1Sa 16:6-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 1Sam 16:6-7: 16:6-7 his appearance or height: Like Saul, Eliab , Jesse’s oldest son, had an impressive outward appearance (cp. 9:2 ). Also like Saul, he was rejected (cp. 15:23 ). God had another man in mind to anoint as king. • the Lord looks at the heart: God can give a new heart (10:9 ), touch hearts (10:26 ), and peer into the deep motivations of the heart (Ps 139:1 ). God sees what people cannot see—a person’s true character. Eliab’s character comes out in 1 Sam 17:28 .

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fPs 139:1►

g1 Sam 17:28►

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‏ 1 Samuel 16:6-13

Summary for 1Sam 16:6-7: 16:6-7 ^a his appearance or height: Like Saul, Eliab, Jesse’s oldest son, had an impressive outward appearance (cp. 9:2 ^b). Also like Saul, he was rejected (cp. 15:23 ^c). God had another man in mind to anoint as king.

• the Lord looks at the heart: God can give a new heart (10:9 ^d), touch hearts (10:26 ^e), and peer into the deep motivations of the heart (Ps 139:1 ^f). God sees what people cannot see—a person’s true character. Eliab’s character comes out in 1 Sam 17:28 ^g.
16:13 ^h The Spirit of the Lord came ... upon David, as was consistently evident (e.g., 16:23 ⁱ; 17:48-54 ^j; 18:5 ^k, 12-16 ^l). The Spirit of the Lord had also come upon Saul (10:10 ^m) but had left him because of disobedience (16:14 ⁿ).

• Ramah: Samuel’s hometown (1:1 ^o).