Behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired. 1 Samuel 12:13. In Saul, God had given to Israel a king after their own heart…. Comely in person, of noble stature and princely bearing, his appearance accorded
Like Everyone Else
Nay; but we will have a king over us; that we also may be like all the nations. 1 Samuel 8:19, 20. The Hebrews demanded a king of Samuel, like the nations around them. By preferring a despotic monarch to
Betrayed Into Error
And Gideon made an ephod … which thing became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. Judges 8:27. The people of Israel, in their gratitude at deliverance from the Midianites, proposed to Gideon that he should become their king,
Duty or Desire
But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof. Proverbs 1:25. In the night season the angel of God came to Balaam with the message, “Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
Hardening of the Heart
But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go. Exodus 10:20. How does the Lord harden the hearts of men? In the same way in which the heart of Pharaoh was hardened.
Who is the Lord?
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7. Pharaoh sowed obstinacy, and he reaped obstinacy. He himself put this seed into the soil. There was no more need for
Learning and Unlearning
The Lord giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6. In the wilds of Midian, Moses spent forty years as a keeper of sheep. Apparently cut off forever from his life’s mission, he was receiving the