1 Samuel 10:3-4 Gifts

 ”Then you shall go on from there farther and come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine. And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.“ 1 Samuel‬ ‭10‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭ESV‬‬

(Guzik)

a. The terebinth tree of Tabor…. Three men…three young goats…three loaves of bread…a skin of wine…. they will greet you and give you. Again, Samuel gave Saul specific predictions, so they could be exactly verified. God may have a place for vague, broad words (such as saying to an audience of 500 people, “There is someone here with a headache”), but they are not remarkable evidence of prophecy.

b. Which you shall receive: It would be unusual for men to simply give a stranger like Saul loaves of bread. But as king, Saul will often receive gifts, so this was a good way to confirm his anointing as king.

i. Three loaves of bread were a strange present, but “The more strange the present was, the more fit it was for a sign of God’s extraordinary providence in Saul’s affairs.” (Poole) 

Gifts

I am reminded of this verse, ”Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.“ James‬ ‭1‬:‭17‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Can you list your physical and spiritual gifts that you received from God?

Blessings