Today we begin 1 Samuel Chapter 9. For the Complete Jewish Bible, click HERE. For the King James Version, click HERE. Boy, the Lord is not one to waste time. Right off the bat we’re introduced to the family from which Israel’s first king would hail. We’re told he would be the son of Kish […]
Archives for July 2023
1S8-36: The One Hebrew Word That Shows ‘Faith Without Works Is Dead’
“Adonai said to Sh’mu’el, ‘Do what they ask, and set up a king for them.’ So Sh’mu’el told the men of Israel, ‘Each of you, return to his city.’”-1 Samuel 8:22 The decision has been settled. Israel will get a king… And it will be a king in the pattern of the gentile nations. So […]
1S8-35: You Cannot Serve Both God And Money
When the leaders of Israel told Samuel… “We want a king like all the other gentile nations”… You know what they were really saying? They were saying they didn’t want to be a “Chosen People” anymore. That’s really what it came down to if you think about it. They no longer wanted to be a […]
1S8-34: How A Godly King’s Perspective Towards Money Differs From An Earthly Ruler
“He will take the ten-percent tax of your flocks, and you will become his servants. When that happens, you will cry out on account of your king, whom you yourselves chose. But when that happens, Adonai will not answer you!”-1 Samuel 8:17-18 One thing I forgot to mention yesterday… Verse 17 talks about about how […]
1S8-33: Beware Of What You Request From God…Because You Just May Get It
“He said, ‘Here is the kind of rulings your king will make: he will draft your sons and assign them to take care of his chariots, be his horsemen and be bodyguards running ahead of his chariots. He will appoint them to serve him as officers in charge of a thousand or of fifty, plowing […]