1 Samuel 11:6

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul. Rather, descended mightily upon Saul (see 1 Samuel 10:6 ). No miraculous influence is here meant; far more full of meaning and piety is the lesson so constantly taught in the Book of Judges, that all mighty and noble acts are from God ( 3:10 ; 6:34 ; 11:29 ; 13:25 ; 14:6 ; 15:14 , etc.). Even the heathen saw in enthusiasm something Divine, for it means the having God within. The energy with which Saul acted was strictly natural, but yet as truly Divine; and it is a sign of the irreligion of modern days that it can see and hear of great and heroic achievements and assign no part in them to God. In the days of Samuel and the judges the whole glory of such acts was ascribed to God. But equally now, whenever men are moved to noble acts, it is "the breath of God" that descends upon them and inspires them.