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  1. Truth – or excuse?<\/span><\/i> When Samuel is commanded to go and anoint a new king, he responds: \u201cHow can I go? If Saul hears of it, he will kill me\u201d (v. 2). Are his fears real? Or is he just expressing his own difficulty in dealing with Saul\u2019s being deposed? How do you understand Samuel?<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The tall one.<\/span><\/i> Eliav, who is taller than the rest, is reminiscent of Saul, who we will remember was \u201ca head taller than any of the people\u201d (9:2). Even the verb used to signify that he was not chosen – <\/span>me\u2019astihu<\/span><\/i>, \u201cI have rejected him,\u201d – alludes to Saul, and his being rejected. <\/span><\/li>\n
  3. A \u2018see\u2019 change<\/span><\/i>. What can we see? The root r-aleph-h, \u201csee,\u201d appears seven times in the chapter, making it of central significance. According to verse 7, good looks are not the criterion for choosing a king: what is needed is the divine gaze that sees to the heart. But even he who has been divinely elected, is described (for our benefit?) according to his appearance, including his lovely eyes: \u201cHe was ruddy-cheeked, bright-eyed, and handsome – <\/span>tov ro\u2019i <\/span><\/i>[same root]\u201d (verse 12).<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Cinderfella<\/span><\/i>. David is a classic Cinderella story. While his brothers attend the ball, that is the sacrifice, he is out with the flocks. It is precisely the one they didn\u2019t want to bring to the prince, that is the prophet, who is the Chosen One. What does that say about David? What does it say in general about the character and characteristics of the elect? <\/span><\/li>\n
  5. The spirit moves on<\/span><\/i>. The spirit that shines on one, and departs from another. A good spirit and an evil spirit. David carries with him the secret of his anointing, Saul the secret of his having been deposed, and the changing directions of the spirit moves the narrative along. In the end, the evil spirit that descends on Saul, and his fears, bring into his court the very object of those fears: the musician, David. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","image":{"ID":86314,"id":86314,"title":"Points to ponder","filename":"Points-to-ponder.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Points-to-ponder.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/points-to-ponder-psalm-84\/points-to-ponder\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"points-to-ponder","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":86166,"date":"2021-01-09 20:56:58","modified":"2023-12-28 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