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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In First Samuel, chapter fifteen, verse twenty-three, introduces rebellion which derives from disobedience that is the opposite of obedience. To commit such a sin involves rejecting or not following or modifying instructions from our perspective. Rebellion against God’s Word is sin in that both involve a rejection of God’s lordship and determining the outcome of
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In First Samuel, chapter fifteen, verse twenty-two, obeying God’s Word from the heart is better than any outward form of worship service or personal sacrifice. Saul’s sin was placing his conception of what is right above Biblical revelation. The error he commits is a prime example. The final apostasy will be the focal point predicted
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In First Samuel, chapter fifteen, verse nine, Saul rebelled against God and disobeyed Him and His clear instructions, as in stanzas two through three and eighteen to nineteen of the same chapter, accordingly. He did not commit to God with all his heart. Saul felt God’s Word was good but not so sacred to follow
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In First Samuel, chapter fifteen, verse three, the extent of the wickedness, cruelty, and continued rebellion of the Amalekites was so great that the removal of innocent children from earth was the act of mercy. Due to the extreme wickedness of humankind in Noah’s day, God was in sorrow and grief and decided to destroy
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