by Rusty Freeman | Aug 20, 2024 | Blog
“The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; there were not many visions.” 1 Samuel 3.1 1 Samuel 3 begins one of my favorite interactions between God and a human. I love the calling by God and Samuel’s...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog
“And what happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be a sign to you—they will both die on the same day. 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house,...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 18, 2024 | Blog
“Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal myself to your ancestor’s family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh? 28 I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 13, 2024 | Blog
“Now Eli, who was very old, heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they slept with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 So he said to them, “Why do you do such things? I hear from all the people about these...
by Rusty Freeman | Aug 12, 2024 | Blog
“But Samuel was ministering before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19 Each year his mother made him a little robe and took it to him when she went up with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice. 20 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May...
