From 1 Samuel 25-27 In today’s passage David says something about the LORD rewarding a persons righteousness and faithfulness. This kind of statement is not uncommon in the Old Testament. It assumes some actions please the [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 21-24 David continues to rely on the LORD for guidance. The LORD is with him. Shamefully the people of Keilah would have surrendered David their saviour to Saul. But David’s trust is [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 18-20 In today’s passage Saul sends several teams of men to capture David. But each time they encounter a group of prophets. They end up joining them in prophesying. What the prophets [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 15-17 Saul rebelled against the LORD’s command and presumed he would prefer the sacrifice. Consequently the LORD will not establish his kingdom through his family line. This post is part of my [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 13-14 Saul is an example where disobedience is described as foolishness (1 Sam 13.13). Saul’s foolishness is a combination of not trusting God and not realising that the LORD is the one [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 9-12 At a critical moment Saul did not share what he knew about the kingdom of God. We need to question why he didn’t and what this says about Saul. I suspect [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 4-8 Throughout Israel’s history there have been many leaders who have done a lot of good for Israel. Like Samuel they were not perfect, but none the less the LORD was able [ Read More … ]
From 1 Samuel 1-3 Introduction First Samuel records the establishment of Israel’s monarchy, about 1050 B.C. Samuel led Israel for many years in the combined roles of prophet, priest, and judge. After the people demanded [ Read More … ]