1 Samuel 10:18

18 e disse a eles: “Assim diz o SENHOR, o Deus de Israel: ‘Eu tirei Israel do Egito e libertei vocês do poder do Egito e de todos os reinos que os oprimiam’.

1 Samuel 10:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 10:18

And said unto the children of Israel
In the name of the Lord, using the phrase which the prophets used when they spoke in the name of the Lord:

thus saith the Lord God of Israel;
the great Jehovah, the Being of beings, the covenant God of his people Israel:

I brought up Israel out of Egypt;
when in bondage there, with a mighty hand and outstretched arm, by means of signs and wonders done by the hands of Moses and Aaron; the Lord working mightily with them, and thereby inclining Pharaoh and his people to let them go:

and delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians;
at the Red sea, drowning them in it, when they threatened Israel with an utter destruction:

and out of the hand of all kingdoms, [and] of them that oppressed you;
as the Arabic writers, the kingdoms of Og and Bashan in their way to Canaan, and the Mesopotamians, Moabites, Canaanites, Midianites, Ammonites, and Philistines, in the times of the judges; all which is observed to show their ingratitude, and aggravate their guilt.

1 Samuel 10:18 In-Context

16 Saul respondeu: “Ele nos garantiu que as jumentas tinham sido encontradas”. Todavia, Saul não contou ao tio o que Samuel tinha dito sobre o reino.

17 Samuel convocou o povo de Israel ao SENHOR, em Mispá,

18 e disse a eles: “Assim diz o SENHOR, o Deus de Israel: ‘Eu tirei Israel do Egito e libertei vocês do poder do Egito e de todos os reinos que os oprimiam’.

19 Mas vocês agora rejeitaram o Deus que os salva de todas as suas desgraças e angústias. E disseram: ‘Não! Escolhe um rei para nós’. Por isso, agora, apresentem-se perante o SENHOR, de acordo com as suas tribos e os seus clãs”.

20 Tendo Samuel feito todas as tribos de Israel se aproximarem, a de Benjamim foi escolhida.