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  • Saul Anointed King (1 Samuel 10)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 5, 2025
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    What can we learn from Saul's anointing as king? What does it mean that Jesus was called the anointed one? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 10.

    Did God confirm Saul’s calling with signs along the way? Did God’s Spirit come over Saul? What signs confirm Jesus as the anointed one, the Messiah? Let’s look in 1 Samuel 10. Britain’s King Charles III was anointed with oil during his coronation ceremony in 2023. Did Samuel anoint Saul with olive ...read more

  • Saul To Be King (1 Samuel 9)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 4, 2025
     | 23 views

    Do we put our trust in kings or God? Let's look at 1 Samuel 9.

    Do we tend to want leaders based on superficial qualities? What outward traits did Saul have? What leader serves like Jesus did? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 9. What were Saul’s outstanding physical characteristics? There was a wealthy man from the tribe of Benjamin named Kish. He was the son of Abiel ...read more

  • Human Governments (1 Samuel 8)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 3, 2025
     | 16 views

    Do all human governments eventually disappoint? Let's look at 1 Samuel 8.

    Are all human governments faulty? Why would people think that the solution is a king when God is the real answer? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 8. Did Samuel’s sons reveal yet another sad reason why succession fails to guarantee faithfulness to God? For this reason, do Protestants have every right to ...read more

  • National Repentance (1 Samuel 7)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 1, 2025
     | 26 views

    Is Baal or Astarte the answer to our national woes or is national repentance needed? Let's look at 1 Samuel 7.

    Is the party of Baal or the party of Astarte the answer to national woes or is national repentance the real answer? What happened when all Israel confessed their sins and repented? Are we willing to repent of worshipping false gods? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 7. Did the people repent of worshipping ...read more

  • The Ark Returned (1 Samuel 6)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Apr 1, 2025
     | 32 views

    How reverently do we handle holy things? Let's look at 1 Samuel 6.

    Do we treat the things of God with proper reverence as holy or are we sloppy? Do we quickly turn from the error of our ways or stubbornly persist? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 6. How long did it take the Philistines to admit they made a mistake? Why are we so stubborn to repent of a bad decision? The ...read more

  • Philistines Punished (1 Samuel 5)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 31, 2025
     | 35 views

    Do people have an excuse for ignoring God? Let's look at 1 Samuel 5.

    Does God provide evidence of His existence? Do idols actually do anything for people? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 5. Where was the stolen ark of the covenant placed by the Philistines? Dagon was a half man half fish idol. After the Philistines took God’s chest, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. ...read more

  • The Ark Stolen (1 Samuel 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 30, 2025
     | 43 views

    Why was the ark stolen? Where is it now? Let's begin in 1 Samuel 4.

    What happened to Israel due to their disobedience again? How important was the ark, chest or box of the covenant? Is the ark of the covenant now in heaven? Let’s begin 1 Samuel 4. Did the Philistines defeat Israel in battle? Did people think that the ark rather than obedience would save them? And ...read more

  • God Calls Samuel (1 Samuel 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 29, 2025
     | 62 views

    How does God calling Samuel relate to our calling? Let's look in 1 Samuel 3.

    Did God literally call Samuel? Is there more to our lives than just being called? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 3. What happened the first time that God called Samuel? The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions. One night ...read more

  • Where Succession Fails (1 Samuel 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 28, 2025
     | 57 views

    Can someone outside the line of succession be more faithful to God? Let's look at 1 Samuel 2.

    Does a list of succession automatically mean faithfulness to God? Do faithful people often come from outside artificial lines of succession? Let’s look at 1 Samuel 2. Who weighs the actions of people and judges accordingly? And Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; My horn is ...read more

  • Hannah's Promise (1 Samuel 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 27, 2025
     | 56 views

    What promise did Hannah make? Are we dedicated to God? Let's look in 1 Samuel 1.

    How was Samuel dedicated to God? Are we dedicated to God or to self? Let’s begin in 1 Samuel 1. How many wives did Elkanah have and what were their names? Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite from the highlands of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah. He was from the tribe of Ephraim, ...read more

  • Ruth's Redemption (Ruth 4)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 25, 2025
     | 58 views

    How does Ruth's redemption relate to ours? Let's look in Ruth 4.

    Did redemption for Ruth and Naomi come in the form of salvation from poverty, a marriage and an inheritance? Does redemption for us come in the form of eternal salvation, the marriage of the Lamb, and an eternal inheritance? Let’s look at Ruth 4. Did a primary family redeemer want to redeem family ...read more

  • Ruth Proposes Marriage (Ruth 3)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 24, 2025
     | 32 views

    Are we redeemed? Let's look at Ruth 3.

    Can an arranged marriage also be for love? Can a woman propose marriage to a man? Are we redeemed? Let’s look at Ruth 3. Because Boaz was much older, could it be that he didn’t think about Ruth as a potential wife? Was she proposing marriage to Boaz in this unusual manner? Naomi her mother-in-law ...read more

  • God Blesses Ruth (Ruth 2)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 23, 2025
     | 37 views

    Does God bless the faithful? Let's look at Ruth 2.

    Does the Lord let the righteous go hungry or does He provide? Let’s look at Ruth 2. Did Ruth go to gather food for herself and her mother-in-law? Now Naomi had a respected relative, a man of worth, through her husband from the family of Elimelech. His name was Boaz. Ruth the Moabite said to ...read more

  • Ruth Chooses God (Ruth 1)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 23, 2025
     | 45 views

    Whose God did Ruth choose? Let's begin in Ruth 1.

    What does the story of Ruth tell us about God providing for a faithful widow? How does it relate to Christ redeeming all nations? Let’s begin in Ruth 1. Did an Israelite family move temporarily to Moab due to a drought? Now it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a ...read more

  • A Wild Land (Judges 21)

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Mar 21, 2025
     | 103 views

    What happens in a land where everyone just does whatever he thinks is right? Let's look at Judges 21.

    Was Israel at this time a wild society without a central government? What happens without law? What is the best basis of law? Let’s look at Judges 21. In their anger at the atrocity in Gibeah, had Israel made a hasty oath? The men of Israel had taken an oath at Mizpah: “Not one of us will give ...read more