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God's Unseen Hand
Commentators emphasize that finding the Egyptian servant was not a coincidence but an act of divine providence. The Amalekites' own cruelty in abandoning the man became the very instrument of their defeat. As Matthew Henry notes, God justly used this oppressed servant to bring about judgment, demonstrating that God hears the cry of the afflicted and can turn evil actions back on the perpetrator.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 30:12
18th Century
Theologian
Three days and three nights — This indicates that at least this much time had passed since the sack of Ziklag.
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 30:12
19th Century
Bishop
Three days and three nights. — This indicated the amount of head start the Amalekite leader had with the plunder. It is easy to un…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 30:9–17
19th Century
Preacher
So David went, he and the his hundred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left behind stayed. But David …
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John Gill
On 1 Samuel 30:12
17th Century
Pastor
And they gave him a piece of cake of figs
That were dried and pressed together, and made into cakes:
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 30:7–15
17th Century
Minister
If in all our ways, even when, as in this case, there can be no doubt they are just, we acknowledge God, we may expect that He will direct our step…