1 Samuel

1 Samuel (along with 2 Samuel) documents the years of great transition for the nation of Israel. From the selection of Israel’s first king through

1 Samuel chapter 2 begins with Hannah’s expression of praise to God for gloriously answering her emotional prayer for a son. “My heart rejoices…I delight

1 Samuel chapter 3 describes the most important moment in a person’s life, the moment they respond to God’s calling. Looking back at my own

1 Samuel chapter 4 is filled with defeat, emptiness and despair. The nation of Israel had fallen away from God to the point where He

1 Samuel chapter 5 reminds us that God cannot be put into a box. We sometimes limit God to the things we understand, but God

1 Samuel chapter 6 details the return of the ark of the Lord to Israel. The chapter reminds me of how mankind foolishly tries to

1 Samuel chapter 7 demonstrates the life-changing effect of humbly submitting to God as Lord of your life. As the chapter begins, “The Philistines had

1 Samuel chapter 8 sounds like a wake up call to parents. The universal cry against Mom and Dad’s standards is “but everyone else is

1 Samuel chapter 9 reminds me of the age old battle of predetermination verses free will. Some will argue that since God controls all things,

1 Samuel chapter 10 reminds me of the process that happens to an individual today when they are “born again”. The chapter begins, “Then Samuel