Tag: samuel
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How God Defines Greatness (1 Samuel 18:5-16) :: By Donald Whitchard
1 Samuel 18:5-16; Proverbs 26:12, 27:2 Greatness, according to the world’s standards, is measured by things such as achievements, status, education, wealth, and individual or corporate contributions to society. While these traits are admirable, they can also be a source of pride, selfishness, self-centeredness, and arrogance. God’s definition of greatness is different. It is not…
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David: God’s Surprising Choice (1 Samuel 16:1-13) :: By Donald Whitchard
“NOW the Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.’ And Samuel said, ‘How can I go? If…
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David: Sovereign Choice of God (1 Samuel 16:1-13) :: By Donald Whitchard
Three thousand years ago, the LORD God chose a young man by the name of David to be the king of Israel. Out of all the sons of Jesse, God’s favor came to rest on David. He was the youngest son of Jesse, a poor farmer from the tiny hamlet of Bethlehem. David, on the…
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Is it the same Nahash/Naas in 1 Samuel 12:12-13 And 2 Samuel 17:25?
1 Samuel 12:12-13 NASB [12]When you saw that Nahash the king of the sons of Ammon came against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us,’ although the Lord your God was your king. [13]Now therefore, here is the king whom yo…
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What does the expression “χριστὸν τοῦ θεοῦ” mean in Peter’s mind, used in Luke 9:20 in reference to 2 Samuel 23:1 LXX mean?
These are the final words of David: "The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised up as the ruler chosen by the God of Jacob, Israel’s beloved singer of songs: NET 2 Samuel 23:1 καὶ οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι Δαυιδ οἱ ἔσχατο….
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When Samuel Todd Got Gloriously Saved Out Of A Life Of Drugs And Hopelessness, The NTEB Free Bible Program Was There To Give Him The Word Of God
Samuel Todd used to be drug addicted, lost, without hope, and without God until the day he got gloriously saved and set free! Aaron McMahan from CPR Missions wrote to tell me this the other day. Aaron writes: “I spoke about Samuel Todd during the camp meeting, how he used to be drug addicted, lost,…
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Where did Samuel come from when he was summoned by the Medium of En-dor?
Appropriate to today, I was thinking about the time when Saul visited the Medium of En-dor in 1 Samuel 28:8-14 (ESV): So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments and went, he and two men with him. And they came to the woman by …