Jesse, the father of all of the boys, paraded his sons out one by one for the prophet to take a look at. Eliab, the oldest, tallest, and toughest son, was led out first. “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart’” (1 Samuel 16:7).
