Read the passage here. Last week, we looked at the story of Saul consulting the medium in order to get out of a desperate situation. The main motif that we explored was that Saul sought … Read More
1 Samuel 28
Read the passage here. When we last left off in the book of Samuel, we reviewed the story of David, Nabal, and Abigail. If we recall, this is the second (or middle) of three stories … Read More
1 Samuel 25
Read the passage here. Our passage today continues directly after chapter 24 which we looked at last week. Chapter 24 is the (relatively) well-known passage where David chooses not to kill Saul in the cave. … Read More
1 Samuel 24
We are continuing our study of the books of Samuel – continuing the story of David. Once again, we remember that David is famously characterized as a man after God’s own heart. And we’re trying … Read More
1 Samuel 21-22
Today, we are covering a fair amount of text. We won’t be reading all of it, but I do want to consider it. But because we are going through so much so quickly, we can’t … Read More
1 Samuel 20
Read the passage here. Last week, we talked about the shift in Saul’s attitude towards David. After David’s victory over Goliath, Saul and all of Israel, David was unsurprisingly the talk of the town. However, … Read More
1 Samuel 18
Read the passage here. Today, in our continuing look at the book of Samuel, we are continuing from last week’s passage (David and Goliath in chapter 17) directly to chapter 18. Again, this is a … Read More
1 Samuel 17
Read the passage here. Last week, in our look at the books of Samuel, we were introduced to David, a character that most of us are at least a little familiar with. And the passage … Read More
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Read the passage here. Continuing on in our look at the book of Samuel, in today’s passage we’re introduced to the person of David. It should be obvious that David looms large in the imaginations … Read More
1 Samuel 15
Read the passage here. We are continuing in our study of 1 & 2 Samuel. As in previous books, we are not covering every verse in Samuel. Rather, we are skipping through it (probably) quite … Read More