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In First Samuel, chapter eight, verses one through three, Samuel made his sons judges in the southern part of Israel, but they did not follow the father’s good example. The choice belongs to them. However, the Bible does not blame Samuel the way it does Eli. Samuel had not allowed them to function as priests: […]

In First Samuel, chapter seven, verse eight, we, as believers throughout our lives, victory over our spiritual adversaries depends on unceasing prayer to God. Prayer brings God into every aspect of our lives: our work, plan, family, problems, and successes. To fail to pray opens us up to Satan’s attack and our defeat. Samuel’s response

In First Samuel, chapter seven, verse three, Samuel emphasized the Biblical principle that if God’s people hope to receive His protection and deliverance, they must first turn to Him with all their hearts and put away all forms of idolatry and compromise, as in Romans twelve verse two. All those who sincerely desire to please

In First Samuel, chapter six, verse nineteen, many of the people of Beth-shemesh disregarded the commandment of the Lord not to look or touch the holy objects of the sanctuary as in Numbers four, fifteen, and twenty, respectively. By examining the Ark of the Lord, they demonstrated a total absence of the fear of the

In First Samuel, chapter Four, verse twenty-one, Ichabod means “no glory.” The Glory of Israel was God and His manifested presence on Earth among His people. Phinehas’ widow was rightly concerned about the departure of God’s glory, as in verses nineteen through twenty-two. Similar to the new covenant, believers must be concerned if the spirit’s

In First Samuel, chapter Four, verse seventeen, the deaths of Hophni and Phinehas, the capture of the Ark emphasizes that will judge sinful spiritual leaders and remove His glory from those who follow their leaders into spiritual compromise. The survivor unloads all the terrible news at once. The message was brought nearly the length of

In First Samuel, chapter Four, verse three, the Ark represented God’s presence in Israel as in Exodus twenty-five, ten through twenty-two, and Numbers ten, thirty-three through thirty-six, respectively. The people thought the Ark would unconditionally guarantee God’s favor and power. They failed to understand that the symbol of spiritual things does not assure one of

In First Samuel, Chapter Four, verse two, Israel had suffered defeat because the priesthood had become corrupt, which under their guidance, caused the people to live in disobedience to God’s commandments. They took the ark of the covenant into battle, thinking it would assure them victory. Instead, they should have repented and corrected their sinful

In First Samuel, chapter Three, verse twenty, Samuel is one of the first persons to occupy the prophetic office though he was not the first person with a prophetic gift. There are others before him, such as Abraham in Genesis twenty, verse seven, Moses in Deuteronomy eighteen, fifteen, and eighteen, also Deborah in Judges four,

In First Samuel, chapter Three, verse thirteen, although Eli could personally receive forgiveness for his failure in the ministry, God would not restore him or his descendants to their positions as priests. No call to be a minister or overseer can have consideration irrevocable. Before this verse, the first twelve from the beginning of this