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Monthly Archives: September 2011
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The people of Israel endured terrible consequences for their religious complacency at the beginning of 1 Samuel. Many of them died in battle and more died when they took the ark of the covenant as a common object. Finally the … Continue reading
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Philistine Theology
Arnold writes: The Philistines were not unlike other nations of the ancient Near East, for whom polytheism was a fundamental assumption that lay at the heart of their worldview. Though some people only served one god or a few gods … Continue reading
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No Rivals
God odes not allow himself to take second place. He suffers no rivals. Jesus reflects this same sentiment in the New Testament. If anyone puts anything else before Jesus, they are not worthy to be his disciple. God’s ark was put in … Continue reading
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Not Acting on What You Know
Eli was looking for news about the war with the Philistines. He was anxious about the ark seemingly more than he was anxious about his sons. He knew that taking the ark into battle was a cheap trick with no … Continue reading
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The Magic Ark
The Israelites assumed that they were God’s people and so their actions did not matter. They believed that gods could be manipulated by practicing cultic rituals. In essence this is magic. Magic manipulates supernatural forces to bend them to the … Continue reading
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Prophetic Words
The story of little Samuel responding to God’s word is well known to anyone with just a cursory understanding of the Bible. However, why did God give his word to Samuel in this way? It seems that God was about … Continue reading
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Contrasting Lives
We don’t know how Eli, in the Bible, raised his sons. It is implied that he spoiled them. In fact sons were seen as such a blessing that many men spoiled their sons. Hophni and Phinehas, the sons of Eli, … Continue reading
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The Lord Provides
God provides. However, this must be understood well. On the one hand, the Lord does not give us whatever we ask for. We have to ask in his name for those things that we want. There is an assumption here … Continue reading
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Samuel Intro. 2
I titled this Samuel Intro and left of the numbers in front because both the books of Samuel in the Bible act as a unit. I will be reading from the NIV Application Commentary from Bill Arnold each day. He … Continue reading
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1 Samuel Preview
We will be studying the book of 1 Samuel. Initially 1 Samuel was a unified book with 2 Samuel, but people have split them up and called hem various names for a long time. Using a study Bible read through … Continue reading
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