Wednesday, 18 June 2025

1 Samuel 16 (résumé): Samuel anoints David

God told Samuel to stop bemoaning Saul as he had now rejected him. So God told Samuel to fill his anointing horn with oil and go to the house of Jesse in Bethlehem because he had chosen one of his sons to be the next king. When Samuel saw the first son he was impressed, but God said he wasn't the chosen one as God looks at the heart rather than outward appearance. This routine was repeated various times but never was the son God's choice. Samuel asked if there were any more sons and Jesse said there was just the youngest out tending the sheep. When they sent and got David God told Samuel straight away to rise and anoint him, and from that day the Spirit of the Lord came on David in power. 

However the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. So Saul's attendants sought out someone who could play the harp to sooth him and they came upon David who fitted that bill. Therefore David entered Saul's service and Saul liked him, and every time Saul got down David would play the harp and the evil spirit would leave him.

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