1 Samuel 11 – Saul’s Victory at Jabesh Gilead Audio for 1 Samuel 11: 1 Samuel 11 – Saul’s Wise Early Years A. Saul’s victory. 1. (1-2) Nahash the Ammonite gives an ultimatum to an Israelite city. Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and encamped against Jabesh Gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said…
1 Samuel 10 – Saul Anointed and Proclaimed King Audio for 1 Samuel 10: 1 Samuel 10 – A Good Start for Saul A. Saul is anointed as king over Israel. 1. (1) Samuel anoints Saul. Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: “Is…
1 Samuel 9 – God Leads Saul to Samuel Audio for 1 Samuel 9: 1 Samuel 9 – God Guides the Unknowing A. Saul searches for his father’s donkeys. 1. (1-2) Kish, the father of Saul, and his son Saul. There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the…
1 Samuel 7 – Samuel as Judge Audio for 1 Samuel 7: 1 Samuel 7 – God Blesses When We Get Right A. Samuel leads the nation in repentance. 1. (1-2) The ark at Kirjath Jearim. Then the men of Kirjath Jearim came and took the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the…
1 Samuel 6 – The Ark of the Covenant Is Returned to Israel Audio for 1 Samuel 6: 1 Samuel 6:1-12 – What Happens by Chance 1 Samuel 6:13-21 – The Holiness of God A. How will the Philistines get rid of the ark of the covenant? 1. (1-6) The priests of the Philistines suggest…
1 Samuel 5 – The Ark of the Covenant Among the Philistines Audio for 1 Samuel 5: 1 Samuel 4:12-5:12 – Has the Glory Departed? A. The ark in the Philistine city of Ashdod. 1. (1-5) God humiliates the idol Dagon. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it from Ebenezer to…
1 Samuel 4 – Capture of the Ark of the Covenant Audio for 1 Samuel 4: 1 Samuel 4:1-11 – The Raiding of the Ark 1 Samuel 4:12-5:12 – Has the Glory Departed? A. The ark is captured. 1. (1-2) Israel is defeated before the Philistines. And the word of Samuel came to all Israel….
1 Samuel 3 – God Speaks to Samuel Audio for 1 Samuel 3: 1 Samuel 2:22-3:10 – When God Announces Judgment 1 Samuel 3:11-21 – The Training of a Prophet 1 Samuel 3 – Three Lives, Three Choices A. Samuel is unable to recognize God’s voice. 1. (1) The scarcity of revelation in Israel. Now…
1 Samuel 2 – Hannah’s Prayer, Eli’s Evil Sons Audio for 1 Samuel 2: 1 Samuel 2:1-21 – Blessed Sons and Wicked Sons 1 Samuel 2:22-3:10 – When God Announces Judgment A. Hannah’s prayer. 1. (1-2) Thanksgiving and praise. And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the LORD;My horn is exalted in the…
1 Samuel 1 – The Birth of Samuel Audio for 1 Samuel 1: 1 Samuel 1 – Blessings to the Barren 1 and 2 Samuel form one book in the ancient Hebrew manuscripts. They were not divided into two books until the Old Testament was translated into Greek. We don’t know who wrote the books…
Ruth 4 – The Marriage of Boaz and Ruth Audio for Ruth 4: Ruth 4 – The Marriage of Ruth and Boaz A. The nearer kinsman declines his right of redemption. 1. (1-2) Boaz meets the nearer kinsman at the city gates. Now Boaz went up to the gate and sat down there; and behold,…
Ruth 3 – Ruth Makes an Appeal Audio for Ruth 3: Ruth 3 – Ruth Makes an Appeal A. Naomi’s instructions to Ruth. 1. (1-2a) Security for Ruth through a kinsman. Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, “My daughter, shall I not seek security for you, that it may be well with you? Now…