Theme: The carnal Christian causes breakdown in personal relationships because of a self-serving attitude. In chapter 19 we saw the murderous rage of King Saul as he no longer hid his evil intentions but openly called for David’s execution. We noted an important progression of sin: When we do not repent of our sin, we […]
An exposition of 1 Samuel 19 showing Saul’s murderous rage, David’s escape, and the destructive spiral of sin when a heart refuses repentance.
Theme: The Christian should always act with the highest integrity, regardless of how much we are mistreated by others. We recently studied I Samuel 17 and took some lessons from the account of David and Goliath. We noted that Saul typifies for us the impotence of a carnal Christian. The carnal Christian cannot be effective […]
Texts: Daniel 2, 7, and 9 | Revelation 13:5-8 | Mathew 24 According to Wikipedia: “On February 28, 2026, a war between the United States and its allies against Iran and its allies began, with the United States and Israel conducting military strikes in Iran and killing Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran.”[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2026_Iran_conflict The […]
Theme: The enemy of the Christian will only be defeated by the Spirit filled Christian. In chapter 16, we saw the anointing of David as the king who would replace Saul as God’s chosen man to rule the nation of Israel. We noted that, when David was anointed with the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit […]
Theme: God is looking for people who he can fill with His Spirit, not people who are full of the spirit of the devil, “the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:” (Eph 2:2) In chapter 15 we saw Saul’s disobedience at Amalek which defiled his worship at Gilgal. The great challenge of […]
Theme: The way we live our lives affects our worship of God. God is more interested in obedience in our daily living than in devotion on the weekend. Following the victory over the Philistines at Michmash, Saul continued to establish the army of Israel. The end of chapter 14 tells us that, whenever he saw […]
Theme: God will not bless a disobedient nation that refuses to repent. Following the victory over the Philistines at Michmash, Saul continued to establish the army of Israel. The end of chapter 14 tells us that, whenever he saw a strong or valiant man, he recruited him to the army. In chapter 15, we see […]
Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well. Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could do nothing to prevent it. Saul […]
Theme: Spiritual battles are won by spirit-filled people, but total victory will only come when the battle is totally In Chapter 13 we saw the beginning of Sauls kingdom, and the beginning of Saul’s disobedience as well. Israel was being oppressed by the Philistines, and their new king could do nothing to prevent it. Saul […]