1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:1 The setting of this address is not clear, though it was probably a different occasion than ch. 1 Samuel 11:1. From now on, Samuel will no longer be the judge of all Israel: the age of kingship has begun. But this is neither a retirement ceremony for Samuel nor his last... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:3 Samuel asks the people to TESTIFY to his honorable behavior as a judge, in contrast to that of his sons (see 1 Samuel 8:3). WHOSE OX HAVE I TAKEN? Samuel has not used his office as a means of personal enrichment (see notes on 8:3; 8:14–15). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:10 THE BAALS AND THE ASHTAROTH. That is, the foreign gods and goddesses; see note on 7:3–4. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:14 No KING in Israel is exempt from obeying the Lord’s commandments. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:21 EMPTY THINGS. Worthless idols. Those who trust in them receive only emptiness in return. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:23 Praying and instruction are two of Samuel’s major roles as prophet, even now that Israel has its king. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 12:25 Both the people and the king are required to obey the Lord. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]