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NASB | 1 Samuel 10:8 "And you shall go down before me to Gilgal; and behold, I will come down to you to offer burnt offerings and sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you should do." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 10:8 "You shall go down ahead of me to Gilgal; and behold, I will be coming down to you to offer burnt offerings and to sacrifice peace offerings. You shall wait seven days until I come to you and show you what you must do." |
Bible Question: Saul is told to wait 7 days for Samuel to come and offer the burnt offerings. This seems like a very short time for all the events that happened in that week, such as: Samuel summoning the people at Mizpah (1 Sam 10:17), the city of Jabesh being rescued by Saul and 330,000 Israelites (1 Sam 11), Saul's being confirmed king in Gilgal (1 Sam 11:14), Samuel's farewell speech (1 Sam 12), the Philistines assembling 3,000 chariots, 6,000 charioteers and numberless soldiers (1 Sam 13) and then finally Samuel's appearance before Saul at Gilgal 7 days later. Does anyone have insight into the timing of these events? Thank you. |
Bible Answer: HanklovesJesus ::: From another Hank, greeting and welcome. Perhaps to consider what happened in a week in Genesis 1 and 2 and what happened in a week in the Gospel accounts of Jesus' passion will help to put the events of which you ask in a little better perspective. Some of the mighty acts of God may seem to take too long from our viewpoint: His answer to our prayers and the Second Advent of the Christ come to mind as examples. Others He accomplishes in the twinkling of an eye, as it were: consider how swiftly Jesus performed miracles and what happened so quickly at Pentecost in Acts 2 as examples. God's clock is not our clock, of course; He does not run on human time. ..... Well, it's good to have another Hank on board; surely the Forum can manage with two. You and I have at least two things in common: the name "Hank" and our love of Jesus. --Hank |
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