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 ...
Judges 18:19–20: “And they said to him, ‘Be...
May 2nd, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalAt first reading, it seemed like the Levite was making a courageous stand against ...
Judges 17:6: “In those days there was no king in...
May 1st, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThere was no sovereign reigning over any hearts in the land of Israel. God's ...
Judges 16:21–22: “Then the Philistines took him...
April 30th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalBecause of another Philistine woman, Delilah, the Philistines were able to trap Samson. And ...
Judges 15:14–15: “When he came to Lehi, the Philistines...
April 29th, 2023 by Pastor Ed in devotionalThe Philistines came against the tribe of Judah because Samson had taken revenge on ...
