2 Samuel 9:1-13 As King David rules, as most of the former kings family had been wiped out, he wanted to show kindness to anyone in Saul’s family, for the sake of his friend Jonathan, Saul’s son. There was a man named Mephibosheth who was brought to David’s table, and Saul’s land was restored to […]
2 Samuel 7:1-29 King David lived in a palace and God made His dwelling place in a tent. God wanted to build a temple, a house, for God. God said no. Instead, God was going to build up David’s house, and by doing so He would establish the line of David forever, because from David’s […]
1 Samuel 22:1-6, 19-23; 23:14-18, 26-29; 24:1-11, 16-22 King Saul sought to take David’s life, and so David flees from him. Hides in a cave from him, and feels like he has been abandoned, forgotten, and forsaken by God. In our lives, though it may feel this way, we are not abandoned, forgotten, or forsaken […]
1 Samuel 18:6-16; 21:10-15 David was a man after God’s own heart, and that is why he was anointed to be the next king after Saul. After David defeats Goliath, he gets all the praise and this does not make Saul happy. Saul was not a man after God’s own heart. What do we do […]
1 Samuel 17:1-11, 26, 32-51 This famous story of David and Goliath is a picture of good vs. evil, or rather, God vs. evil, the evil of non-believers. We still have a battle today, not a giant like Goliath, but the devil, the world, and our sinful flesh. Thanks be to God that He sent […]
1 Samuel 16:1-23 In the world that tells us to live our lives with no regrets, we hear in God’s Word that He regretted making Saul king. God has regrets? His Word makes that clear. There is, however, one thing God does not regret. Sending Jesus.
1 Samuel 8:1-22; 9:1-4, 15-17; 10:1a, 17-27 The people of Israel wanted to be like all the other nations, and so they asked Samuel for a king. In doing so, they reject their one true king, God. Even though we may reject God with our words and our actions, God does not abandon us, but […]
1 Samuel 3:1-21; 7:15 – 8:3 God directly called to Samuel, and Samuel began to serve as a prophet, and judge, of the Lord. God calls to us too, though not like Samuel. He speaks to us through His Son, He reveals Himself to us through His Word and Sacraments. He calls us in Baptism, […]
1 Samuel 1:1-28 In the history of Israel, we find another barren woman with the story of Hannah. And then we find another answered prayer when Hannah is able to conceive. That child, Samuel, is then dedicated to God. What do we do when life doesn’t seem to go our way, or when it doesn’t […]
Ruth 1:1-18, 22; 2:1-3, 19-20; 3:1-5, 10-13; 4:1, 5-6, 13-17 As Naomi goes through the loss of her husband and two sons, Ruth the Moabite goes back to Naomi’s land and people with her. Though she had no people of her own in Israel, Ruth becomes a part of the family of God by faith, […]
