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  • Week 2 Day 1 – 1 Samuel 4:1-10

    Week 2: 1 Samuel 4-6 Day 1: 4:1-10 Losing the Ark How arrogant for the Israelites to think that because they had the ark that God would be on their side. The ark wasn’t an idol to be manipulated, but the earthly representation of God’s presence. Just because the ark went with them did not […]

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  • Week 2 Day 1 – 1 Samuel 4:1-10
    Week 2: 1 Samuel 4-6
    Day 1: 4:1-10
    Losing the Ark
    How arrogant for the Israelites to think that because they had the ark that God would be on their side. The ark wasn’t an idol to be manipulated, but the earthly representation of God’s presence. Just because the ark went with them did not mean that God Himself was too.
    Day 2: 4:11-22
    We can clearly see that Eli was much more distraught about the loss of the ark than of his sons. So was Phinehas’ wife. This was a terribly sad moment for Israel, but the Lord always has plans for redemption.
    Day 3: 5:1-12
    I love how the Lord distinguishes Himself before the gods of the Philistines. They didn’t get it the first time Dagon fell down, but after the second time and the tumors and infestation, they got the message. The God of the Israelites was not ordinary god, not one they had encountered.
    In a morbid sort of way, I find it funny how the Lord afflicted the Philistines.
    Day 4: 6:1-12
    The wisdom with which the Philistines acted here is impressive. They understood that this foreign God they had never met was more powerful than theirs and that He must be good enough to relent from His heavy hand if they sent the ark back to Israel.
    There is a story very similar to this that Paul alludes to in the book of Acts. When Athens encountered a similar plague, a wise man from Crete was called for to solve their problem, and his wisdom is very similar to that of the Philistines here.
    Day 5: 6:13-21
    Unfortunately for the Israelites, they did not treat the newly returned ark of God with as much care as the Philistines had. Peeking inside the ark was a bad idea. Because of potential copyist errors here, it is unclear whether or not 70 or 50,700 people died in Beth Shemesh. The discrepancy is due to the way the Hebrew texts were copied and laid out. The Hebrew text was always set in identical columns and this number, using letters for the numbers, was copied incorrectly. Beth Shemesh likely had nothing close to this number of people. 70 seems the more reasonable number for such a small village.
    This error has given many Bible detractors ammunition to shoot at the legitimacy of scripture, but this is an openly acknowledged error of which there are very few. The consistency between ancient manuscripts is unrivaled among anything in history. Most true scholars understand this and when someone points to this they are either ignorant of the consistency of scripture or being academically dishonest.
    At any rate, the people of Beth Shemesh realize they didn’t want anything to do with the ark, so they sent it on its oxcart to Kiriath Jearim, where it would stay for the next twenty years.
    We must take careful note of this oxcart. It will become critically important in the future.
     
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  • Week 1 Day 5 – 1 Samuel 3:1-21

    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3 Day 1:  1:1-20 Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for […]

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  • Week 1 Day 5 – 1 Samuel 3:1-21
    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3
    Day 1:  1:1-20
    Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for the Lord to answer our prayers. No human words of wisdom or kindness can help us. Barren women know this all too well. Have you been in such a situation in your life?
    Day 2: 1:21-28
    People vary on what age Samuel was weaned, but because of the wording of the sacrifice they brought, it would seem that he was three years old, which is a very normal age for weaning, even in the ancient world. Imagine Hannah dropping off little Samuel at age three and entrusting him to Eli. It must have been difficult for her. Imagine Eli’s surprise. It doesn’t seem like this was a normal thing to do, or there would be lots of kids roaming around the tabernacle with Eli.
    Day 3: 2:1-11
    Hannah’s song is a beautiful example of raw emotion. All too often we withhold from God our emotions because we feel like we should be better. Don’t ever be anything less than honest with God. If you’re angry at God, tell Him. He has very big boy pants. It’s much better to tell Him how we feel then to lie and stew in our anger and pain. If we’re angry at another person, tell Him. It’s much better to allow Him to help us work through our anger than to sugar coat our feelings and bury them.
    Day 4: 2:12-36
    Eli was not the best father around. This shows us how difficult it is to deal with family when harsh changes are needed. For their wickedness, and for Eli’s complicity, he received one of the harshest words in scripture not delivered to a wicked king. We will see the fulfillment of this word later in the book in a horribly gruesome way.
    Day 5: 3:1-21
    If you have children, you can appreciate the call of Samuel. What is even more amazing is that Eli recognized it was the Lord calling Samuel. With what we’ve been told about their situation, it seems hard to believe that Eli would have thought about the Lord at all, but he was happy to know the Lord was willing to speak again.
    Eli knew that if the Lord was speaking, it was likely against he and his sons, so he bound Samuel with a curse if he didn’t tell him every last detail of what the Lord said. His resolve is both honorable and sad at the same time. Had Eli repented and sought the Lord’s forgiveness, would He have granted it? Would the Lord have relented like He did with the most vile king Manasseh?
    19 min
  • Week 1 Day 4 – 1 Samuel 2:12-36

