Category Archives: 1Samuel

I Did It My Way

Posted on May 7, 2024 by Pete

Chronological snobbery. Ever heard that term? First coined by C.S. Lewis, it essentially is the belief that whatever was before was inferior. That our thinking today is better than the thinking of yesterday simply because we are “more advanced” than … Continue reading →

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The LORD Came and Stood

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Pete

That God did the calling is apparent. The extent to which God determined to go in order for Samuel to hear that calling is amazing. 1Samuel 3 this morning . . . We’re still in the chaotic, corrupt era of … Continue reading →

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Making Him “Weighty”

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Pete

Started in on 1Samuel this morning and I’m hovering over the tragic figure of Eli the priest. A high priest before God in Shiloh, a long-reigning judge over the people in Israel (1Sam. 4:18). His position and his work having … Continue reading →

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Unimaginable Crazy!

Posted on May 2, 2023 by Pete

Thousands! Saul had slain thousands of Philistines with the troops under his command. A reluctant leader at first, he had come into his own, giving the people exactly what they wanted — a king over them like all the nations, … Continue reading →

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Pragmatism and Power

Posted on April 27, 2023 by Pete

Chewing on King Saul this morning. Actually, he’s kind of gnawing on me. First “aha”? Saul reigned as king longer than David did. Unlike my ESV, the CSB translators (along with the NASB and NIV translators) believe there’s a “typo” … Continue reading →

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Service and Sanctification

Posted on April 20, 2023 by Pete

This morning the CSB gives me explicit permission to walk down a path the Spirit would seem to be prompting me to explore. By contrast, the boy Samuel grew in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people. (1Samuel 2:26 … Continue reading →

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On Me Alone

Posted on May 4, 2022 by Pete

They are the words of Christ, spoken 1,000 years before Christ. The cry of the Son of Man expressed by a woman of God. They’ve popped from the page before. They do so again this morning. “On me alone, my … Continue reading →

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Keep Me from Foolishness

Posted on April 28, 2022 by Pete

It was the pragmatic thing to do. Given the situation, it was the best way forward. There was an enemy army at hand. There was a battle to be fought. And his army was becoming increasingly agitated by waiting to … Continue reading →

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God Knows

Posted on April 22, 2022 by Pete

There’s a lot of stuff going on in the first couple of chapters of 1 Samuel. And it’s all happening at Shiloh, the “place of rest.” Only, there’s not a lot of rest going on. There, though a family comes … Continue reading →

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Give Me A Man

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Pete

If David is a type, or foreshadow of Jesus, then is Goliath a type of Satan? Goliath of Gath — literally, “the splendor” of “the winepress” — was an imposing figure. He stood over 9 feet tall and was massive … Continue reading →

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