shall be prophesying.
The hill of God... Gabaa, in which there was also at that time, a high
place or altar.-Prophets... These were men whose office it was to sing
hymns and praises to God; for such in holy writ are called prophets, and
their singing praises to God is called prophesying. See 1 Par. alias 1
Chr. 15.22, and 25.1. Now there were in those days colleges, or shcools
for training up these prophets; and it seems there was one of these
schools at this hill of God; and another at Najoth in Ramatha. See 1
Kings 19.20, 21, etc.
10:6. And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt
prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man.
10:7. When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy
hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee.
10:8. And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal, (for I will come down
to thee), that thou mayst offer an oblation, and sacrifice victims of
peace: seven days shalt thou wait, till I come to thee, and I will shew
thee what thou art to do.
Galgal... Here also by dispensation was an altar of God.
10:9. So when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave unto
him another heart, and all these things came to pass that day.
10:10 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of
prophets met him: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he
prophesied in the midst of them.
10:11. And all that had known him yesterday and the day before, seeing
tha the was with the prophets, and prophesied, said to each other: What
is this that hath happened to the son of Cis? is Saul also among the
prophets?
10:12. And one answered another, saying: And who is their father?
therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?
Their father... That is, their teacher, or superior. As much as to say,
Who could bring about such a wonderful change as to make Saul a prophet?
10:13. And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high
place.
10:14. And Saul's uncle said to him, and to his servant: Whither went
you? They answered: To seek the asses: and not finding them, we went to
Samuel.
10:15. And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
10:16. And Saul said to his uncle: He told us that the asses were found.
But of the matter of the kingdom of which Samuel had spoken to him, he
told him not.
10:17. And Samuel called together the people to the Lord in Maspha:
10:18. And he said to the c
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