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First Samuel is an important book because it helps to give us a fundamental understanding of God's salvation. This book is more than history. It shows us how God works. It shows us God's plan, God's timing and the way God can turn things around. It is a very relevant account of what God wants to do today. It is a book about God moving in a powerful way and reversing what seems impossible to reverse. It not only speaks to what God used to do, but what He is still doing today: renewing nations, changing people, transforming families, renewing communities. It gives us application for our prayer lives, for our walk of faith and the way we deal with the condition of the world today. And we see that God can be trusted.
First Samuel can be summed up in one word: REVIVAL!
First Samuel has three Key Figures: - Samuel - (from the tribe of Levi) He was the last of the Judges and he was a prophet. - Saul (from the tribe of Benjamin) would become Israel's first king. - David (from the tribe of Judah) the one who will fulfill the prophetic word to Jacob. Judah would be the tribe from which the King of kings, Jesus, the Lion of Judah came. David becomes the king of Israel. God used David to do amazing things in a single generation. The book starts with the story of Samuel the son of Hannah who had promised that if God would give her a child she would give him back to God. God answers her prayer and when he was around 5 or 6 or so Hannah brings her son, Samuel, to Eli the priest.
Next we hear of the Lord speaking to Samuel. And all Israel recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord and through him God's Word came to all Israel opening up a time of revival that begins with a tragedy.
The tragedy: The Philistines attack and defeat the Israelites, taking the Ark of the Covenant. Eli's sons die in the battle and when he hears his sons have died and that the Ark of the Covenant of God was taken by the Philistines, Eli falls forward, dead. But the tragedy of the Ark being taken is not where the story ends.
The Philistines take the Ark of God. The Ark was sacred and holy - the symbol of the presence of God and they take it to their city of Ashdod and into Dagon's temple. But the next day Dagon is found tipped over. They set him back up but the next day he is again tipped over and his hands are broken off and people begin to break out in tumors. They send the Ark of God to the city of Gath (the Philistine town that Goliath is from). Again people start getting sick with tumors, so they give the Ark to city of Ekron and again people become sick. Many who made light of the Ark of God died. The story continues until the Ark arrives at Kiribath Jearim, back with the Israelites. It remains there for the next 20 years.
What do we learn from this story of the Ark of God? We learn the truth of who can stand in the presence of a God who is a holy, awesome, and gracious. He is not to be treated lightly. We are to humble ourselves before Him and when we do, what happens? Just what happened amongst the Israelites who humbled themselves. Repentance and revival break out. The Israelites turn back to God.
The children of Israel decide they want to have kings instead of judges. Saul is the first king of Israel.
Rise and Fall of Saul: - Encounter with Samuel (9-10) - Chosen at Mizpah (10:17-27) - Defense of Jabesh Gilead (11) - Consequences (13:`3-14; 15:22-24) - God's choice (16)
Saul starts out so well and ends so poorly. He doesn't remain obedient to God. We also learn from Saul that we are to please God and not people.
Because Saul did not remain obedient to God, God seeks a man after His own heart to be the new king. Samuel anoints David to be king, the shepherd boy. David is a picture of the King of Kings, Jesus, who is to come.
David: - More chapters devoted to David than any other Old Testament character - Author of over half of the Psalms - Quoted more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure
Join us next week for part 2 of our study of 1 Samuel and part 1 of 2 Samuel.
For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year
Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!
Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com
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By Awake Us Now MinistriesFirst Samuel is an important book because it helps to give us a fundamental understanding of God's salvation. This book is more than history. It shows us how God works. It shows us God's plan, God's timing and the way God can turn things around. It is a very relevant account of what God wants to do today. It is a book about God moving in a powerful way and reversing what seems impossible to reverse. It not only speaks to what God used to do, but what He is still doing today: renewing nations, changing people, transforming families, renewing communities. It gives us application for our prayer lives, for our walk of faith and the way we deal with the condition of the world today. And we see that God can be trusted.
First Samuel can be summed up in one word: REVIVAL!
First Samuel has three Key Figures: - Samuel - (from the tribe of Levi) He was the last of the Judges and he was a prophet. - Saul (from the tribe of Benjamin) would become Israel's first king. - David (from the tribe of Judah) the one who will fulfill the prophetic word to Jacob. Judah would be the tribe from which the King of kings, Jesus, the Lion of Judah came. David becomes the king of Israel. God used David to do amazing things in a single generation. The book starts with the story of Samuel the son of Hannah who had promised that if God would give her a child she would give him back to God. God answers her prayer and when he was around 5 or 6 or so Hannah brings her son, Samuel, to Eli the priest.
Next we hear of the Lord speaking to Samuel. And all Israel recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the Lord and through him God's Word came to all Israel opening up a time of revival that begins with a tragedy.
The tragedy: The Philistines attack and defeat the Israelites, taking the Ark of the Covenant. Eli's sons die in the battle and when he hears his sons have died and that the Ark of the Covenant of God was taken by the Philistines, Eli falls forward, dead. But the tragedy of the Ark being taken is not where the story ends.
The Philistines take the Ark of God. The Ark was sacred and holy - the symbol of the presence of God and they take it to their city of Ashdod and into Dagon's temple. But the next day Dagon is found tipped over. They set him back up but the next day he is again tipped over and his hands are broken off and people begin to break out in tumors. They send the Ark of God to the city of Gath (the Philistine town that Goliath is from). Again people start getting sick with tumors, so they give the Ark to city of Ekron and again people become sick. Many who made light of the Ark of God died. The story continues until the Ark arrives at Kiribath Jearim, back with the Israelites. It remains there for the next 20 years.
What do we learn from this story of the Ark of God? We learn the truth of who can stand in the presence of a God who is a holy, awesome, and gracious. He is not to be treated lightly. We are to humble ourselves before Him and when we do, what happens? Just what happened amongst the Israelites who humbled themselves. Repentance and revival break out. The Israelites turn back to God.
The children of Israel decide they want to have kings instead of judges. Saul is the first king of Israel.
Rise and Fall of Saul: - Encounter with Samuel (9-10) - Chosen at Mizpah (10:17-27) - Defense of Jabesh Gilead (11) - Consequences (13:`3-14; 15:22-24) - God's choice (16)
Saul starts out so well and ends so poorly. He doesn't remain obedient to God. We also learn from Saul that we are to please God and not people.
Because Saul did not remain obedient to God, God seeks a man after His own heart to be the new king. Samuel anoints David to be king, the shepherd boy. David is a picture of the King of Kings, Jesus, who is to come.
David: - More chapters devoted to David than any other Old Testament character - Author of over half of the Psalms - Quoted more often in the New Testament than any other Old Testament figure
Join us next week for part 2 of our study of 1 Samuel and part 1 of 2 Samuel.
For all of our FREE resources: video, podcast, Reading Schedule, and a study guide for each book of the Bible plus any extra items, plus how to listen by radio broadcast - find it all here: https://www.awakeusnow.com/bible-in-a-year
Our Bible in a Year study will walk you through the Bible book by book taking you from Genesis to Revelation, revealing Jesus throughout both the Old and the New Testaments! In Ephesians 6, the word of God is called the sword of the spirit, and a sword is best used when you take it out of the scabbard to use it! Hebrews 4:12 says the Word of God is alive and active! Meaning it is not dry, dusty, old stuff. It is living and active! And because it is the Living Word, it has the power to impact us still today!
Our website – https://www.awakeusnow.com