1 Samuel 24:11–12: “Moreover, my father,...
June 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAs Saul was pursuing David once again, he stopped in a cave. What he ...
1 Samuel 23:27–28: “But a messenger came...
June 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalKing Saul was attacking David and his men when a messenger came to Saul ...
1 Samuel 22:2: “And everyone who was in distress,...
May 31st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalDavid became the leader of a formidable group of men, drawn together by adverse ...
1 Samuel 21:14–15: “Then Achish said to his...
May 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalDavid was running from Saul, who was trying to kill him. He fled to ...
1 Samuel 20:3: “Then David took an oath again,...
May 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis statement, "there is but a step between me and death," should cause every ...
1 Samuel 19:23–24: “So he went there to Naioth...
May 28th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalKing Saul was heading to Naioth in Ramah to try and kill David, but ...
1 Samuel 18:1–2: “Now when he had finished...
May 27th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis chapter presents an interesting shift in Israel’s regard from Saul to David. Saul’s ...
1 Samuel 17:28–29: “Now Eliab his oldest brother...
May 26th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIt sounds like David's older brother was still feeling the sting of rejection because ...
1 Samuel 16:7: “But the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Do...
May 25th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod instructed Samuel to go to Bethlehem to anoint one of the sons of ...
1 Samuel 15:13–14: “Then Samuel went to Saul,...
May 24th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalGod instructed Saul to utterly destroy the Amaliekites, but he didn't. When he greeted ...
1 Samuel 14:6–7: “Then Jonathan said to the young...
May 23rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalJonathan, the son of Saul, called the Philistine gentiles uncircumcised because they did not ...
1 Samuel 13:14: “But now your kingdom shall...
May 22nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalChapter 12 ended with Samuel encouraging King Saul and the people to follow and ...
1 Samuel 12:3–4: “’Here I am. Witness against...
May 21st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWhen Samuel said, “Witness against me,” he was asking for the people to testify ...
1 Samuel 11:15: “So all the people went to Gilgal,...
May 20th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis was probably the finest spiritual moment in King Saul's entire life. It wasn’t ...
1 Samuel 10:9–10: “So it was, when he had turned...
May 19th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSaul was not given to Israel because God wanted him to fail. Nor did ...
1 Samuel 9:2: “And he had a choice and handsome...
May 18th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalSaul's name literally meant asked, and in this case asked of God because the ...
1 Samuel 8:7: “And the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Heed...
May 17th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe people followed Samuel, but as he grew old, they began to desire a ...
1 Samuel 7:8–9: “So the children of Israel said...
May 16th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Israelites were still under attack from the Philistines. The Ark hadn't worked the ...
1 Samuel 6:11–12: “And they set the ark of the...
May 15th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe ark of the covenant spent 7 months being passed around the different Philistine ...
1 Samuel 5:8: “Therefore they sent and gathered...
May 14th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Philistines put the ark of the covenant into the house of Dagon, their ...
1 Samuel 4:4–5: “So the people sent to Shiloh,...
May 13th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalIsrael went to battle against the Philistines and lost, so they decided to bring ...
1 Samuel 3:9–10: “Therefore Eli said to Samuel,...
May 12th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis is the account of the call of one of God's great prophets, Samuel. ...
1 Samuel 2:1–2: “And Hannah prayed and said:...
May 11th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalHannah was a woman of faith. She continued in prayer, waiting to see her ...
1 Samuel 1:11: “Then she made a vow and said,...
May 10th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Book of Samuel marks the end of the period of the judges and ...
Ruth 4:22: “Obed begot Jesse, and Jesse begot...
May 9th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAt first, this short Book of Ruth seems to be just the sweet story ...
Ruth 3:8–9: “Now it happened at midnight...
May 8th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalTo our modern, Western cultural way of thinking, it seems like Naomi asked Ruth ...
Ruth 2:12: “The LORD repay your work, and a...
May 7th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalRuth had surrendered herself to God in the first chapter. This verse in chapter ...
Ruth 1:16–17: “But Ruth said: ‘Entreat me not...
May 6th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThis verse probably sounds familiar to many people because it's often used in wedding ...
Judges 21:12, 25: “So they found among the inhabitants...
May 5th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalWe see Israel continuing to do things that seemed morally right to them, but ...
Judges 20:13–14: “‘Now therefore, deliver...
May 4th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalOne could rightly say, “What a mess, and what was a Levite priest doing ...
Judges 19:29–30: “When he entered his house he...
May 3rd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe end of the book of Judges is further evidence of how far the ...
