I Samuel Lesson 14 – Chapter 8 and 9 As we continue in 1st Samuel chapter 8 today, we find that certain tribal and clan leaders of Israel have come to Samuel and announced that they want to be ruled by a king. This of course meant that Samuel would no longer be top dog […]

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I Samuel Lesson 13 – Chapter 8 Continued We completed our detour last week and return to 1st Samuel chapter 8 today. Recall that the reason for our detour was to deal with the entire underlying substance of the series of 4 books consisting of Samuel and Kings. The substance I’m speaking of is the […]

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I Samuel Lesson 12 – Chapter 8 Last week we began a bit of a detour that will circle back and intercept Samuel chapter 8 the next time we meet. Please be patient; this detour is a needed one that revolves around how to deal with a sticky theological issue that is at the core […]

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I Samuel Lesson 11 – Chapter 7 and 8 We’ll finish up 1st Samuel 7 and get a short glimpse into chapter 8 today. This section of 1st Samuel brings up deep and complex theological issues so we’re going to spend all the time needed to thoroughly examine them. I ask you to keep your […]

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I Samuel Lesson 10 – Chapter 7 Indulge me please as I begin today’s lesson with a brief personal sermon that I think is pertinent in connecting our study of 1st Samuel with conditions present in our time. Because afterwards this is going to get personal for you; and if you’re paying attention today, before […]

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I Samuel Lesson 9 – Chapter 6 and 7 When we finished up 1st Samuel chapter 5 last week the Philistine people were still in possession of the precious Israelite Ark of the Covenant; but by now they wished they had never laid eyes upon it. No doubt the Philistines had confiscated many an idol […]

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I Samuel Lesson 8 – Chapter 4 and 5 Last week in 1st Samuel chapter 3 we witnessed the chosen moment that the Lord moved upon young Samuel and commenced his preparation as a Prophet for God. As Samuel matured and began prophesying soon all Israel from north to south, all 12 tribes, became aware […]

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I Samuel Lesson 7 – Chapter 3 and 4 We ended 1st Samuel 2 by going over the prophetic judgment against Eli and his family that had come from the mouth of an unnamed prophet. To summarize, God’s oracle was that Eli’s descendants (who were by custom destined to be the next High Priests and […]

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I Samuel Lesson 6 – Chapter 2 Conclusion We’ll finally finish 1st Samuel chapter 2 today even thought there really is enough here to probably spend another week at the least; but we need to move forward. Last time we met we were informed about the dysfunctional apostate condition of the Priesthood of Israel and […]

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I Samuel Lesson 5 – Chapter 2 Continued I sure hope you are ready for a bit of a tough lesson and a little frank talk today. This is one of those lessons that makes me a little nervous but at the same time it needs to be addressed. Open your Bibles to 1st Samuel […]

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