi’s rendering of the Hebrew here is singular: “Though you seem to yoursel…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Samuel said, when you [wast] little in your own sight , &c.] Humble and lowly, and had a mean opinion of himself…
Presbyterian
Repentance in God is not a change of mind, as it is in us, but a change of method. The change was in Saul; He is turned back from following me.…
