Then the people said to Samuel, “Who is it that said, ‘Shall Saul reign over us?’ Bring the men, that we may put them to death.” But Saul said, “Not a man shall be put to death this day, for today the LORD has worked salvation in Israel.” 1 Samuel 11:12-13 Since my most obvious…
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Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me. 1 Samuel 9:16…
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There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish . . . And he had a son whose name was Saul, a handsome young man. There was not a man among the people of Israel more handsome than he. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. 1 Samuel 9:1-2…
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But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations . . .” 1 Samuel 8:19-20 Before I went off to kindergarten, my parents were the dominant voice speaking into my life. With a…
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So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking for a king from him. 1 Samuel 8:10 A couple of years ago, my wife and I bought a property with the intention of building on it. We had, in our mind, a budget that we thought we could afford.…
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Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations. 1 Samuel 8:5 I frequently meet patients who have both an alcohol use disorder and an anxiety disorder. They’ve always been anxious, but when they first met alcohol, they…
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Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. 1 Samuel 8:3 Before I had my own children, I’d occasionally observe the terrible behavior of other children and vow that, if I ever had kids, they would never act like that. I assumed that…
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Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. 1 Samuel 7:15 As I may have previously mentioned, I enjoy participating in CrossFit competitions which involve various exercises such as weightlifting, pull-ups, and burpees. For the competition to be fair, the same standard of movement must be applied to everyone. It wouldn’t be equitable for…
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As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to attack Israel. But the LORD thundered with a mighty sound that day against the Philistines and threw them into confusion, and they were defeated before Israel. 1 Samuel 7:10 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German pastor who was hanged in 1945 for his anti-Nazi…
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