1 Samuel

The last we saw of Saul was at the end of chapter 28, as he was returning to his camp from his visit to En-dor, under cover of darkness. On...

Throughout the season of declension and relapse that David was going through while he was in the land of the Philistines, the loving mercy of...

After his interview with Saul at Hachilah, David continued his wandering life in the wilderness of Judah, with his band of followers. But it...

After David’s meeting with Saul at the cave in the wilderness of En-gedi, the land of Israel sustained a tragic bereavement in the death of the...

After their escape from Saul in the wilderness of Maon, David and his men betook themselves to “the strongholds of En-gedi.” This place was...

Leaving Gath with a very thankful heart for God’s delivering mercy, David hastily recrossed the frontier and found himself again in the kingdom...

After Jonathan and David parted ways at the end of the last chapter, David was eager to enter immediately into a secure refuge. He hastened to...

Taking advantage of the miraculous restraint which had been put upon Saul at Naioth, David left the school of the prophets and hastened back to...

Having been thwarted in his plans thus far, Saul – driven by the awful fury of his jealousy – told Jonathan and all his servants that they...

In all probability, David was profoundly influenced by the character of Saul’s son Jonathan, who must have been considerably older than...

Samuel cherished the expectation that Saul might yet come to his senses and redeem the promise of his earlier days. But it was not to be, for...

Saul reigned for one year without anything eventful happening; but in his second year, the events recorded in this chapter took place. He took...

Although Samuel never ceased to judge Israel throughout the rest of his lifetime, yet his official work in that capacity had now come to an end...

Under the mutual obligations that were made between king and people at the end of the last chapter, Samuel sent everyone to their homes. Saul...

Early the next morning, Samuel awoke the farmer’s son who was destined to be Israel’s king. And in those early sunrise hours of that eventful...

This next period in Israel’s history transpires in 1095 BC, about 27 years after the death of Eli, and about 6 years after the death of Samson...

As Samuel advanced in years, he associated his two sons with himself as Judges in Israel. But these young men – far from imitating their...

The men of Kirjath-jearim answered the summons of the men of Bethshemesh, and came down to fetch the Ark of the Covenant. They took it to the...

The Ark of the Lord’s Covenant was absent from the land of Israel from November or December of 1122 BC, to May or June of 1121. For seven long...

The year 1122 BC did not close well for the people of Israel. The last chapter detailed how the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant was captured, how...