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1Sa 9:19 — And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I [am] the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that [is] in thine heart.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

the seer		The word roaih literally signifies one who sees; particularly preternatural sights. A seer and a prophet were the same in most cases; only with this difference, the seer was always a prophet, but the prophet was not always a seer. A seer seems to imply one who frequently met with and saw some symbolical representation of God. All prophets, true or false, profess to see God, (see Num 24:4, 16. Jer 14:4;) and diviners, in their enthusiastic flights, boasted that they had those things exhibited to their sight which should come to pass.
and will tell		Jhn 4:29; 1Cr 14:25

Correlating Passages

the seer

	Num 24:4	He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
	Num 24:16	He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, [which] saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:
	Jer 14:4	Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

and will tell

	Jhn 4:29	Come, see a man, which told me all things that ever I did: is not this the Christ?
	1Cr 14:25	And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on [his] face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.

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Scott, Thomas. "1 Samuel 9:19," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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