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  • Week 4 Day 3 – 1 Samuel 11:1-15

    Week 4: 1 Samuel 10-12 Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play Day 1:  10:1-8 Think of how difficult it was for Samuel to pass the reigns of leadership onto Saul! How challenging and how beautiful of Samuel to humble himself before the Lord. These are some pretty specific prophecies! How amazing that the Lord had […]

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  • Week 4 Day 3 – 1 Samuel 11:1-15
    Week 4: 1 Samuel 10-12
    Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play
    Day 1:  10:1-8
    Think of how difficult it was for Samuel to pass the reigns of leadership onto Saul! How challenging and how beautiful of Samuel to humble himself before the Lord.
    These are some pretty specific prophecies! How amazing that the Lord had all this planned out well in advance. I love reading stories like this of how God intervenes in the affairs of men.
    Day 2: 10:9-27
    Is Saul among the prophets? This reminds me of John Wesley and his Methodists. When he was younger, he started a Bible Study in college where others taunted him as a “methodist” because he was so rigid and structured in how he forced everyone to study the Word. The derided him with that word, “methodist.” Later, he wore the term as a badge of honor, saying that Jesus was the new method to grow closer to God (as opposed to the fruitless works of man).
    When Saul was anointed king, he hid as if he wanted to say he wasn’t worthy. At the end of the chapter, however, Saul stays silent, but takes note of the people who refused to honor him as their leader. This kind of false humility doesn’t add up, and we’ll see the real Saul come out later.
    Samuel wrote down all the duties and rights of a king, as Moses had outlined in Deuteronomy. This is important because it was required for the king to hand-scribe the entirety of God’s Word that had been revealed up to that point. We don’t see Saul do it, but we expect that it was at least required of Saul.
    Day 3: 11:1-15
    Saul freed the town of Jabesh Gilead, the very trouble that inspired the Israelites to ask for a king in the first place. We must understand that laying siege to a city took months, if not years. This had been going on for some time now. The people of Israel were very afraid that after Gilead was conquered, they would be next.
    This is a monumental victory by Saul, and we see a token of the goodness in his character by not putting to death those who had opposed him. Samuel then gives everyone another chance to recognize Saul as king and thereby unify the nation.
    Day 4: 12:1-11
    Samuel lets the people of Israel have it over rejecting him and the Lord’s system of judges so they could have a king. Samuel specifically points out that it was repentance that brought about the deliverance of Israel from her enemies in the past, but now they asked for a king.
    Day 5: 12:12-25
    Samuel explains that the reason they asked for Saul was because the Ammonites were laying siege to Jabesh Gilead. It was their fear and desire for a leader that didn’t require repentance that they asked for a king.
    The Lord showed a great sign to Israel that day and made them realize how wicked they were for refusing to repent before the Lord. The people realized their sin and repented once again.
    Samuel’s humility is shown again by telling the nation that had rejected him as their leader that he would never stop praying for him. How many lesser men would have rooted for their defeat?
    15 min
  • Week 4 Day 2 – 1 Samuel 10:9-27

    Week 4: 1 Samuel 10-12 Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play Day 1:  10:1-8 Think of how difficult it was for Samuel to pass the reigns of leadership onto Saul! How challenging and how beautiful of Samuel to humble himself before the Lord. These are some pretty specific prophecies! How amazing that the Lord had […]

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  • Episode 008 – Dreams

    Do you dream that one day you will be rich and famous? Do you dream of your fantasy football team winning this year? Wait, we’re not talking about those kinds of dreams. We’re talking about actual dreams. The kind you have at night. The kind that are literal dreams. Do you dream? Do you wish […]

