The Man Behind the Harp part 3

The Man Behind the Harp part 3

            Both Saul and David receiver God’s anointing. First Samuel 10:1 tells us that Saul received the anointing of Jehovah "Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his [Saul's] head, and kissed him, and said, It is not because the LORD hath anointed (mashach 4886) thee to be captain over his inheritance?"  Verse six of the same chapter tells us that Saul received a peculiar divine assistance because Samuel stated, ". . . the spirit (7307) of the LORD will come upon thee. . ."

            David also received this peculiar divine influence upon his life.  I Samuel 16:13 states that "Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed [4886] him in the midst of his brethren:  and the Spirit (7307) of the LORD came upon David from that day forward."  So, even though Saul and David were both anointed, Saul eventually failed and David became the "man after God's own heart" and the "sweet psalmist of Israel."