Category: 1st Book of Samuel

1Sa 10:6, Then the Spirit of the LORD will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and BE TURNED INTO ANOTHER MAN. 

1Sa 10:9-10, …GOD GAVE HIM ANOTHER HEART; and ALL THOSE SIGNS came to pass that day… then the SPIRIT OF GOD CAME UPON HIM, and he prophesied among them. 

HE TURNED HIM INTO ANOTHER MAN AND GAVE HIM ANOTHER HEART IN ORDER TO LEAD HIS PEOPLE!

Psa 51:10, Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. 

1Sa 10:22, … “Has the man come here yet?” And the LORD answered, “THERE HE IS, HIDDEN AMONG THE EQUIPMENT.”

1Sa 10:26, And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and VALIANT MEN WENT WITH HIM, WHOSE HEARTS GOD HAD TOUCHED. 

OUR PASTORS HAVE BEEN ANOINTED BY GOD, BUT THEY CAN’T DO IT ALONE. THEY NEED VALIANT MEN THAT WILL NOT HIDE FROM THEIR HEAVENLY CROWN GIVEN TO THEM BY GOD AS SAUL HID FROM HIS EARTHLY CROWN! Psa 119:46, I WILL SPEAK OF YOUR TESTIMONIES ALSO BEFORE KINGS, AND WILL NOT BE ASHAMED!

Rom 12:2, And do not be conformed to this world, BUT BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

1Sa 9:2, And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. 

God gave Israel what they wanted; a man to be king over them. Handsome, tall, from a rich family. VISIBLY PERFECT IN THE SIGHT OF MAN YET NO MENTION OF GOD IN HIS LIFE.

1Sa 9:6, And he said to him, “Look now, there is in this city A MAN OF GOD, and he is AN HONORABLE MAN; ALL THAT HE SAYS SURELY COMES TO PASS. So let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way that we should go.” 

1Sa 3:19, …and the LORD was with him and let NONE OF HIS WORDS FALL TO THE GROUND. 

SAMUEL WAS AN HONORABLE MAN OF GOD WITH A GOOD REPUTATION AMONG THE PEOPLE! AS BELIEVERS WE SHOULD HAVE THE SAME CHARACTER AS SAMUEL!

1Sa 9:17, 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.” 

A MAN SEARCHING FOR HIS FATHERS LOST DONKEYS, FOUND A LOST NATION AND BECAME KING OVER IT! HE WAS GUIDED BY GOD THROUGH THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF LIFE! WHERE HE GUIDES, HE PROVIDES!

Psa 32:8, I WILL INSTRUCT YOU AND TEACH YOU IN THE WAY YOU SHOULD GO; I WILL GUIDE YOU WITH MY EYE. 

1Sa 8:5, … “Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. NOW MAKE US A KING TO JUDGE US LIKE ALL THE NATIONS.”

Samuel was displeased that Israel wanted a human king rather than a heavenly KING!

1Sa 8:7, And the LORD said to Samuel, “Heed the voice of the people in all that they say to you; FOR THEY HAVE NOT REJECTED YOU, BUT THEY HAVE REJECTED ME, THAT I SHOULD NOT REIGN OVER THEM. 

Joh 19:15, … “Away with Him, away with Him! Crucify Him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “WE HAVE NO KING BUT CAESAR!” 

Israel rejected God as their KING and again rejected their Messiah (JESUS) as KING!

Rev 19:16, And He has on His robe and on His thigh a name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Samuel warns the people 10-18, the king will TAKE, TAKE, TAKE … AND YOU WILL BE his servants! 6 times it says HE WILL TAKE! BUT JESUS, BEING THE KING OF kings AND LORD OF lords, HE CAME AND GAVE ALL THAT HE HAD FOR HIS PEOPLE

Mat 20:28, JUST AS THE SON OF MAN DID NOT COME TO BE SERVED, BUT TO SERVE, AND TO GIVE HIS LIFE A RANSOM FOR MANY.” 

I HAVE NO KING BUT JESUS; MY COMING REDEEMER! IN HIM I SHALL PLACE MY TRUST!

1Sa 6:1, Now the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines SEVEN MONTHS.

The Philistines wanted to keep their trophy but, the hand of the LORD was hard on them!

1Sa 6:6, Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He did mighty things among them, …

So many people harden their hearts and I can see this in me when talking about my family!

Hos 10:12 NLT, I said, ‘PLANT THE GOOD SEEDS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND YOU WILL HARVEST A CROP OF LOVE. PLOW UP THE HARD GROUND OF YOUR HEARTS, FOR NOW IS THE TIME TO SEEK THE LORD, that he may come and shower righteousness upon you.’ 

The Ark of God came back home But!

1Sa 6:19, Then He struck the men of Beth Shemesh, BECAUSE THEY HAD LOOKED INTO THE ARK OF THE LORD.

They removed the mercy seat, and looked directly at tablets of the Law of God! EVERYONE IS GUILTY ACCORDING TO THE LAW; ALL HAVE FALLEN SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD!  IN CHRIST WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN MERCY, YET WITHOUT HIM ALL WE HAVE IS DEATH BECAUSE OF OUR SIN! 

