Highlights from 1 Samuel

7 February, 2010

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David has always been one of my favorite people to read about in the Old Testament.  Recently I decided to read through 1 & 2 Samuel once again, and finished 1 Samuel last week.  Here are some highlights from my reading:

  1. Hannah was an amazing woman to give Samuel to God (1 Samuel 1).
  2. What’s up with people raising children who are ungodly? (Eli’s boys – 1 Samuel 2:12; Samuel’s boys – 1 Samuel 8:3)
  3. Ebenezer: a rock/monument that Samuel set up to remember God’s help for His people (1 Samuel 7:3-14).
  4. Saul was much taller than most people in Israel (1 Samuel 9:2); which makes him seem like even more of a sissy when Goliath taunts his army.
  5. Saul was idiot when it came to following God’s commands (1 Samuel 13).
  6. God shows his greatness in the smallest of things (1 Samuel 16:1-13).
  7. Saul needed to take lessons on how to throw a spear (1 Samuel 19:10, 20:33).
  8. Always check the bathroom for monsters (1 Samuel 24:1-4).
  9. David was a ladies man (1 Samuel 25:43-44), which will be his downfall in 2 Samuel when he meets Bathsheba.
  10. David made friends with the Philistines for a short time (1 Samuel 27).
  11. Saul went to En-dor to meet up with a psychic (1 Samuel 28). I wonder if he ran into ewoks (who are from the planet Endor in Star Wars)?
  12. Saul committed suicide (1 Samuel 31:4).

Scripture Reading

11 May, 2008

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Never in my life have I been more consistent with reading the Scriptures as of recent.  This is not bragging, more just stating a feeling of accomplishment.  Part of that is due to the fact that the staff whom I work with help keep me accountable.  Thank you guys.

Why have I never really read consistently?  While pondering this question I cannot but help think back to my Bible College days.  You would think that reading Scripture would just come naturally and be part of you everyday experience, especially for someone training for ministry.  Unfortunately that is rarely the case.

What tends to happen is the Bible becomes another textbook that is used to write papers and complete reading assignments.  So yes, I did read all throughout college.  But no, I did not have a regular time for personal devotion to the Word.

Since starting to read on a regular basis for my own devotions, I have had the joy of seeing a strong nation conquer, then collapse, and then be rebuilt.  The Old Testament has proven to be one exciting place to read.  If I were to go back to Cincinnati Christian University, Old Testament classes would be filling my schedule more than other topics.

My routine throughout the entire winter has been to wake up before my wife and brew a freshly ground pot of coffee in my french press (yes, I am a coffee snob), and then sit down and enjoy the Jewish history which predates Jesus.

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