He takes him up
with him to the bamah, reassures him about the asses, and then at
once tells him to what high things he is called, and gives him
convincing proofs that he had reckoned on his presence at the feast
as the guest of the occasion. He then gives him lodgings for the
night, and accompanies him on his way next morning. The servant is
sent on a little way before, Samuel stands still and anoints Saul,
for a sign that he is chosen by Jehovah to be the king and deliverer
of Israel, and in conclusion instructs him that, when the opportunity
for action comes, he is to use it, in the consciousness that God
is with him. On his way home three signs come to pass which the
seer had announced to him. He is thus assured that all that was
said to him was true; his heart is changed by degrees till he
cannot contain himself; on his arrival at Gibeah his acquaintances
are struck with his strange demeanour, but he does not disclose
even to his most intimate friend at home what Samuel had said to
him, but waits for the things that shall come to pass.
This is the point arrived at in x. 16. It is clear that thus far
no conclusion has yet been reached: the seed that is sown must
spring up, the changed spirit must produce its effects.
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