Category Archives: 1Samuel

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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Old and Heavy

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Pete

It’s probably not fair to compare Eli with Paul. But that’s what I did as I read this morning in 1Samuel. During our Sunday morning preaching series we’re working our way through 2Timothy. Running, as it were, with Paul on … Continue reading →

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Distressed, In Debt, Discontent, Oh My!

Posted on April 28, 2020 by Pete

He was the man who would be king but, for now, was a fugitive. The man who had been promised the throne, but who now set up court in a cave. And from there he would build his army. We … Continue reading →

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Where Else Could I Go?

Posted on May 8, 2018 by Pete

Devo’ing in a different time zone this morning. Chewing on the word on the shores of Maui. Will be, Lord willing, for the next few weeks. May has always been Sue’s month — her birthday today, Mother’s Day, and then our … Continue reading →

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Abigail

Posted on May 4, 2018 by Pete

Did I just see Jesus? Was He foreshadowed in a no-name, non-descript woman whose name pointed to her father’s joy? A lady who rises up seemingly out of nowhere to redeem an entire household? A gal identified with a worthless … Continue reading →

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Reject the Spirit of Saul

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Pete

His daughter loved the guy (1Sam. 18:20). His son’s soul was so knit to him that he was ready to hand over his inheritance to him (1Sam 18:1-4). But their father, King Saul, well, he determined to be David’s enemy … Continue reading →

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Direct Your Heart

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Pete

The crazy cycle of the judges continues in 1Samuel. Israel had again hit rock bottom. Having been handily defeated by the Philistines in a war undertaken in their own strength, the people of God saw the ark lost and the … Continue reading →

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A Rule Breaker

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Pete

OK . . . someone might need to check my thinking this morning. If I’m heading down some erroneous rabbit trail, let me know. But for some reason, as I’m reading the opening chapters of 1Samuel, I end up fixated … Continue reading →

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