8. SAMUEL EXERCISING HIS OFFICE AND HIS FAILURE
Chapter S 7:15-8:3
_ 1. Samuel the Prophet-Judge (1 Samuel 7:15)_
2. His failure (1 Samuel 8:1)
Samuel's activity as the great prophet-judge is now seen. He had a
blessed circuit of ministry, which has its spiritual lessons for us.
He first visited... [ Continue Reading ]
II. KING SAUL: HIS REIGN AND REJECTION
1. The King Demanded
CHAPTER 8:4-22
_ 1. The king demanded (1 Samuel 8:4)_
2. The rights of the king (1 Samuel 8:10)
The kingly government is now to be established through the deliberate
and untheocratic self-determination of the people. Jehovah was their... [ Continue Reading ]