There are three things that we see happening in these chapters that are significant for the rest of the teaching of the Bible. Firstly, we read in 5:3 that David

This is a very familiar story to many people. A key to understanding its significance comes in verses 45 to 47. There David expresses his confidence that the Lord will

Introduction: Saul had been made king, but it was to be in submission to the Lord. When he acted in disobedience to the Lord, we read in verses 10 and

As a church we looked at the book of 1 Samuel recently. Even now as I re-read verses 7 to 9 of chapter 8 I am still struck by the

Here is yet another miraculous birth of a child in Israel, pointing toward the virgin birth of Christ. The child is dedicated to the Lord and is his messenger, and

These two chapters cover a well know story from the Bible, but it is also rather bizarre. In chapter 13, verse 5 we read of the promised birth of Samson.

God sends Gideon to do the impossible but helps him to do it in God’s strength.“I will be with you.” This single line from 6:16 sums up the flow of

Both these chapters are about battles that lead to victory for Israel.  In verses 34 and 35 of chapter 8, we are told of Joshua reading the Law of God