    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3 Day 1:  1:1-20 Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for […]

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  • Week 1 Day 4 – 1 Samuel 2:12-36
    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3
    Day 1:  1:1-20
    Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for the Lord to answer our prayers. No human words of wisdom or kindness can help us. Barren women know this all too well. Have you been in such a situation in your life?
    Day 2: 1:21-28
    People vary on what age Samuel was weaned, but because of the wording of the sacrifice they brought, it would seem that he was three years old, which is a very normal age for weaning, even in the ancient world. Imagine Hannah dropping off little Samuel at age three and entrusting him to Eli. It must have been difficult for her. Imagine Eli’s surprise. It doesn’t seem like this was a normal thing to do, or there would be lots of kids roaming around the tabernacle with Eli.
    Day 3: 2:1-11
    Hannah’s song is a beautiful example of raw emotion. All too often we withhold from God our emotions because we feel like we should be better. Don’t ever be anything less than honest with God. If you’re angry at God, tell Him. He has very big boy pants. It’s much better to tell Him how we feel then to lie and stew in our anger and pain. If we’re angry at another person, tell Him. It’s much better to allow Him to help us work through our anger than to sugar coat our feelings and bury them.
    Day 4: 2:12-36
    Eli was not the best father around. This shows us how difficult it is to deal with family when harsh changes are needed. For their wickedness, and for Eli’s complicity, he received one of the harshest words in scripture not delivered to a wicked king. We will see the fulfillment of this word later in the book in a horribly gruesome way.
    Day 5: 3:1-21
    If you have children, you can appreciate the call of Samuel. What is even more amazing is that Eli recognized it was the Lord calling Samuel. With what we’ve been told about their situation, it seems hard to believe that Eli would have thought about the Lord at all, but he was happy to know the Lord was willing to speak again.
    Eli knew that if the Lord was speaking, it was likely against he and his sons, so he bound Samuel with a curse if he didn’t tell him every last detail of what the Lord said. His resolve is both honorable and sad at the same time. Had Eli repented and sought the Lord’s forgiveness, would He have granted it? Would the Lord have relented like He did with the most vile king Manasseh?
    17 min
  • Week 1 Day 3 – 1 Samuel 2:1-11

    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3 Day 1:  1:1-20 Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for […]

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  • Week 1 Day 3 – 1 Samuel 2:1-11
    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3
    Day 1:  1:1-20
    Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for the Lord to answer our prayers. No human words of wisdom or kindness can help us. Barren women know this all too well. Have you been in such a situation in your life?
    Day 2: 1:21-28
    People vary on what age Samuel was weaned, but because of the wording of the sacrifice they brought, it would seem that he was three years old, which is a very normal age for weaning, even in the ancient world. Imagine Hannah dropping off little Samuel at age three and entrusting him to Eli. It must have been difficult for her. Imagine Eli’s surprise. It doesn’t seem like this was a normal thing to do, or there would be lots of kids roaming around the tabernacle with Eli.
    Day 3: 2:1-11
    Hannah’s song is a beautiful example of raw emotion. All too often we withhold from God our emotions because we feel like we should be better. Don’t ever be anything less than honest with God. If you’re angry at God, tell Him. He has very big boy pants. It’s much better to tell Him how we feel then to lie and stew in our anger and pain. If we’re angry at another person, tell Him. It’s much better to allow Him to help us work through our anger than to sugar coat our feelings and bury them.
    Day 4: 2:12-36
    Eli was not the best father around. This shows us how difficult it is to deal with family when harsh changes are needed. For their wickedness, and for Eli’s complicity, he received one of the harshest words in scripture not delivered to a wicked king. We will see the fulfillment of this word later in the book in a horribly gruesome way.
    Day 5: 3:1-21
    If you have children, you can appreciate the call of Samuel. What is even more amazing is that Eli recognized it was the Lord calling Samuel. With what we’ve been told about their situation, it seems hard to believe that Eli would have thought about the Lord at all, but he was happy to know the Lord was willing to speak again.
    Eli knew that if the Lord was speaking, it was likely against he and his sons, so he bound Samuel with a curse if he didn’t tell him every last detail of what the Lord said. His resolve is both honorable and sad at the same time. Had Eli repented and sought the Lord’s forgiveness, would He have granted it? Would the Lord have relented like He did with the most vile king Manasseh?
    13 min
  • Episode 005 – Brad Stroup Interview

    Brad Stroup has the honor of being our first guest on the Naturally Supernatural Podcast, and what a naturally supernatural life Brad leads. Brad directs The Prayer Room in Arlington, Texas, a ministry that seeks to host night and day prayer in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Currently, they are hosting around 18 hours a day […]

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  • Week 1 Day 2 – 1 Samuel 1:21-28

    Week 1: 1 Samuel 1-3 Day 1:  1:1-20 Hannah sought the Lord in tears and in pain for a child. How many women today have fought the same struggle. The Lord had purpose in closing Hannah’s womb, and it was for this moment right here. There are times that nothing can comfort us except for […]

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