1 Samuel 15:1-35 The Kingdom is Removed From Saul
God gives Saul a job complete with instructions. Saul disobeys the rules. God fires him. Pretty simple. Do the job God’s way, or hit the highway.
1 Samuel 14:1-52 Jonathan Supersedes Saul
Jonathan leads the charge against the Philistines and shows himself more competent than his father in wisdom and in battle. Though he will remain King for a few more decades, Saul has shown fatal weaknesses in this chapter.
1 Samuel 13:1-23 The Rise and Fall of Saul’s Empire
In this chapter we watch the rise and fall of the Kingdom of Saul. disobedience to God always carries a price with it.
1 Samuel 12:19-25 Serve the LORD With All You Heart
Israel is faced with their sin in asking for a king, thus rejecting God for their King. Samuel rebukes them and then encourages them in how to love for God, both king and populace. What are the moral implications for us individually?
1 Samuel 11:12-12:18 The Trouble With Kings
King Saul leads the recently formed Jewish Army to victory. Samuel offers s well-deserved rebuke and instructions for continued blessing, or living under a curse from God.
1 Samuel 10:1-27 Anointed, Chosen and Elected
In a private ceremony, Samuel anoints Saul as the first King of Israel. Following a series of signs to confirm this to Saul, Samuel then publicly ‘selects’ Saul and inaugurates him as the new King.
1 Samuel 7:2-17 God Against False gods
The Israelites learn, or are at least exposed to, the complexities of how God works for the advantage of His people is a sinful world. It is strange how quickly this is forgotten. Perhaps we should consider, again, what happened here, and why.
1 Samuel 5:1-7:1 The Holiness of God Is Not Compromised
Coming off of a victory against the Jews the Philistines learn a hard lesson. On receiving the Ark of the Covenant back, the Jews also learn a hard lesson. We need to examine our lives to discern where we might compromise the Holiness of God.
1 Samuel 4:1-22 To Be Subdued Or Not To Be Subdued
it seems every society has either been subdued, or they have subdued others. The battles between Israel and her neighbors is perpetual. Let’s look at the most likely causes from a physical and a spiritual nature.
1 Samuel 2:27-4:1; Zechariah 7:1-14 Undisciplined Children
Here we have the sad and tragic case of Eli and his undisciplined sons. In Zechariah we have the sad case of the undisciplined “children of God” some 500 years later. Are we able to learn anything from these historical examples?
