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1 Chronicles 18:1-13

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

... Chronicler). 18:1–17 This chapter provides an overview of battles fought in all directions: against the Philistines (18:1; to the west), Moabites (18:2; to the east), Hadadezer and the Arameans (18:3–8; to the north and northeast), and Edomites (18: ... this, he gathered all Israel and took the initiative to form battle lines opposite the Arameans. The Masoretic Text of 2 Samuel 10:17 puts it slightly differently and gives the initiative to the Arameans. (This difference between the two versions is probably ...

2. David's Officials

1 Chronicles 18:14-17

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

3. The Battle Against the Ammonites

1 Chronicles 19:1-19

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

4. The Capture of Rabbah

1 Chronicles 20:1-3

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

5. War with the Philistines

1 Chronicles 20:4-8

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

6. Someone Is Calling In The Night

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

One summer while Max Lucado was in high school he worked laying pipe in a West Texas oil field. At lunch time the workers in the oil field would tell jokes and play cards. " ... as God told him it would. With the news that Eli's sons had been killed, Eli himself died. In the closing verse of chapter 3 we discover that "All Israel... knew that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord." God speaks to us in many ways. We need to spend more time listening. And we need to be prepared to change. To become, by the ...

7. The Birth of Samuel

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... the nature and structure of the book as a whole as well as its place in the canon of Scripture. There is no doubt that 1 and 2 Samuel should be seen as one book. Although the old Greek translation of the Hebrew text (the Septuagint, usually abbreviated LXX) is in two parts, the division seems arbitrary ... much later date than it does in today’s world, particularly in the West. It would have been rare for a child to be weaned before the age of three, and a child could be five or even older before being ...

8. Hannah Dedicates Samuel

1 Samuel 1:21-28

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

9. Blood Vengeance in Gibeah

2 Samuel 21:1-14

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... :1–25). In combination with Hannah’s song (1 Sam. 2:1–10), these poems also form a thematic framework for the books of Samuel. David reiterates several important themes from Hannah’s Song: The Lord is the incomparable protector of his people (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. ... has brought famine upon the land. Though not mentioned in Joshua 9, famine is a typical treaty curse in West Semitic treaties.1McCarter discusses a parallel to this incident in Hittite literature from the fourteenth century BC.2The Hittites ...

10. David's Mighty Men

2 Samuel 23:8-39

Teach the Text

... :1–25). In combination with Hannah’s song (1 Sam. 2:1–10), these poems also form a thematic framework for the books of Samuel. David reiterates several important themes from Hannah’s Song: The Lord is the incomparable protector of his people (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. ... crime has brought famine upon the land. Though not mentioned in Joshua 9, famine is a typical treaty curse in West Semitic treaties.1 McCarter discusses a parallel to this incident in Hittite literature from the fourteenth century BC.2 The ...

11. In Search of a Leader

Sermon

Robert Noblett

... taking care of the sheep.” (1 Samuel 16:11 TEV) The call goes out to this youngest son and the Lord says to Samuel. “This is the one anoint him.” (1 Samuel 16:12 TEV) God, it seems, is a God of surprises. We look for God in the west and God comes from the east; ... Spirit The story ends, “Immediately the spirit of the Lord took control of David and was with him from that day on.” (1 Samuel 16:13 TEV) “... and was with him from that day on.” That truth alludes us. It is easy to fall into the trap ...

12. Samuel Subdues the Philistines at Mizpah

1 Samuel 7:2-17

One Volume

Gary M. Burge

... storm similar to the ones that routed the Amorites (Josh. 10:11–12) and bogged down the chariots of Sisera (Judg. 5:20–21). Thunder, hail, and heavy rain cause panic among the Philistines and send them fleeing to the west and south. Recognizing that it is the Lord’s victory, Samuel sets up a stone as a monument and calls it Ebenezer, which means “stone of help.” After this victory, the Israelites gain the upper hand over the Philistines and at least temporarily put an end to Philistine oppression ...

13. Seeds And The Kingdom

Mark 4:30-34, Mark 4:26-29

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William E. Keeney

... he had continuing work to do so he looks at his course from Christ's point of view rather than from the human perspective. Just as Samuel looked at the choice of a king from God's way of evaluating him, Paul looks at the world from the whole new creation which God ... The crusaders ended up fighting more among themselves than against the Moslems. Even today much of the so-called "Christian West" activity in intervening in the Middle East and north Africa is branded as a new crusade. Moslems view such activity ...

14. Saul’s Finest Hour

1 Sam 11:1-15

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... of what could have been. Historical and Cultural Background The Philistines, who lived along the Mediterranean coast to the west, were certainly a major threat to Israel’s security at this time, as chapters 4–7 illustrate (see also ... ), and he is able and willing to deliver his faithful servants (Ps. 33:10–22). Israel needs to remember this in the time of Samuel and later when they find themselves in exile. But the principle is timeless, and God’s covenant community in the present era will also ...

15. Jonathan’s Faith Ignites a Victory

1 Sam 13:16–14:23

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Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

... son Jonathan has already set in motion the attack envisioned by Samuel. Though ordinarily it is proper to consult the Lord, here it is unnecessary, for Saul already has his marching orders. According to the Hebrew text, he asks for the ark to be brought, but it is more likely that we should read “ephod” here (with the LXX and Josephus). Unless it has been temporarily transported to the battle, the ark is in Kiriath Jearim, located about six miles to the west (see 1 Sam. 7:2), too far away to bring to ...

16. This Nation, Under God

2 Samuel 7:1-9

Sermon

Mark Trotter

... cabinet minister, after a president's term, writing a biography of the president. But it is also great literature. The books bear Samuel's name, but Samuel has only a bit part in this story. It begins with King Saul, the first king of Israel, who chose David, ... wealth. And they had the advantages of international trade. They were located on the most profitable trade route from east to west. They were on what is called "the fertile crescent." It was a great highway of commerce. So Israel became wealthy under ...

