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needy, and will soon arise to deliver them (Ps. 12:5; 9:18). In this fact there is more hope for Belgiumtthan there is in all the schemes of the American people to come to their relief. The cry of laboring men and women defrauded of their rights enters into the ear of One who is far wiser and mightier to help than the agitator, so cialist or anarchist (James 5:4). True de liverance will not come from any scheme of men no matter how skilfully constructed but from the Lord Himself, and it will come when He comes (James 5 :8)„. The whole hope of this old earth with all its sorrows and injustice and oppressions and sins is in the coming of God’s anointed One. E ven so come , L ord J esu s , come q u ic k ly . OUTLINE (3) Saul Anointed as Captain of God’s People, vs. 25, ch. 10:1. Samuel communes with Saul, v. 25; 1 Kings 10:2. He sends Saul away, v. 26. He accompanies Saul on his journey, v- 26. Saul bids his servant pass on before, v. 27. Samuel shows Saul God’s Word, v. 27; John 15:14. Samuel pours the oil of anointing on Saul’s head, ch. 10:1; 2 Kings 9:5-6. Samuel bestows upon Saul the kiss, ch. 10:1; Ps. 2:12. He proclaims him captain of God’s in heritance, ch. 10:1; Heb. 2 :10. Practical Points 1. The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him. You must be close to hear a whisper. 2. God works out His divine designs and shapes human destinies through trivial things. 3. Saul sought his father’s asses and found a fortune. 4. In doing deeds for an earthly father, you may be divinely directed to a rich reward. 5. Samuel is to be superseded by Saul, but he sweetly submits to the will of God.
the hand of .the Philistines, was a type of thé “Horn of salvation” that God would raise up in the house of David for “sal vation from our enemies and from the hand of all that hate us” (Luke 1:69-71). It was because God had heard the cry of His peo ple that He had raised up Saul to be anoint ed their prince (ch. 9:16). God’s ear is always open to the cry of His people (cf. Exod 2:23-25; 3:7). Even when they had been sinning and their sorrow is a direct consequence of their own iniquity God still regards the affliction of His people and hears their cry (Ps. 106:43, 44) though they have often wandered from Him. To day God has an open eye for the oppressed and an open ear for the cry of the poor and LESSON (1) God’s Announcement of His Choice of a King, v. 17. God had spoken into the ear of Samuel before Saul came, v. 15 ; 2 Sam. 7 :27. He assured him that He would send a man to him to be anointed, v. 16; 1 Kings 19:15-16. God had heard the cry of His people, Exod. 2:23-25. God’s announcement to Samuel, “Behold the men,” v. 17 ; Hosea 13:11. This man was to reign over Israel, v| 17 ; Acts 13:21. (2) Saul Acquainted with God’s Choice, vs. 18-24. Saul seeks the house of the seer, v. 18. Samuel reveals himself as the seer, v. 19; John 4:29. He invites Saul to his home, v. 19. Samuel proves himself as seer, v. 20. He acquaints Saul with the fact that God has chosen him, v. 20; 1 Sam. 12:13-15. Saul pleads his humble station, v. 21 ; Luke 14:11. Samuel gives Saul the chief place in the feast, v. 22; Luke 14:10. He serves Saul with the best portion, v. 24; Luke 7 :32. This is a recognition of his call to a po sition superior to Samuel.
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