1Sa 12 | TSK | STEP | Samuel testifies his integrity. He reproves the people of ingratitude. He terrifies them with thunder in harvest time. he comforts them in God's mercy. Behold. have made.

Bedan.Bedan, whose name occurs no where else as a judge of Israel, Bp. Patrick and others suppose to be a contraction of {ben Dan,} "the son of Dan;" by which they suppose Samson is meant, as the Targum reads. The LXX., Syriac, and Arabic, however, instead of Bedan read Barak; and the two latter versions, instead of Samuel have Samson. These readings are adopted by Houbigant, and appear to be genuine; for it is not probable that Samuel would enumerate himself.

Jud 13:1-16:31

Jephthah.

Jud 11:1-33

Samuel.

7:13

Nahash.

11:1,2

Nay.

8:3,5,6,19,20; Jud 9:18,56,57

when the Lord.

8:7; 10:19; Ge 17:7; Ex 19:5,6; Nu 23:21; Jud 8:23; Ps 74:12

Isa 33:22; Ho 13:10

behold.

10:24; 11:15

whom ye.

8:5; 9:20

have desired.

Ps 78:29-31; Ho 13:11; Ac 13:21

If ye will.

Le 20:1-13; De 28:1-14; Jos 24:14,20; Ps 81:12-15; Isa 3:10

Ro 2:7

commandment. Heb. mouth. continue. Heb. be after.

But if ye.

Le 26:14-30; De 28:15-68; Jos 24:20; Isa 1:20; 3:11; Ro 2:8,9

against.

stand.

7; 15:16; Ex 14:13,31

Is it.In northern latitudes, thunder and rain are far from being un-common during harvest. But rain is hardly ever known in Palestine during that season, which commences about the end of June, or beginning of July. This fact is abundantly confirmed by modern travellers, and is demonstrative to every unprejudiced reader of the Holy Scriptures, that the thunder and rain, which at Samuel's invocation, was sent at this season of the year, was a miraculous interposition of the power of God; for we read in ver. 16, it was a "great thing which the Lord will do." Thus were the Israelites warned of their sin in having asked a king, and of the omnipotence of that God, whose gracious promises they virtually neglected by this act.

Pr 26:1

I will call.

7:9,10; Jos 10:12; Ps 99:6; Jer 15:1; Jas 5:16-18

your wickedness.

8:7

sent thunder.

Ex 9:23-25; Re 11:5,6

feared.

Ex 14:31; Ezr 10:9; Ps 106:12,13

Pray for thy.

7:5,8; Ge 20:7; Ex 9:28; 10:17; Job 42:8; Ps 78:34,35; Isa 26:16

Mal 1:9; Ac 8:24; Jas 5:15; 1Jo 5:16