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God's Providential Hand
Commentators like Matthew Henry see this encounter not as mere chance, but as divine providence. God used the cruel actions of the Amalekite master (abandoning his servant) and the compassionate actions of David (saving him) to bring about justice. This serves as a reminder that God hears the cry of the oppressed and can use even the most unlikely people and situations to fulfill His plans.
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Charles Ellicott
On 1 Samuel 30:15
19th Century
Bishop
By God. —The oath was to be by “Elohim,” not by Jehovah, of whom the Egyptian knew nothing.
And I will…
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 …
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 30:15
17th Century
Pastor
And David said to him, can you me down to this company ?
&c.] That is, show him, or direct him where they were:
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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…