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Be a Banana 1 samuel 1:1-18

Outline of the book- Birth of Samuel, Becomes Gods number one, raised by Eli the Priest, Up to this point, Israel didn’t have a king. They want king so they can complain like the rest of the ruled, they want someone to rule them!Samuel sets out to find a King for Israel.Samuel is going to choose a guy named Saul, and he doesn’t make a great choice, Saul fights the philistines, but fails at uniting the tribes of Israel. God sends Samuel to find another KingSaul settles on a young man named David the son of Jesse as the heir apparent. David eventually becomes Sauls amor bearer. Davids main job is to sing songs and play his lyre to soothe Sauls demons.

The philistines continue to cause problems, there is this one main Philistine named goliath that goes toe to toe with Davide to decide the ultimate winner of their wars. David fights this Goliath and wins.David becomes popular, Saul gets jealous, attempts to kill him many times, David gets more powerful. Saul eventually dies and David readies to become King.That’s the snap shot. We’re going to be in here for a whileWhats the whole point? Israel wants a King- They get a king- but they don’t like the King so they want a new kingREAD 1 Samuel 12:13-15 We wont be here for at least a year- but this shows you where we’re going

Why does this book apply to us Today?Its no different today- People want to be ruled! People think that the US is Israel and the President is our King!I am tired of arguing about Presidential politics. Honestly I was tired of it during Obama, Bush, and Clinton. It’s a spiritual diversion. Its divisive.I don’t care who you voted for- at this point we’re just arguing who gets to be in charge of the POW camp. This office was never intended to save, secure or bless. My blessings are in the throne room of God- My hope is placed on Jesus Christ.The answer for Israel 3000 years ago is the same answer for the US today-Read 1 Sam 12:11-12 “when the Lord your God was your king.”The end result of Israel is the end result of us today- YHWH- the God of the universe is supposed to be our king- He is the one who is supposed to rule and reign over us- he is to be our leader-

Revelation 19:16 And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.Rules for this engagement-YOU need to be reading 1 Samuel repeatedly during the next seasonWe cannot cover every theme of every passage. We’ll cover some stuff, we wont cover othersWe want to find Jesus in the OT. We want to see his kingship as it applies to us TODAY

So lets get into this story today- “Be a Banana” why?  Because Hannah BananaHopeless Hannah- her issue? She was barren- she couldn’t have any children wanted childrenIts still a big deal today- but it was bigger back then- no kids equals no future- no honor, no retirement, no status. No respctFor whatever reason “the Lord had closed her womb” meaning- what she wanted, was out of her control- and she needed God to move to get it. Only God could make it happenEver been in a situation like that? Only God can fix your relationship, get you that job, heal your body, fix your finances, ONLY God can do it- Its out of your control!

So what happens?Her husband Elkanah tries as best as he can to satisfy her-“a double portion” was given to her- but it wasn’t enough- things of the material world weren’t enough to satisfy the longing of a heartHe admonishes her with his words “ am I not worth more than 10 men”What Hannah wanted couldn’t be found in more “stuff”What Hannah needed couldn’t be found in a worldly relationship with her HusbandShe needed God to move!