The LORD predicted this time would come, when His people would tire of His leadership and representative government with occasional leadership via judges and prophets. Sadly, the LORD allows His people to make a huge mistake in putting their trust in a dictator rather than Him, with the aim of finally establishing the ultimate in benevolent strong leadership, the Messiah.
Category: Prophets and Writings
These studies cover the ancient grouping of Hebrew Bible writings called Nevi’im (Prophets) and Ketuvim (Writings). These books include from Joshua through Malachi in the conventional Christian canon.
In another fulfillment of the prophetess Hannah’s prayer (1st Samuel 2), Israel repents from bringing false gods into the nation, and Philistia is routed in battle.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081115%201st%20Samuel%205-6%20-%20Philistia%20figures%20out%20God%20wants%20the%20ark%20returned%20to%20Israel.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 50:16 — )Subscribe: RSSIsrael sadly lost the Ark of God’s Testimony in battle with Philistia by treating it as a talisman of victory rather then depending on God Himself. In this passage, Philistia learned unpleasantly that the God of Israel superseded their god Dagon.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081101%201st%20Samuel%204%20-%20Loving%20symbols%20rather%20than%20the%20Source.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:18 — )Subscribe: RSSIsrael’s high priest at the time, Eli, witnesses two horrible outcomes of his indulgence of the immorality of his sons and that effect on the nation: their deaths and the capture of the LORD’s symbolic throne on earth, the Ark of the Testimony.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/081004%201st%20Samuel%203%20-%20call%20of%20Samuel%20and%20fall%20of%20Eli.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 45:33 — )Subscribe: RSSIn 1st Samuel 3, the boy Samuel hears God’s voice. It’s a foretelling of God’s judgment on high priest Eli’s family line as priests because of Eli’s leniency with his sons’ behavior that had turned people against God.
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080920%201st%20Samuel%202.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:33 — )Subscribe: RSSMuch of 1st Samuel 2 contains Hannah’s prayer of praise to God. Then we hear about high priest Eli’s wicked sons and how their actions made people despise following God’s instructions. A prophet comes to Eli and gives God’s message that his priestly line […]
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1st Samuel 1
https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/080906%201st%20Samuel%201.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:35 — )Subscribe: RSSView a map of places discussed in the presentation.