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consecrated Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice. Then it came about

when they entered, that he looked at Eliab and thought, "Surely Yahweh's anointed
is before Him." But Yahweh said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at the

height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for
man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart." Then Jesse

called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, "Neither has
Yahweh chosen this one." Next Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, "Neither

has Yahweh chosen this one." Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel.
But Samuel said to Jesse, "Yahweh has not chosen these."

It was a tremendous honor for Jesse and his sons to be invited to a dinner and

sacrifice with the elders of the city. As a father, I am sure that Jesse wanted his sons to make
a good impression upon Samuel and the city elders. Indeed, Jesse had some sons that were

impressive to look at, and these were presented first to Samuel.
Jesse, however, did not invite his youngest son to the event. David was still a youth

and, though he was a beautiful youth, he did not have the attributes that impressed his

father. His father did not feel that his presence would contribute anything to the meeting,
so he was left out.
In the same way, the Bride that God is preparing lacks that which is impressive to

man. Even among the Body of Christ, the Bride is little esteemed. She is rarely at the

forefront of what the world sees as the church. While men of ambition and stature steal the
limelight, the Bride toils faithfully in the background, overlooked, even by those of her own
household.

Samuel must have been surprised that God had chosen one whose father was not even

impressed with him enough to include him with his other sons. God had chosen someone
who was so slighted as to not even be invited to an important meeting. When Samuel

inquired if there were another son, Jesse revealed that there was another.

I Samuel 16:11
And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are these all the children?" And he said, "There remains

yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep." Then Samuel said to Jesse,
"Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."