17. Judgment on Israel's Enemies

Zechariah 9:1-8

Understanding Series

Pamela J. Scalise

... s neighbors to the north and west, naming seven places familiar from earlier OT traditions. The order of movement, from north-northeast of Yehud/Jerusalem (Hadrach, Damascus, and Hamath), west to the Mediterranean Sea (Sidon and ... 3). God had not allotted land to any Israelite tribe in the territory of Hadrach, Damascus, or Hamath. David’s empire, according to 2 Samuel 5, included the land of the Philistines, extended to Damascus, and enjoyed good diplomatic relations with Tyre. Amos 1 asserts the Lord’s ...

18. Friendship? Yes, Please!

2 Samuel 11:1-27

Sermon

Stephen M. Crotts

... negates friendship. Consider: in our nation we value our privacy. Daniel Boone, several hundred years ago, kept moving west looking for "elbow room." And that same attitude is prevalent in our national psyche today. Witness the American ... in battle, he mourned deeply. Jonathan had so loyally helped him out of so many tight spots. And now he was gone. And in 2 Samuel 1:17-27 David wrote his most beautiful poetic lament, "How are the mighty fallen ... The glory of Israel is slain upon the high places ... I ...

19. The Mechanics Of Prayer

Matthew 6:5-15, Luke 11:1-13

Sermon

John R. Brokhoff

... had a number of milk wagons pulled by horses. When he needed more horses, he bought at a reduced price wild horses shipped from the West. The problem then was to tame the horse to be obedient and to pull the wagon. As a child I was horrified to see how ... not eat. She was deeply distressed and with tears prayed with all her heart. With agony she prayed until she became pregnant with Samuel. In our disappointments we, too, may pray in agony. We may have hopes and dreams for our future but they all seem to ...

20. God All Along

Acts 9:1-6 (7-20)

Sermon

David J. Kalas

... sort of a posse, tracking down dangerous criminals in order to bring them to justice. But this is not a scene from the Wild West. No, these men from Jerusalem are a theological posse, if you will, and the criminals they seek are heretics — "any who belonged ... " (Luke 22:31). At a minimum, the double vocative suggests a certain urgency. That is certainly the tone of the episode in Samuel. It reflects one person trying hard to get through to another person. And, beyond just the urgency, there seems to be a ...

21. “Human Help Is Worthless”

Psalm 60:1-12

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C. Hassell Bullock

... and verse 8b, alluding to a military defeat prior to the victory celebrated by the title and the books of Samuel and Chronicles. Hakham, taking a historical rather than a cultic interpretation of the psalm, proposes that after Israel’s defeat ... in effect says that it is now to be fulfilled and that Israel will conquer both sides of the Jordan (Shechem is on the west, and Sukkoth is on the east).11The “Valley of Sukkoth” was located in Transjordan, north of the Jabbok River (Josh. 13:27). 60:7 Gilead ...

22. David Becomes King Over Israel

2 Samuel 5:1-5

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

... ancient Zion was to the southeast of the Temple Mount and is distinct from the modern Mount Zion, which is farther to the west. 5:8 The method David used to breach the city’s defenses is unclear. The word translated water shaft occurs elsewhere in the ... , who in the genealogy given by Luke, was one of the ancestors of Jesus (Luke 3:31). 5:17–25 Anderson (2 Samuel, p. 77) suggests that this Philistine campaign occupied the five-year gap before David took possession of Jerusalem and that the two incidents ...

23. David Conquers Jerusalem

2 Samuel 5:6-16

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

24. David Defeats the Philistines

2 Samuel 5:17-25

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

25. Lion of Judah

Gen 49:1-28, Judges 13-15, Matt 4:12-17

Sermon

Lori Wagner

... (Isaiah 31:4) “They will follow the Lord. He will roar like a lion. When he roars, his children will return trembling from the west.” (Hosea 11:10) “Then he cried out in a loud voice like the roar of a lion. And when he cried out, the seven ... the lion” through the ancient fathers through the line of David and up through the Messiah, Jesus. King David had the heart of a lion (Samuel 17:10). Samson had the strength of a lion and somewhat of a wild spirit too. In fact, you could say, Moses had the temper ...

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1. David’s Victories

1 Chronicles 18:1-13

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

2. David's Officials

1 Chronicles 18:14-17

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

3. The Battle Against the Ammonites

1 Chronicles 19:1-19

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

4. The Capture of Rabbah

1 Chronicles 20:1-3

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

5. War with the Philistines

1 Chronicles 20:4-8

Understanding Series

Louis C. Jonker

6. Someone Is Calling In The Night

1 Samuel 3:1--4:1

Sermon

King Duncan

7. The Birth of Samuel

1 Samuel 1:1-20

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

8. Hannah Dedicates Samuel

1 Samuel 1:21-28

Understanding Series

Mary J. Evans

9. Blood Vengeance in Gibeah

2 Samuel 21:1-14

Teach the Text

Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

10. David's Mighty Men

2 Samuel 23:8-39

Teach the Text

... :1–25). In combination with Hannah’s song (1 Sam. 2:1–10), these poems also form a thematic framework for the books of Samuel. David reiterates several important themes from Hannah’s Song: The Lord is the incomparable protector of his people (1 Sam. 2:2; 2 Sam. ... crime has brought famine upon the land. Though not mentioned in Joshua 9, famine is a typical treaty curse in West Semitic treaties.1 McCarter discusses a parallel to this incident in Hittite literature from the fourteenth century BC.2 The ...

11. In Search of a Leader

Sermon

Robert Noblett