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The Story of Samuel | The Filling | 1 Samuel 10.9-13 | revivetexas.org/blog
"As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all these signs were fulfilled that day.10 When he and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a procession of prophets met him; the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he joined in their...
The Story of Samuel | The Success | 1 Samuel 10.3-8 | revivetexas.org/blog
"Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine. 4 They will greet you and offer...
The Story of Samuel | The Anointing | 1 Samuel 10.1-2 | revivetexas.org/blog
"Then Samuel took a flask of olive oil and poured it on Saul’s head and kissed him, saying, “Has not the Lord anointed you ruler over his inheritance?[a] 2 When you leave me today, you will meet two men near Rachel’s tomb, at Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They...
The Story of Samuel | The Word | 1 Samuel 9.18-27 | revivetexas.org/blog
"Saul approached Samuel in the gateway and asked, “Would you please tell me where the seer’s house is?” 19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will...
The Story of Samuel | The Choosing | 1 Samuel 9.3-17 | revivetexas.org/blog
"Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 16 “About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the...
The Story of Samuel | The Benjamite | 1 Samuel 9.1-2 | revivetexas.org/blog
"There was a Benjamite, a man of standing, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bekorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. 2 Kish had a son named Saul, as handsome a young man as could be found anywhere in Israel, and he was a head taller than...
The Story of Samuel | The Refusal | 1 Samuel 8.19-22 | revivetexas.org/blog
"But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. 20 Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.” 21 When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it...
The Story of Samuel | The Warning | 1 Samuel 8.11-18 | revivetexas.org/blog
"Samuel told all the words of the Lord to the people who were asking him for a king. 11 He said, “This is what the king who will reign over you will claim as his rights: He will take your sons and make them serve with his chariots and horses, and they will run in...
The Story of Samuel | The Ask | 1 Samuel 8.6-9 | revivetexas.org/blog
"But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king. 8 As they have...
The Story of Samuel | The Fall | 1 Samuel 8.1-5 | revivetexas.org/blog
"When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders.[a] 2 The name of his firstborn was Joel and the name of his second was Abijah, and they served at Beersheba. 3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted...