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Jesse said to David his son, Take now for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry [them] quickly to the camp to your brothers;
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God's Providence in the Ordinary
Commentators agree that this simple errand was orchestrated by God. Jesse, intending only to send provisions, was unknowingly participating in God's plan to bring David to the battlefield. As Matthew Henry notes, "the wise God orders actions and affairs to serve his designs," reminding us that God can use our mundane, everyday tasks for His extraordinary purposes.
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1 Samuel
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesse said to David his son His youngest son, who was at home with him keeping sheep. He had three more at home,…
Presbyterian
Jesse little thought of sending his son to the army at that critical juncture; but the wise God orders actions and affairs to serve his designs. In…
