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Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.
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The Power of Intercession
Commentators highlight that Samuel, acting as prophet and judge, calls Israel together not just to command them, but to pray for them. This act of intercession places him in a line of great biblical leaders like Moses and Elijah. Albert Barnes notes this pattern points ultimately to Jesus Christ, who 'ever lives... to make intercession for us.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal references. Twenty years of Samuel’s life had passed since he was last mentioned (1 Samuel 4:1). He now appears in…
19th Century
Anglican
Mizpeh. —Or, as it should be spelled, Mizpah, a common name for high places. It signifies a “watchtower,” a place from wh…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Samuel said, gather all Israel to Mizpeh Not Mizpeh in Gilead, on the other side Jordan, but a city which lay on…
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