1 Samuel 16:12

“And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.”

"And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he." - 1 Samuel 16:12
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What does 1 Samuel 16:12 mean?

The Bible verse 1 Samuel 16:12 in the King James Version reads, "And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he." This verse is part of the story of the…

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Chosen in the Quiet: A Devotion on 1 Samuel 16:12

The moment captured in 1 Samuel 16:12 redefines the criteria of choice in the kingdom of God. ‘And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.’ Here, we witness…

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A Prayer for Divine Selection and Anointing

O Lord God Almighty, In the stillness of this moment, we gather our hearts and minds in humble reverence before You, reflecting on the wondrous acts recorded in Your Holy Word. We are reminded of the powerful narrative in 1 Samuel 16:12, where you orchestrated a divine moment in…

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1 Samuel 16:12 - "And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he."
1 Samuel 12:16 - "¶ Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes."
1 Samuel 16:6-7
Samuel 12:16 (FBV) Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
1 Samuel 16:1–13
1 Samuel 3:16 - "Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I."
1 Samuel 12
1 Samuel 4:12
2 Samuel 16:12 - "It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day."
"¶ Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the LORD will do before your eyes." - 1 Samuel 12:16
2 Samuel 12:16 - "David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth."
1 Samuel 12:3
1 Samuel 2:12
1 Samuel 12:13
1 Samuel 16:10 - "Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these."
1 Samuel 12:13
1 Samuel 4:14-16
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 16:8 - "Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this."
Samuel 12:16 (FBV) Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
Samuel 12:16 (FBV) Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
Samuel 12:16 (FBV) Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
Joshua 1:12-16
Joshua 1:12-16
Revelation 1:12-16
1 Samuel 28:16 - "Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?"
Revelation 1:12-16
Samuel 12:16 (FBV) Now stand still and watch what the Lord is going to do, right before your very eyes.
1 Samuel 16:4 - "And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?"