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In First Samuel, chapter twelve, verse twenty-one, Samuel warned the Israelites not to follow after useless and powerless idol gods. Only the Lord could give them the help they needed in any crisis. Many who will not have Christ to reign over them would yet be glad to have him intercede for them, to turn […]

In First Samuel, chapter twelve, verse fourteen, Samuel made it clear that God’s blessing and welfare of the nation are conditional not upon having a king but upon their response of reverence for and service to God with obedience to his covenant word. Samuel, with mournful earnestness, would drive home to the hearts of the

In First Samuel, chapter twelve, verses seven through eighteen, Samuel manifested the true prophet’s heart by pleading with the people to remain faithful to God and His commandments. Samuel remained faithful to God and his purpose throughout his life and never deviated from his original personal integrity, mission, or message. Samuel obtained testimony from them

In First Samuel, chapter eleven, verse six, the assurance of the empowering of the Spirit spoken by Samuel at Saul’s anointing as king is present. Saul, as king, gave the same kind of military leadership against Israel’s enemies as the judges did. One dimension of the Holy Spirit’s work in the believer is genuine anger

In First Samuel, chapter ten, verse twenty-five, Israel’s king was to be distinctly different from the kings of other nations. Rather than being an absolute monarch, he was to be a theocratic king, subject to God as the ultimate ruler of the king.Though the people were bent on having a king, yet were sensible that

In First Samuel, chapter ten, verse nine, Saul possessed many God-given abilities to help him righteously serve God and Israel. Initially, he had a changed heart, an empowering by the Holy Spirit, a strong body, a humble attitude, and the guidance and prayers of Samuel, as stated in verses six and twenty-three of chapter ten,

In First Samuel, chapter ten, verse six, God changed the inner deposition of Saul through his anointing by the Holy Spirit. This change was not unconditional or permanent, but something that could be maintained only by the holy fellowship with and loving obedience to God. When Saul later drifted from dependence on God to direct

In First Samuel, chapter ten, verse five, prophesying involves praises to God through prophetic utterance and songs inspired by the Holy Spirit. The name of Gibeah, or Hill of God, was given to it for a well-known high place or sacrificial height in the town. These belonged to one of those seminaries termed “schools of

In First Samuel, chapter ten, verse one, Saul’s anointing was dedicating him to God for the task to which he received the call and to impart enabling grace and gifts for his God-appointed assignment. “The Lord’s anointed” became a common term for Israel’s king as in verse nine of chapter twenty-six: Lamentations, chapter four, verse

In First Samuel, chapter eight, verse twenty-two, although it was not God’s will to give Israel a king at this time, He did so. This example precedes according to God’s permission will rather than His perfect will. God permitted the appointment of a king and monarchial government despite its eventual trouble and disaster for the