by Justin Marple | Mar 8, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
One of the most unfortunate divisions of text in Scripture into chapters and verses has to be the division between First and Second Samuel. Chapter and verse numbers are a much later invention that we use to help find particular Scriptures. Sometimes they...
by Justin Marple | Mar 4, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
In this section Saul continues to act as king and the transition to David as king begins. All this begins with YHWH’s idea to have Samuel invite Jesse of Bethlehem to a sacrifice in order to reveal one of his sons as the next anointed king. Unlike...
by Justin Marple | Feb 28, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
Now that Samuel has given his farewell address and the kingdom has been transferred to Saul we will begin to see Saul’s fall.The typical setting for a king to falter is given to us in 1 Sam 13:5. “And the Philistines mustered to fight with Israel, thirty...
by Justin Marple | Feb 24, 2013 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
The next section (1 Sam 8-12) shows us the rise of King Saul. It begins with the demand of Israel to have a king, Samuel’s warning, the choice and anointing of Saul, his proclamation as King, and Samuel’s farewell address. Chapter 8 begins, “When Samuel...
by Justin Marple | Apr 12, 2012 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
David’s John the Baptist, the prophet Samuel, drops out of view for 1 Samuel 4:1b-7:2. The book so far has been preparing us for Samuel to lead Israel, but for now Samuel is off stage. Thus we will see how well Israel is without Samuel there to be...
by Justin Marple | Apr 10, 2012 | Former Prophets, OT Prophets Commentary, Samuel Commentary, TEACHING
Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings — these are the four books of the former prophets. Samuel is One Book. It is intended to be read as ONE BOOK, not two. There is no Biblical reason to divide the book into two, it is only divided that way for length. (Note...
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