In First Samuel, chapter twenty-eight, verse six, Saul sought a prophetic word during his trouble but received none. In despair, he turned to a medium in verses seven through twenty-five. The question is, How was the inquiry made? Since the massacre at Nob, the high priest, or at least the priest in possession of the …
In First Samuel, chapter twenty-seven, verse one, fearing Saul’s instability, David here failed to trust in God. His consequential unethical behavior resulted in taking refuge among the enemies of God, causing him to act inhumanly without the approval of God and resorting to deception in verses eight through eleven and ten to twelve, respectively. The …
In First Samuel, chapter twenty-five, verse thirty-two, God sent Abigail to prevent David from doing a great injustice to all of Nabal’s men, as in stanza thirty-four. David recognizes how wrong he had been in planning to take such extreme vengeance against them. God sends others to us with godly advice that opens our eyes …
In First Samuel, chapter twenty-five, verse one, the death of Samuel brings to an end the life of one of God’s most faithful servants. He was zealous for God and did more than any other person of his day to follow what was in God’s heart, as in chapter two, stanza thirty-five, chapter twelve, verses …
In First Samuel, chapter twenty-two, verse eighteen, Doeg the Edomite did what Saul’s guards were unwilling to do because of their fear of God, as in verse seventeen. Doeg killed God’s ministers and other innocent men, women, and children. In a fallen world, the innocent sometimes suffer unjustly. God’s people should not be alarmed when …
In First Samuel, chapter twenty-one, verse one, involves David’s flight from Saul and his failure to trust God completely. In an attempt to save his life, David lies in verse two, seeking refuge among the Philistines, as in verses ten through fifteen, which indirectly causes the death of the priests and many others in chapter …
In First Samuel, chapter nineteen, verse twenty, Samuel had founded “a school of the prophets.” An association is also referred to prophets of Elijah and Elisha as in First Kings twenty, verse thirty-five, Second Kings six, one through seven, respectively. Such schools are to mentor those who were prophetically gifted to develop righteously and devout …
In First Samuel, chapter seventeen, verse fifty, David’s victory over Goliath is due to his faith in God: which had already been tested and proven in his life. There are five specific factors identified that led to his triumph. David had a heart for God, as in chapter sixteen, verse seven which causes him to …
In First Samuel, chapter sixteen, verse twelve, David, at an early age, develops a heart and desire for God as His spiritual Shepherd. David’s enthusiasm for God was why the Lord chose him as Israel’s next king. It was strange that Samuel, who had been so disappointed in Saul, whose countenance and stature recommended him, …
In First Samuel, chapter fifteen, verse thirty-five, once more, the old friends: Saul and Samuel meet, but the interview on this occasion is not of Samuel’s seeking. It does not appear then that any communication passed between them. When next the seer and the king spoke together, the seer belonged to another and a different world. “After …
