Responding to Bad Situations

I Samuel 11:6 “And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.” Different people react differently to a given situation. Take snow, for instance. Here in Tennessee, snow is not unheard of, but it is not...

An Example to Avoid

I Samuel 8:3 “And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.” I feel sad for Eli the priest. He was a good man who did not do right by his sons. It is alarming how much the Bible says about the...

God In a Box

I Samuel 4:3 “And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may...

Switchbacks

Ruth 4:14, 17 “And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. . . . And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they...

Grow Up!

I Samuel 2:11-12 “And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.” I Samuel 2 is the story of two contrasting families. You find Eli,...