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NASB | 1 Samuel 19:9 Now there was an evil spirit from the LORD on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Samuel 19:9 Then an evil spirit from the LORD came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. |
Bible Question:
"The evil spirit from the Lord" in 2 samuel 19 verse 9. How do we explain this part? |
Bible Answer: maydayjohn I like the explaination John MacArthur offers on the same subject in 1 Sam 16:14. When David’s ascent to the throne began, Saul’s slow and painful descent began also (cf. 18:12). Without God’s empowering Holy Spirit, Saul was effectively no longer king over Israel (15:28), although his physical removal from the throne, and his death, happened many years later. a distressing spirit. God, in His sovereignty, allowed an evil spirit to torment Saul (cf. Judg. 9:23; 1 Kin. 22:19–23; Job 1:6–12) for His purpose of establishing the throne of David. This spirit, a messenger from Satan, is to be distinguished from a troubled emotional state brought on by indwelling sin, or the harmful consequences of the sinful acts of others (e.g., spirit of jealousy, Num. 5:14). This demon spirit attacked Saul from without, for there is no evidence that the demon indwelt Saul. troubled him. Saul, whose inward constitution was already prone to questionable judgment and the fear of men, began to experience God’s judgment in the form of severe bouts of depression, anger, and delusion, initiated and aggravated by the evil spirit assigned to him. There are several NT occasions where God turned people over to demons or Satan for judgment (see Acts 5:1–3; 1 Cor. 5:1–7; 1 Tim. 1:18–20). He also used Satan or demons for the strengthening of the saints. See Job 1:1–2:6; Matt. 4:1ff.; Luke 22:31, 32; 2 Cor. 12:7–10. MacArthur, J. J. (1997, c1997). The MacArthur Study Bible (electronic ed.) (1 Sa 16:14). Nashville: Word Pub. |
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