Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 10:1 KJV COMMENTARY https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.1.KJV
Samuel, the great prophet Samuel showed respect to Saul a nobody by kissing him and anointing him.
This automatically lifted Saul to a higher pedestal, he was among the great.
And his kingship was sealed by a anointing with oil.
The oil of the lord.
Previously God himself anoints the people by his spirit coming upon them.
Without any tokens and signs.
But now the times of the judges were over and the system of kings were being set up.
A system marked by physical ceremonies but still ends up being sealed by the spirit
His spirit comes upon the kings as the human gesture of anointing with oil was done.
Same anointing different dispensation and methods. https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.1.KJV
and the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
1 Samuel 10:6 KJV COMMENTARY https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.6.KJV
The spirit turns men to other men,
No wonder David said, “thou anointedst my head with oil” and as result, ‘my up overflows’ https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.6.KJV
And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
1 Samuel 10:9 KJV COMMENTARY https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.9.KJV
And now the spirit of the lord was upon him and great grace became his portion.
His path was aligned right 👉 with God and divinity was with him https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.9.KJV
NOTE 2
His heart ♥ was first Changed then those signs spoken of began to happen to him.
It’s like the anointing marked him and those things began to be attracted to him. https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.9.KJV
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
1 Samuel 10:20 KJV COMMENTARY https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.20.KJV
What does the Bible mean by was taken.
Was it by lot, by the urim and thumin or what.
It’s akin to when ackan brought in the accursed thing to the camp and was taken https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.20.KJV
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold, he hath hid himself among the stuff.
1 Samuel 10:22 KJV COMMENTARY https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.22.KJV
So this answeres the question 🙋 in verse 20 of whether they enquiring was a spiritual activity or purely lots and chance.
Here after the lot fell of Saul, they could not find him so they enquired further.
Meaning all this while they were enquiring.
What a world 🗺. To watch men enquire of the lord and immediately get answer, live and in real time ⌚ https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.22.KJV
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel sent all the people away, every man to his house.
1 Samuel 10:25 KJV https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.25.KJV
The manner of royalty 👑 and kings was set up thus https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.25.KJV
NOTE 2
The manner of the kingdom was scripted for all to see https://bible.com/bible/1/1sa.10.25.KJV