1 / 40

Reflections from Chapters 1-12

Reflections from Chapters 1-12. Context. Tolerance became the supreme value. Context. Tolerance became the supreme value Women were forced to take the initiative. Context. Tolerance became the supreme value Women were forced to take the initiative

deidra
Download Presentation

Reflections from Chapters 1-12

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Reflections from Chapters 1-12

  2. Context • Tolerance became the supreme value

  3. Context • Tolerance became the supreme value • Women were forced to take the initiative

  4. Context • Tolerance became the supreme value • Women were forced to take the initiative • Men became passive in battle and aggressive in sensuality

  5. Context • Tolerance became the supreme value • Women were forced to take the initiative • Men became passive in battle and aggressive in sensuality • Why did God allow it to go on for so long?

  6. Chapter 1 • We witness the birth of a new era

  7. Chapter 1 • We witness the birth of a new era • Hannah is a silent sufferer who was constantly hammered

  8. Chapter 1 • We witness the birth of a new era • Hannah is a silent sufferer who was constantly hammered • In her distress she prays…

  9. Chapter 1 • We witness the birth of a new era • Hannah is a silent sufferer who was constantly hammered • In her distress she prays… • “And the LORD remembered her” – v.19

  10. Chapter 1 • We witness the birth of a new era • Hannah is a silent sufferer who was constantly hammered • In her distress she prays… • “And the LORD remembered her” – v.19 • How often do we choose to live in the endless cycle of self-pity rather than initiating godly change through fervent prayer?

  11. Chapter 2 • Glorious praise flows from the lips of Hannah

  12. Chapter 2 Knowing God is the path to sexual purity because the purpose of sex and the purpose of the body, is to magnify the supreme worth of God and the infinite value of Jesus Christ.

  13. Chapter 3 • God lovingly and patiently speaks to young Samuel

  14. Chapter 3 • God lovingly and patiently speaks to young Samuel • Samuel’s call is testimony to the fact that no matter how dark life becomes, God always has His remnant in place.

  15. Chapter 4 • The ark was a visible symbol of God’s presence

  16. Chapter 4 • The ark was a visible symbol of God’s presence • Israel put religious ritual over relationship

  17. Chapter 4 • The ark was a visible symbol of God’s presence • Israel put religious ritual over relationship • The glory departed from Israel

  18. Chapters5-7 • God’s ark was taken, but God cannot be tamed or domesticated

  19. Chapters5-7 • God’s ark was taken, but God cannot be tamed or domesticated • The hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites

  20. Chapters5-7 • God’s ark was taken, but God cannot be tamed or domesticated • The hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites • Finally, pain purges the pride of the Philistines

  21. Chapters5-7 • God’s ark was taken, but God cannot be tamed or domesticated • The hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites • Finally, pain purges the pride of the Philistines • God in His providence returns the ark to the house of Abinadab and consecrates Eleazar to look after it

  22. Chapters5-7 An idol is anything more important to you than God, anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God, anything you seek to give you what only God can give.

  23. Chapter 8 • Israel wants a king!

  24. Chapter 8 • Israel wants a king! • One of the greatest judgments that God can give us is to let us have our own way…”And He gave them their request, but sent leanness into their soul.” Ps.106:15

  25. Chapter 8 The problem is not that we desire – the problem is that we desire sin rather than God. We’ve been duped by the devil into believing that the pleasures of this world are more enjoyable and satisfying that all God is for us in Jesus.

  26. Chapters 9-10 • We are introduced to Saul with an impressive genealogy

  27. Chapters 9-10 • We are introduced to Saul with an impressive genealogy • God uses Kish’s donkeys to initiate the activity

  28. Chapters 9-10 • We are introduced to Saul with an impressive genealogy • God uses Kish’s donkeys to initiate the activity • Samuel anoints Saul – 10:1

  29. Chapters 9-10 • We are introduced to Saul with an impressive genealogy • God uses Kish’s donkeys to initiate the activity • Samuel anoints Saul – 10:1 • “wait until I come and make known to you what you shall do” 10:8b

  30. Chapters 9-10 • We are introduced to Saul with an impressive genealogy • God uses Kish’s donkeys to initiate the activity • Samuel anoints Saul – 10:1 • “wait until I come and make known to you what you shall do” 10:8b • Samuel preaches a short but profoundly confronting sermon in 10:17-19

  31. Chapter 11 • The Ammonites lay siege to Saul’s hometown

  32. Chapter 11 • The Ammonites lay siege to Saul’s hometown • The Spirit of the Lord comes upon Saul mightily

  33. Chapter 12 • Samuel gives his inauguration speech

  34. Chapter 12 • Samuel gives his inauguration speech • Their response: NO! a king shall reign over us!

  35. Chapter 12 • Samuel gives his inauguration speech • Their response: NO! a king shall reign over us! • Then comes the great foundational ground of the GOSPEL

  36. Chapter 12 • Samuel gives his inauguration speech • Their response: NO! a king shall reign over us! • Then comes the great foundational ground of the GOSPEL • “For the LORD will not forsake His people, for His great name’s sake, because it has pleased the LORD to make you a people for Himself.”1 Samuel 12:22 ESV

  37. Chapter 12 • What is the deepest foundation of God’s faithfulness?

  38. Chapter 12 • What is the deepest foundation of God’s faithfulness? • Beneath and behind God’s delight in choosing a people, there is a deeper delight, namely, the immense satisfaction God has in His own name.

  39. Chapter 12 • God’s allegiance to His own name is the foundation of His faithfulness to you!

  40. Chapter 12 • God’s allegiance to His own name is the foundation of His faithfulness to you! • “If we are faithless, He remains faithful – for He cannot deny Himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13

More Related