Job 9:4, GOD IS WISE IN HEART AND MIGHTY IN STRENGTH. WHO HAS HARDENED HIMSELF AGAINST HIM AND PROSPERED? 

LORD SOFTEN MY HEART THAT I MAY SERVE YOU WELL!

The philistines took the Ark of God from Israel and placed it in front of Dagon god!

1Sa 5:4, … THERE WAS DAGON, FALLEN ON ITS FACE TO THE GROUND BEFORE THE ARK OF THE LORD. THE HEAD OF DAGON AND BOTH THE PALMS OF ITS HANDS WERE BROKEN OFF… 

The head (wisom) and the hands (strength) were broken off from dagon! THERE IS NO WISDOM NOR STRENGTH FOLLOWING THEIR SO-CALLED god CREATED BY MEN!

Jer 10:8, BUT THEY ARE ALTOGETHER DULL-HEARTED AND FOOLISH; A WOODEN IDOL IS A WORTHLESS DOCTRINE.

1Sa 5:10, Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. So it was, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel to us, to kill us and our people!” 

THE GLORY OF GOD DID NOT DEPART FROM ISRAEL, BUT ISRAEL DEPARTED FROM THE LORD! THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO REJECT THE OBVIOUS TO BELEIVE A LIE

Psa 19:1-3, … THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD; AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWS HIS HANDIWORK. DAY UNTO DAY UTTERS SPEECH, AND NIGHT UNTO NIGHT REVEALS KNOWLEDGE. THERE IS NO SPEECH NOR LANGUAGE WHERE THEIR VOICE IS NOT HEARD.

JUST LOOK UP AND SEE THE HIS DESIGN! FOR WHERE THERES A DESIGN THERE IS A DESIGNER! THE FATHER OF LIGHTS CREATOR OF HEAVEN AND EARTH, MAN AND BEAST!

1Sa 4:3, …”WHY HAS THE LORD DEFEATED US TODAY BEFORE THE PHILISTINES? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from the hand of our enemies.” 

Because of their continue sin against the LORD they were defeated in battle! Now they plan to take the Ark of the Covenant in battle?

1Sa 4:5, And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted so loudly that the earth shook. 

They should have repented & humbled themselves before the LORD rather than try using the Ark as a good luck charm! SHOUTS OF JOY AT CHURCH MEAN NOTHING WITHOUT THE WORD OF GOD! NO FOUNDATION!

1Sa 4:10-11, SO THE PHILISTINES FOUGHT, AND ISRAEL WAS DEFEATED, …ALSO THE ARK OF GOD WAS CAPTURED; AND THE TWO SONS OF ELI, HOPHNI AND PHINEHAS, DIED.

Eze 18:21-23, “BUT IF A WICKED MAN TURNS FROM ALL HIS SINS WHICH HE HAS COMMITTED, KEEPS ALL MY STATUTES, AND DOES WHAT IS LAWFUL AND RIGHT, HE SHALL SURELY LIVE; HE SHALL NOT DIE. NONE OF THE TRANSGRESSIONS WHICH HE HAS COMMITTED SHALL BE REMEMBERED AGAINST HIM; … Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord GOD, “AND NOT THAT HE SHOULD TURN FROM HIS WAYS AND LIVE?

THE GLORY DEPARTED ISRAEL BECAUSE OF THEIR SINS. THEY DID WHAT WAS RIGHT IN THEIR OWN EYES! SEEK HIM AND LIVE!

1Sa 3:7, Now Samuel DID NOT YET KNOW THE LORD, NOR WAS THE WORD OF THE LORD YET REVEALED TO HIM. 

1Sa 3:8-9, And the LORD called Samuel again the third time…. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down; and it shall be, if He calls you, THAT YOU MUST SAY, ‘SPEAK, LORD, FOR YOUR SERVANT HEARS.’ …

Samuel was young and serving & ministering before the LORD 1Sa 2:18. YET, he did not know HIM! THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO SERVE IN THE CHURCH, ESPECIALLY YOUNG KIDS, WHO SIMPLY THINK “THIS IS WHAT WE DO BY TRADITION”. THEY SAY THEY BELIEVE IN GOD YET DON’T KNOW GOD AS LORD! ONCE OUR EYES ARE OPEN THEN WE CAN TRULY SEE!

Jer 9:24, But let him who glories glory in this, THAT HE UNDERSTANDS AND KNOWS ME,

1Sa 3:10, Now the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel answered, “SPEAK, FOR YOUR SERVANT HEARS.” 

Eli, told him to say SPEAK LORD, Yet Samuel just said SPEAK!  YOUNG SAMUEL THEN UNDERSTOOD THAT HE IS AND IT’S NOT MERE TRADITION BUT IN FACT IT IS TRULY SERVING A LIVING AND PRESENT GOD!  HE IS!!

Heb 11:6, But without faith it is impossible to please Him, FOR HE WHO COMES TO GOD MUST BELIEVE THAT HE IS, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.