1 Samuel 16 begins with grief. Samuel is mourning over Saul, the king God has rejected because of his persistent disobedience. Saul remains on Israel’s throne, but God has already announced that his k...
Last week, I grabbed a quick dinner at one of my favorite local restaurants. While I was eating, a man who had just received his food at the counter walked toward the exit, but instead of opening the ...
1 Samuel 8–10 records Israel’s transition from the leadership of judges to the establishment of a monarchy. The people asked Samuel to appoint a king, God warned them about the consequences, and Saul ...
How do you respond to God? Do you respect Him? Do you honor Him? Or do you minimize the concepts of His power and His holiness in your mind?
Just yesterday, I saw a man with a saying printed on th...
The book of 1 Samuel is a very interesting historical book in the Old Testament, and it highlights a major transition in Israel’s history as the nation moves from the era of the judges to the establis...
