Out of all Israel, God selected Saul, from the tribe of Benjamin, to be their first king. 17 So when Samuel saw Saul, the Lord said to him, “There he is, the man of whom I spoke to you. This one shall reign over My people.” 1 Samuel 9:17 (NKJV) It was known from earliest prophecy that the scepterContinue reading “Israel’s First King – 1 Samuel 8-9”
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The Ebenezer Stone – 1 Samuel 7
After the Lord thundered, sending the invading Philistines into a panic, the tables were turned and the invaders ran for their lives. 11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and drove them back as far as below Beth Car. 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and calledContinue reading “The Ebenezer Stone – 1 Samuel 7”
The Lord Thunders – 1 Samuel 7
The prophet and head priest Samuel continued the process of delivering Israel from the the invading Philistines, but it was going to be done by the divine power of God and not by the sword. Israel had pretty much turned their backs upon God at this point and were worshiping the gods of the Canaanites,Continue reading “The Lord Thunders – 1 Samuel 7”
God vs. Dagon – 1 Samuel 5-6
Scientists tell us HOW the universe is currently expanding out from a central point that began with a Big Bang. This created universe is being stretched throughout the heavens at a rapid clip. Scripture tells us WHO is responsible for the stretching. It also tells us that creation has a purpose, God’s purpose. He formedContinue reading “God vs. Dagon – 1 Samuel 5-6”
The New Order – 1 Samuel 4
The head priest, Eli, had been planning to turn the priesthood over to his two sons. Unfortunately, his sons were immoral and corrupt, and their actions were leading some to sin and others were discouraged from even coming to the tabernacle to offer a sacrifice. 17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great beforeContinue reading “The New Order – 1 Samuel 4”
Be Still and Know – 1 Samuel 3
10 Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Psalm 46:10 (NKJV) Samson judged Israel for twenty years, beginning God’s process of freeing Israel from the cruel grip of the Philistines. Although Samson had been given phenomenal strength through his Nazirite vows, he didContinue reading “Be Still and Know – 1 Samuel 3”
Have I Not Sent You? – Judges 6
What if God came to you and sat down under a shade tree while you were working nearby? He did that with Gideon, who was busy threshing wheat. Gideon was working in a winepress, hiding so that the Midianite oppressors who had taken over the land of Israel would not see him and steal hisContinue reading “Have I Not Sent You? – Judges 6”
God and Science – Joshua 10
12 At that time Joshua spoke to the Lord in the day when the Lord gave the Amorites over to the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, “Sun, stand still at Gibeon, and moon, in the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 And the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, until the nation took vengeance on theirContinue reading “God and Science – Joshua 10”
Five Offerings– Deuteronomy 12
As Moses continued to prepare the Israelites to enter the Promised Land, he reminded them of the sacrificial offerings that the law given to him on Mount Sinai required. The Lord specifically instructed him on each sacrificial offering to be made – some annually, some daily – as a reminder of the sins they hadContinue reading “Five Offerings– Deuteronomy 12”
Contentment in the Lord – Numbers 11
“Are you not satisfied?” A friend of mine heard the voice of God speak this gently to her as she was washing dishes at the kitchen sink. She was thinking at the time how life would be so much better if their family could just afford a larger home. Hearing this message come directly fromContinue reading “Contentment in the Lord – Numbers 11”
Daily Meditations from the Genealogy of Jesus 