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God Chooses the Unlikely
Commentators explain that Saul's surprise was genuine. His tribe, Benjamin, was historically the smallest and had been nearly annihilated in a civil war (Judges 20), making it an improbable source for Israel's first king. Saul's humble origins highlight a consistent biblical theme: God often chooses the unlikely and lowly to accomplish His purposes, showing that the power is His, not man's.
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1 Samuel
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Samuel 9:21
18th Century
Theologian
The tribe of Benjamin, originally the smallest of all the tribes (Numbers 1:36)—if Ephraim and Manasseh are counted as one tribe—had be…
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 Samuel 9:19–21
19th Century
Preacher
Go up before me to the high place; for you shall eat with me today, and tomorrow I will let you go, and will tell you all that is in your heart…
John Gill
On 1 Samuel 9:21
17th Century
Pastor
And Saul answered and said, am not I a Benjamite
Or the son of Jemini, the name of one of his ancestors, see ([Refer…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Samuel 9:18–27
17th Century
Minister
Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most eager to do him honour. Both th…