Tag: 1 Samuel

[:en]The Ammonites went to besiege Jabesh Gilead.  And all the men of Israel wanted to make treaty with the Ammonites, but the Ammonites refused.  So the messengers reported to Saul.  The Spirit of God came to Saul in power and all the people gathered together.  They fought against the Ammonites and slaughtered them until the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 11[:]

[:en]God gave Saul a series of signs to assure him of his responsibilities as the man to lead the nation of Israel.  Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel and presented Saul to be their king.  But some troublemakers despised him and brought him no gifts.  However, Saul just remained silent (v. 27) *When… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 10[:]

[:en]The donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost.  He asked his son to look for the donkeys.  Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and Benjamin but could not find it.  His servant suggested him to inquire from a man of God.  On their way, they met Samuel.  Samuel caught sight of Saul… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 09[:]

[:en]When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons, Joel and Abijah as judges to serve at Beersheba.  But his sons were dishonest and corrupt.  So the elders of Israel gathered together and demanded to have a king to lead them.  God told Samuel to warn them about what the king would do but they still… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 08[:]

[:en]The ark was finally returned to Israel.  God struck down 70 people to death because they looked into the ark of the Lord.  The ark was brought to Kiriath Jearim and remained there for 20 years.  Then the people sought after the Lord, confessed their sins and fasted.   Samuel assembled the people at Mizpah… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 06 – 07[:]

[:en]The Philistines carried the ark of God to Dagon temple and set it beside Dagon.  The following morning, they saw the Dagon fallen off his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord for 2 consecutive days.  The  Lord brought devastation and afflicted the people of Ashod with tumors.  So they asked the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 05[:]

[:en]When the Israelites were defeated by the Philistines, the elders asked to bring the ark of the Lord into the camp.  And Eli’s two sons were there with the ark of God.  The Philistines fought and captured the ark of God and Eli’s two sons died.  When Eli learned about the ark of God being… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 04[:]

[:en]Samuel live a godly life despite of ungodly influences surrounding him.  He submitted to the authority of Eli.  When the Lord called him, he ran to Eli and said: “Here I am, you called me”.  God foretold him His judgment against the house of Eli.  All Israel recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 03[:]

[:en]Hannah glorified the Lord through prayer and songs.  She sang because she could give her son to the service of the Lord. The wicked sons of Eli refused to listen to the rebuke of their father causing his family to lose the priesthood (1 Kings 2:27).  A man of God came to inform Eli that… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 02[:]

[:en]Eleanah was an Ephraimite.  He had two wives namely:  Hannah and Peninnah.  Peninnah had children but Hannah had none.  In her desperation , she kept on praying in her heart to the Lord with her mouth moving but without sound.  Eli the priest thought that she was drunk and told her to stop drinking.  She… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from 1 Samuel 01[:]