_Very able men for the work of the service of the house of God._ RELIGIOUS ABILITY We are not called to ecclesiastical statesmanship in this verse; we are called to the kind of work we can do best. There are very able doorkeepers, as well as very able preachers; there are very able administrators,... [ Continue Reading ]
_And Samuel the seer._ SAMUEL, THE PROPHET OF THE LORD Samuel was the last of the judges (1 Samuel 8:4). Samuel was the first of the prophets (Acts 3:24). I. Samuel in his childhood. He had a praying mother (1 Samuel 1:26). He had an early call to serve God (1 Samuel 2:18). He had a special messa... [ Continue Reading ]
_And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and the opening thereof every morning pertained to them _ THE DOMINENCE OF DUTY I. As to recognising the imperativeness of duty. “The charge was upon them.’” Duty was the absolute and dominant thing to these gate-keep... [ Continue Reading ]
_And in Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon._ PEDIGREE OF SAUL In the choice, anointing, and pedigree of Saul, which enter into the history of Israel, notice-- 1. The condescension of God. 2. The sovereignty of God. 3. The providence of God. (_J. Wolfendale._)... [ Continue Reading ]