(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
1 Samuel 10:9–16, “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. And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them. And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets? And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets? And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place. And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel. And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you. And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.”
Samuel gave Saul some specific things to look for and Saul experienced everything that Samuel told him in the exact order. He met the prophets and joined them. In those days, there were prophets who went about speaking in ecstatic ways, that is, languages that people couldn’t understand, and Saul joined that group and spoke with them. On the other hand, Samuel, the prophet who brought the Lord’s message, spoke in the regular language of the day so that people could understand exactly what he said and was called a seer. Saul didn’t ever become a seer and needed Samuel to give him instructions from the Lord. Saul’s uncle found Saul and his servant and asked them where they had been. Saul only told his uncle about the experiences that his servant could confirm and said nothing about his secret meeting with Samuel. That was to be revealed at an appropriate time and place.
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