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  • Week 4 Day 2 – 1 Samuel 10:9-27
    Week 4: 1 Samuel 10-12
    Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play
    Day 1:  10:1-8
    Think of how difficult it was for Samuel to pass the reigns of leadership onto Saul! How challenging and how beautiful of Samuel to humble himself before the Lord.
    These are some pretty specific prophecies! How amazing that the Lord had all this planned out well in advance. I love reading stories like this of how God intervenes in the affairs of men.
    Day 2: 10:9-27
    Is Saul among the prophets? This reminds me of John Wesley and his Methodists. When he was younger, he started a Bible Study in college where others taunted him as a “methodist” because he was so rigid and structured in how he forced everyone to study the Word. The derided him with that word, “methodist.” Later, he wore the term as a badge of honor, saying that Jesus was the new method to grow closer to God (as opposed to the fruitless works of man).
    When Saul was anointed king, he hid as if he wanted to say he wasn’t worthy. At the end of the chapter, however, Saul stays silent, but takes note of the people who refused to honor him as their leader. This kind of false humility doesn’t add up, and we’ll see the real Saul come out later.
    Samuel wrote down all the duties and rights of a king, as Moses had outlined in Deuteronomy. This is important because it was required for the king to hand-scribe the entirety of God’s Word that had been revealed up to that point. We don’t see Saul do it, but we expect that it was at least required of Saul.
    Day 3: 11:1-15
    Saul freed the town of Jabesh Gilead, the very trouble that inspired the Israelites to ask for a king in the first place. We must understand that laying siege to a city took months, if not years. This had been going on for some time now. The people of Israel were very afraid that after Gilead was conquered, they would be next.
    This is a monumental victory by Saul, and we see a token of the goodness in his character by not putting to death those who had opposed him. Samuel then gives everyone another chance to recognize Saul as king and thereby unify the nation.
    Day 4: 12:1-11
    Samuel lets the people of Israel have it over rejecting him and the Lord’s system of judges so they could have a king. Samuel specifically points out that it was repentance that brought about the deliverance of Israel from her enemies in the past, but now they asked for a king.
    Day 5: 12:12-25
    Samuel explains that the reason they asked for Saul was because the Ammonites were laying siege to Jabesh Gilead. It was their fear and desire for a leader that didn’t require repentance that they asked for a king.
    The Lord showed a great sign to Israel that day and made them realize how wicked they were for refusing to repent before the Lord. The people realized their sin and repented once again.
    Samuel’s humility is shown again by telling the nation that had rejected him as their leader that he would never stop praying for him. How many lesser men would have rooted for their defeat?
    15 min
  • Episode 008 – Dreams
    Do you dream that one day you will be rich and famous?
    Do you dream of your fantasy football team winning this year?
    Wait, we’re not talking about those kinds of dreams. We’re talking about actual dreams. The kind you have at night. The kind that are literal dreams.
    Do you dream? Do you wish you would? Do you wish you could stop?
    If the answer to any of these questions is “yes,” then today’s show is for you.
    Except those of you who picked Odell Beckham Jr. I’m sorry, but there’s no hope for you. It’s time to give up now.
    39 min
  • Week 4 Day 1 – 1 Samuel 10:1-8

    Week 4: 1 Samuel 10-12 Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play Day 1:  10:1-8 Think of how difficult it was for Samuel to pass the reigns of leadership onto Saul! How challenging and how beautiful of Samuel to humble himself before the Lord. These are some pretty specific prophecies! How amazing that the Lord had […]

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  • Week 4 Day 1 – 1 Samuel 10:1-8
    Week 4: 1 Samuel 10-12
    Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play
    Day 1:  10:1-8
    Think of how difficult it was for Samuel to pass the reigns of leadership onto Saul! How challenging and how beautiful of Samuel to humble himself before the Lord.
    These are some pretty specific prophecies! How amazing that the Lord had all this planned out well in advance. I love reading stories like this of how God intervenes in the affairs of men.
    Day 2: 10:9-27
    Is Saul among the prophets? This reminds me of John Wesley and his Methodists. When he was younger, he started a Bible Study in college where others taunted him as a “methodist” because he was so rigid and structured in how he forced everyone to study the Word. The derided him with that word, “methodist.” Later, he wore the term as a badge of honor, saying that Jesus was the new method to grow closer to God (as opposed to the fruitless works of man).
    When Saul was anointed king, he hid as if he wanted to say he wasn’t worthy. At the end of the chapter, however, Saul stays silent, but takes note of the people who refused to honor him as their leader. This kind of false humility doesn’t add up, and we’ll see the real Saul come out later.
    Samuel wrote down all the duties and rights of a king, as Moses had outlined in Deuteronomy. This is important because it was required for the king to hand-scribe the entirety of God’s Word that had been revealed up to that point. We don’t see Saul do it, but we expect that it was at least required of Saul.
    Day 3: 11:1-15
    Saul freed the town of Jabesh Gilead, the very trouble that inspired the Israelites to ask for a king in the first place. We must understand that laying siege to a city took months, if not years. This had been going on for some time now. The people of Israel were very afraid that after Gilead was conquered, they would be next.
    This is a monumental victory by Saul, and we see a token of the goodness in his character by not putting to death those who had opposed him. Samuel then gives everyone another chance to recognize Saul as king and thereby unify the nation.
    Day 4: 12:1-11
    Samuel lets the people of Israel have it over rejecting him and the Lord’s system of judges so they could have a king. Samuel specifically points out that it was repentance that brought about the deliverance of Israel from her enemies in the past, but now they asked for a king.
    Day 5: 12:12-25
    Samuel explains that the reason they asked for Saul was because the Ammonites were laying siege to Jabesh Gilead. It was their fear and desire for a leader that didn’t require repentance that they asked for a king.
    The Lord showed a great sign to Israel that day and made them realize how wicked they were for refusing to repent before the Lord. The people realized their sin and repented once again.
    Samuel’s humility is shown again by telling the nation that had rejected him as their leader that he would never stop praying for him. How many lesser men would have rooted for their defeat?
    9 min
  • Week 3 Day 5 – 1 Samuel 9:15-27

    Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play Week 3: 1 Samuel 7-9 Day 1:  7:1-17 Samuel was the last judge of Israel, and we see here in chapter 7 one of his last acts as the leader of the nation. He led Israel in such a supernatural and commanding victory over the Philistines that they ceased […]

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  • Week 3 Day 5 – 1 Samuel 9:15-27
    Listen to today’s Podcast in iTunes or Google Play
    Week 3: 1 Samuel 7-9
    Day 1:  7:1-17
    Samuel was the last judge of Israel, and we see here in chapter 7 one of his last acts as the leader of the nation. He led Israel in such a supernatural and commanding victory over the Philistines that they ceased attacking Israel during Samuel’s lifetime. Not only that, but Samuel’s one victory brought about peace between Israel and the Amorites because he delivered them from the Philistines too.
    At the end of the chapter we see that Samuel spends the rest of his days as a circuit riding judge, holding court for disputes in Israel.
    Day 2: 8:1-9
    When Eli’s sons behaved wickedly, God judged them and their father for his complicity in not stopping them. When Samuel’s sons grew wicked, God did not treat Samuel the same. Why not? Why does Samuel seem to get a pass and Eli judgment?
    I think the answer lies in Samuel’s heart. Instead of doubling down on his sons’ rule of Israel, he prayed to the Lord and asked for His direction. We never see Eli doing anything of the sort.
    Day 3: 8:10-22
    It is interesting that the people of Israel seem to be insistent on having a king right now. Why, after centuries of God raising up judges do the people want a king now? Especially after the memory of peace brought by Samuel’s supernatural victory over the Philistines?
    As with several stories in 1 Samuel, it take s little detective work made easier by reading it multiple times in a row. Nahash, the king of the Ammonites, was in the process of besieging Jabesh Gilead, one of Israel’s walled cities. Back then, it could take years to build a siege ramp big enough to scale a wall and take a city. The people of Israel saw this and realized they needed a permanent king to help lead them in their battles.
    Because Samuel’s sons were more interested in bribes, they had not taken their father’s place as a military leader judge and stopped Nahash. That is why Israel asked for a king now.
    Samuel proclaims to them all that Moses had said a king would do to them when they asked for one—something the Lord had told Moses they would do back in Deuteronomy 17.
    Day 4: 9:1-14
    The story of Saul’s lost donkeys are an interesting setup for the story to follow. One of the most interesting things we see here is just how widespread the corruption of Samuel’s sons had become. Saul’s servant told him that he had some money to offer to Samuel to inquire of the Lord for them to find the donkeys.
    When Simon the sorcerer offered money to Peter for the spiritual gifts of God in the book of Acts, Peter tells him in no uncertain terms just how wicked a request that was. Offering money for judgment had become so commonplace with Samuel’s sons that Saul and his servant thought they could buy the direction of God.
    Day 5: 9:15-27
    Samuel had been told by the Lord already that he would meet Saul and that he would be looking for donkeys. The Lord’s choice of Saul is a very interesting one since the Bible will later tell us that God regretted His choice. Why did God choose Saul if He knew He would come to regret it?
    I think the answer may lie in the fact that Saul was from the tribe of Benjamin, a tribe that had almost been exterminated just a few years earlier. One of the last stories in the book of Judges is the near extinction of Benjamin and how they preserved them.
    Throughout the Bible, the Lord loves to show how He chooses weak, broken people from the most unexpected places to carry out His plans, and the tribe of Benjamin couldn’t have been more unexpected a place for a king to come from.
    15 min

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