For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Ecclesiastes 9:5. When Saul inquired for Samuel, the Lord did not
No One Sorry
All of you have conspired against me … and there is none of you that is sorry for me. 1 Samuel 22:8. The spirit of evil was upon Saul. He felt that his doom had been sealed by the solemn
Human Boasting
And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together. 1 Samuel 17:10. When war was declared by Israel against the Philistines, three of the sons of Jesse joined
Found Wanting
And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. 1 Samuel 13:10. God had directed
No Generation Gap
And the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli. 1 Samuel 3:1. Young as he was when brought to minister in the tabernacle, Samuel had even then duties to perform in the service of God, according to his capacity.
God’s Property
I have lent him to the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:28. From Shiloh, Hannah quietly returned to her home at Ramah, leaving the child Samuel to be trained for service in the house of God, under the instruction of the high
Before the Baby Comes
Teach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born. Judges 13:8. God Himself appeared to the wife of Manoah and told her that she should have a son, and that he should be a great man