1 Samuel 15:23

23 Porque la rebelión es como pecado de adivinación, y la desobediencia, como iniquidad e idolatría. Por cuanto has desechado la palabra del SEÑOR, El también te ha desechado para que no seas rey.

1 Samuel 15:23 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 15:23

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft
Or divination {e}, in whatsoever way it was exercised; for there were various sorts of it among the Heathens, and all condemned by the law of God, ( Deuteronomy 18:10 ) . Now rebellion against God, or disobeying his commands, though in things otherwise, were they not forbidden by him, lawful to be done, is as heinous a sin as to be guilty of witchcraft, or any kind of divination forbidden by the law of God, and deserves as sore a punishment:

and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry:
for a man, when he has committed a sin, to persist in it obstinately, or to vindicate himself in it, and insist on his innocence, which was Saul's case, is as hateful to God as any iniquity whatever; yea, as bad as idolatry, or making use of the teraphim, as is the word here; of which see ( Hosea 3:4 ) than which nothing is more abominable to the Lord:

because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord;
disregarded his command, treated it with contempt and abhorrence:

he hath rejected thee from being king;
not actually, for he continued to exercise kingly power and authority to his death, and was treated as a king by his subjects, and even by David, though anointed by the Lord; but the sentence of rejection was pronounced upon him, and the bestowal of the government on his posterity was cut off.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 (Moq tajx) "peccatum divinationis", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus; "ariolandi", V. L. "magiae", Munster, Tigurine version.

1 Samuel 15:23 In-Context

21 Mas el pueblo tomó del botín ovejas y bueyes, lo mejor de las cosas dedicadas al anatema, para ofrecer sacrificio al SEÑOR tu Dios en Gilgal.

22 Y Samuel dijo: ¿Se complace el SEÑOR tanto en holocaustos y sacrificios como en la obediencia a la voz del SEÑOR? He aquí, el obedecer es mejor que un sacrificio, y el prestar atención, que la grosura de los carneros.

23 Porque la rebelión es como pecado de adivinación, y la desobediencia, como iniquidad e idolatría. Por cuanto has desechado la palabra del SEÑOR, El también te ha desechado para que no seas rey.

24 Entonces Saúl dijo a Samuel: He pecado; en verdad he quebrantado el mandamiento del SEÑOR y tus palabras, porque temí al pueblo y escuché su voz.

25 Ahora pues, te ruego que perdones mi pecado y vuelvas conmigo para que adore al SEÑOR.