5 To wit, the left Shoulder, for the right Shoulder was the Priefts, Levi 7:32, 33. This he gives him, either, Firſt, As the beſt and no bleſt part of the remainders of the Sacrifice 5 the beſt paris being uſually given by the Maſter of the Feaſt ro ſuch Gueits as were molt honourable, or beſt beloved, as Gen: 43: 34 Or, Secondly, As a ſecret Symbol or Sign of that Burden which was to be laid Upon Saul, and of thar ſtrength which was neceſſary for the bearing of it; the Skoulder being torh the ſear of Burdens, and the ſubje& of {rrength. ' z Something which the Cook by Samne!'s order was to put upon it when it was dreſty either for Ornament, or in the na- rure of a Sauce. a To wit, left of the Sacrifice 3 bur ſo all,or moſt, of the reſt of their Proviſions were left: Or rather, reſerved, or laid by, by my order, for thy eating; when the reit of the Mezt was ſent up, 3nd diſpoſed of as the Cook pleaſed. b Till thou ſhouldſe come hicher and fir down here: whereby thou mayeſt know that thy coming hither was not unknown to me, and was deſigned by God for an higher purpoſe. c To wit, co the Cook, who was be- fore mentioned, as the perſon to whoſe Care this was committed. 4 1.e. I have invited or deſigned ſome perſons, for whom I reſerve this part» For ſince the word People 15 not here taken properly, bur for ſome particular Perſons of the People, which were not in all above thirty, wv. 22. why may notthe ſame word be underſtood of two or three perſons whom Samuel ſj mes invited, to wit, Sel and his Servant ? So ſome Jearned Men underſtand this word People, of three Men, 2 Kings 18; 36. And they further nore, Thar in the Arabick, and ZErhepick, and Perſian Lingu: ges, C all which are near a kin, both to themſelves, aiid to the Hebrew, and do oft-times communicate their ſignificarion each to other 2 } the word that ſignifies People, is ofc uſed for ſome few particulas perſons. Or, if the word People be meant of the Chief of the Pecs ple, mentioned abovey ve 22» then Sarmyl was the principal _
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f this Sacrifice and Feaſt; and it was not a Sacrifice of the pes- | he gs it ' rendred v. 12. but a Sacrifice and Feaſt made by Sa- eel for the people, as it fhould be rendred there: and the fenle is, When I firit ſpake or ſent word to the Cook, thas I had invited | the people, firſt to joyn with me in my Sacrifice, and then to partake with me of the F eaſt, I then bad him reſerve this part for thy uſe. h | .
25 © And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul e upon
the top of the houſe f. | " bag eraP on: the Kingdom defigned to him by God,and his Duty to 2xpc& it patiently, till God attually called himtoit ; and to ad- miniſter it Piouſly, and Juſtly, and Valiantly. f Which was flat after the manner, Deut. 22. 84 and ſo fit for walking, and for ſecret Prayers, Dan. 6+ 10+ Af 10. 9+ or any private and familiar Di'- courſes among Friends. : 26 And they aroſe early : and it came to paſs about
the ſpring of theday, that Samuel called Saul tothe top of = 4 Ae o, ſaying tf, Up, that I may fend thee a- way b: and Saul aroſe, and they went out both of
them, he and Samuel abroad 5. . |
A ſecond time, to impart ſomething more tohim. þ Prepare thy ſelf for thy Departure and Journey. # Samuel accompanying zaul part of his way. wy And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel ſaid to Saul, Bid the ſervant paſs on be- fore us k, ( and he pailed on ) bur ſtand thou ftilk | a
while, that I may ſhew thee the word of God /, _
+ Thar thou and ] may ſpeak privately of the marterof the King- dom- Which Samuel hirherto endeavoured to concea), leſt he ſhould be thoughr now ro im1oſe a king upon them as before he denied one to ch-m ; and that it might appear by the Lot ment;o- ned in the next Chapter, that the Kingdom was given to Saul by Go3: Deſtination, and not by Samuels Contrivance, 1 (1- e.) A Meſſage delivered to me from God» which now I ſhall ;zmparc to
__ CHAP. X.
Samuel anointeth Saul, 1. Confirms him by predittion of three ſigns, 2, 8- Saul propheſies, g,— 13: He cometh to his uncle; telleth him what Sa- mucl had ſaid concerning the aſſes, but concealeth the matter of the king- dom, 14, -= 16. Samuel aſſembleth the people at Mizpeh, 17,— 20. Saul is choſen king by lot ; but hidetb himſelf ; is diſcovered by God. His ftaturey 21,-- — 23» Samuel preſents him to the people, who receive him with ſhoutingy 24+ Samuel writeth the manner of the king1om in a Book 25. God inſpires the people with reverence cowards Saul . but the children of Belial deſpiſe him, 26, 27. : ;
Hen Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured zt upon T his head #, and kiſſed him b, and ſaid, 1s it not be- cauſe the LORD hath anointed thee ro be captain over his inheritance c ?
#s Which was the uſual Rite in the Deſignation, as of Prieſts and Prophets, ſo alſo of Kingss as 1 Sam. 16. I, 13. 1 Kings 1 39% 2 King. 9* 1, 3, 6: whereby was ſignified the pouring forrh of the gif:s of Gods Spirit upon bim, to enable him for rhe Adminiſtation of his Office. which hem:g't expe, and ſhould receive upon the diſcharge of his Duty, b Partly in token of that Revereuce which he did owe, and thar ſubjeQion which he and all the pevple were ſhortly to perform to him, whereof Kiſſing was a ſigh, as Gen. 41» 40. 1 King. ig. 18. ar:d partly, 2s a Teſt:imony of his ſincere Friend- ſhip and AffeCtion to him, and how far he was from envying his Succeſſor in the Supreme Dignicy. c i» e. Over his own peculiar people. Whereby he admoniſheth Saul, Thar this people were not ſo much his 2s Gods; and that he was not to Rule and manage them according to his own will and pleaſure, but according to the will and Mind of God. -
2 When thou art departed from mie to day, then thou ſhalt find two men by * Rachels ſepulchre, in the borders of Benjamin d, at Zelzah: and they will fay
unto thee, The aſſes which thou wenteft to ſeek, are
aſſes, and ſorroweth for you, ſaying, What ſhall 1 do for my ſon ?