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he also fell on his sword and died. So Saul and 13 Your way, O God, is in the sanctuary;
his three sons died, and all his house died Who is so great a God as our God?
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together. And when all the men of Israel who 14 You are the God who does wonders;
were in the valley saw that they had fled and You have declared Your strength
that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook among the peoples.
their cities and fled; then the Philistines came 15 You have with Your arm redeemed
and dwelt in them. Your people,
8 So it happened the next day, when the The sons of Jacob and Joseph.
Philistines came to strip the slain, that they Selah
found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Proverbs 19:15–16
Gilboa. And they stripped him and took his
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head and his armor, and sent word through- 15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
out the land of the Philistines to proclaim the And an idle person will suffer hunger.
news in the temple of their idols and among 16 He who keeps the commandment
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the people. Then they put his armor in the keeps his soul,
temple of their gods, and fastened his head in But he who is careless of his ways
the temple of Dagon.
11 And when all Jabesh Gilead heard all that will die.
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the Philistines had done to Saul, all the valiant
men arose and took the body of Saul and the
bodies of his sons; and they brought them to 19:16 commandment. Wisdom is equated
Jabesh, and buried their bones under the with God’s commandments.In a sense,Proverbs
tamarisk tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days. contain the applications and implications of all
13 So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which that is in God’s moral law.
he had committed against the LORD, because
he did not keep the word of the LORD, and also
because he consulted a medium for guidance. Acts 6:1–15
14 But he did not inquire of the LORD; therefore Now in those days, when the number of
He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to 6 the disciples was multiplying, there arose
David the son of Jesse. a complaint against the Hebrews by the
Hellenists, because their widows were neglect-
Psalm 77:10–15
ed in the daily distribution. Then the twelve
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10 And I said, “This is my anguish; summoned the multitude of the disciples and
But I will remember the years of the said, “It is not desirable that we should leave
right hand of the Most High.” the word of God and serve tables. Therefore,
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11 I will remember the works of the LORD; brethren, seek out from among you seven men
Surely I will remember Your wonders of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and
of old. wisdom, whom we may appoint over this busi-
12 I will also meditate on all Your work, ness; but we will give ourselves continually to
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And talk of Your deeds. prayer and to the ministry of the word.”
5 And the saying pleased the whole multi-
tude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of
faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip,
Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and
77:10 This psalm illustrates one cure for Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch, whom they
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depression.The psalmist does not explain the set before the apostles; and when they had
cause of his despair, but he was definitely prayed, they laid hands on them.
locked into gloom. When he thought about 7 Then the word of God spread, and the num-
God, it only caused him to complain bitterly. ber of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusa-
But beginning in v. 10, the psalmist’s mood lem, and a great many of the priests were obe-
starts to change because he commits himself dient to the faith.
to focusing on God’s goodness and past acts 8 And Stephen, full of faith and power, did
of deliverance.His lament then changes into a great wonders and signs among the people.
hymn of praise.years of the right hand of the
9 Then there arose some from what is called
Most High. The psalmist began to remember
the times when God used His right hand the Synagogue of the Freedmen (Cyrenians,
(power) to strengthen and protect him. Alexandrians, and those from Cilicia and
Asia), disputing with Stephen. And they were
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not able to resist the wisdom and the Spirit by
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