Reading for February 27th

Read 1 Samuel 9.27-10.16
In verse 1: The Lord's heritage is the land of Israel.
The original idea behind this expression is that every nation is the inheritance of the god it worships.
In verses 3-4: The three men going up to God at Bethel are carrying items for sacrifice.
They give two loaves of bread to Saul, on for him and one for his servant.
A better reading, found in the Greek translation known as the Septuagint is "two offerings of bread."
Thus Saul again receives the portion of a priest.
In verses 5-7: Music was often used to induce an ecstasy in which prophets uttered their oracles (2 Kings 3.15-16).
The judges were also moved to action by the spirit of the Lord.
Saul's instruction to do whatever you see fit to do is a military commission.
In verse 8: This verse connects this story to 13.7b-15.
In verses 10-13: These verses describe the fulfillment of the third sign.
The description is also an etiology for the proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? (v. 11).
A different explanation occurs in 19.19-24.
Whatever its origin, the proverb seems to have a positive meaning in this context.
The Lord's spirit empowers Saul both to prophesy and to rule.
The father of a group of prophets (v. 12) is their leader.
In verses 14-16: It is surprising that Saul's uncle rather than his father questions him, since the uncle has not been mentioned before in the story.
These verses are editorial and set the stage for the following story (10.17-27a).
Since Saul's anointing was private, there is a need for a public proclamation that he is king.
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