In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 14 Jonathan’s Victory 14 Now the day came that Jonathan, the son of Saul, said to the young man who was carrying his armor, “Come, and let’s cross over to the Philistines’ garrison that is on the other side.” But he did not tell his father. 2 Saul was staying on the […]
Force Yourself To Act Rightly
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 13 War with the Philistines 13 Saul was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for forty-two years over Israel. 2 Now Saul chose for himself three thousand men of Israel, of whom two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, while […]
Deal With The Root Issue
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 12 Samuel Addresses Israel 12 Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice for all that you said to me, and I have appointed a king over you. 2 Now, here is the king walking before you, but as for me, I am old and gray, and […]
Wake Up Your Calling
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 10:17-11:15 Saul Publicly Chosen King 17 Now Samuel called the people together to the Lord at Mizpah; 18 and he said to the sons of Israel, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says: ‘I brought Israel up from Egypt, and I rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians […]
Choose God’s Best
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 9:1-10:16 Saul’s Search 9 Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Becorath, son of Aphiah, son of a Benjaminite, a valiant mighty man. 2 He had a son whose name was Saul, a young and handsome man, and […]
Under New Management
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 7:3-8:22 3 Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, then remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will save you […]
Honor And Respect God
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 5:1-7:2 Capture of the Ark Provokes God 5 Now the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. 2 Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon, and placed it beside Dagon. 3 When the Ashdodites got up early […]
A Sad Story
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 4:1-22 Philistines Take the Ark in Victory 4 So the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to meet the Philistines in battle, and they camped beside Ebenezer, while the Philistines camped in Aphek. 2 Then the Philistines drew up in battle formation to meet Israel. When the […]
The Voice Of The Lord
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 3:1-21 The Prophetic Call to Samuel 3 Now the boy Samuel was attending to the service of the Lord before Eli. And word from the Lord was rare in those days; visions were infrequent. 2 But it happened at that time as Eli was lying down in his place (now his […]
Faithful To Your Children
In The Word Read: 1 Samuel 2:12-36 The Sin of Eli’s Sons 12 Now the sons of Eli were useless men; they did not know the Lord. 13 And this was the custom of the priests with the people: when anyone was offering a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was cooking, with a […]