Lux Domini
Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.

Key themes

HopeJustice and mercyLeadershipAnointing

Glossary

Jesse Person

Firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth ( Ruth 4:17 , 22; Matt. 1:5 , 6; Luke 3:32 ). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David ( 1 Sam. 17:12 ).

Samuel Person

Heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam. 1:20 .

Abinadab Person

Father of nobleness; i. e., “noble. ” (1. ) A Levite of Kirjath-jearim, in whose house the ark of the covenant was deposited after having been brought back from the land of the Philistines ( 1 Sam. 7:1 ).