1 Samuel 10:12

12 Und einer daselbst antwortete und sprach: Wer ist ihr Vater? Daher ist das Sprichwort gekommen: Ist Saul auch unter den Propheten? {~}

1 Samuel 10:12 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 10:12

And one of the same place answered, and said
One of the same city, and in the same company, that expressed their admiration at what was come to Saul, and at what he did, and wondering how he came into such company, and to have such a gift, who was of so mean an education:

but who is their father? the father of the prophets;
their fathers were not prophets, no more than Saul's was; their Father that taught them is the Lord, and he was able to teach Saul, and bestow on him the gift of prophecy, as well as on them; and so the Targum, who is their master or teacher; for though they might have an undermaster or teacher, as Samuel, or another prophet, yet their chief teacher was God; who could and did give men the gift of prophecy, and even in the highest sense, who had neither prophets for their fathers, nor were indeed trained up in any of the schools of the prophets, which was the case of Amos:

therefore it became a proverb, is Saul also among the prophets?
that when a person of a mean parentage, and of a low life and education, was raised up to any degree of dignity in sacred and civil things, they used to apply this proverbial expression to him, or speak of him in this manner, is Saul among the prophets?

1 Samuel 10:12 In-Context

10 Und da sie kamen an den Hügel, siehe, da kam ihm ein Prophetenhaufe entgegen; und der Geist Gottes geriet über ihn, daß er unter ihnen weissagte.

11 Da ihn aber sahen alle, die ihn vormals gekannt hatten, daß er mit den Propheten weissagte, sprachen sie alle untereinander: Was ist dem Sohn des Kis geschehen? Ist Saul auch unter den Propheten? {~}

12 Und einer daselbst antwortete und sprach: Wer ist ihr Vater? Daher ist das Sprichwort gekommen: Ist Saul auch unter den Propheten? {~}

13 Und da er ausgeweisagt hatte, kam er auf die Höhe.

14 Es sprach aber Sauls Vetter zu ihm und zu seinem Knecht: Wo seid ihr hingegangen? Sie antworteten: Die Eselinnen zu suchen; und da wir sahen, daß sie nicht da waren kamen wir zu Samuel.