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nabal and saul
very interesting that just before this,david withheld his hand from striking saul and defeating his enemy. however, here david has no issues on striking down nabal. nonetheless, God grants him huge grace…
Created 2 months ago
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even with the spirit
saul had issues following God. but now without, he is tormented.
Created 2 months ago
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This is fatherly love of God
to make this promise. do not be afraid and run away though you have sinned. serve God.
Created 2 months ago
1 Samuel 12:20 (NIV), 1 Samuel 12:21 (NIV), 1 Samuel 12:22 (NIV), 1 Samuel 12:23 (NIV), 1 Samuel 12:24 (NIV), 1 Samuel 12:25 (NIV)
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similar to what happened at end of judges, but this time to animals....
not sure what to make of this. similar thing happenes at end of judges, where it was written that there was no morality or standard; people did as they saw fit, and a mans concubine was raped and her…
Created 2 months ago
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different peson
saul is yransformed to a different person when he prophesy with the other prophets, but that was a temporary spiritual change; inside he was still who he was. what was the change that samuel is referring…
Created 2 months ago
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A desire for Jesus
With lack of a spiritual leader, the Israelites easily go astray. When God raises up a Judge, they get back in line, but after the Judge dies, they fall back (and worse) into their old ways. This is further…
Created 4 months ago
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Many were not driven out
God wanted the promised land for his people, a place where they were set apart. But the people saw they could subdue the current inhabitants and enslave them, in some cases, forming treaties with them.…
Created 4 months ago
Judges 1:27 (KJV), Judges 1:28 (KJV), Judges 1:29 (KJV), Judges 1:30 (KJV), Judges 1:31 (KJV), Judges 1:32 (KJV), Judges 1:33 (KJV), Judges 1:34 (KJV), Judges 1:35 (KJV), Judges 1:36 (KJV)
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how come Joshua did not pick and train a successor?
How come Joshua did not pick and train a successor, or develop and instill the spirit of leadership into others?
Created 4 months ago
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Did not drive all of them out
Joshua later warns the Israelites to finish the task God gave them: drive everyone out. However, they do not, and rest in the comfort of enslaving those that are still around. Also, the LORD told them…
Created 4 months ago
Joshua 9:27 (KJV), Joshua 15:63 (KJV), Joshua 16:10 (KJV), Joshua 17:11 (KJV), Joshua 17:12 (KJV), Joshua 17:13 (KJV)
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Not too difficult
Yes, it is not too difficult, but very few are able to achieve this. This is not the ability to be righteous - no one is righteous; Moses is asking them to obey God with all our heart and soul.
Created 4 months ago
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God will circumcise our hearts
This will be painful, but thank God He is going to do it and it is not up to us. However, what bothers me in this massage is the "guarantee" of prosperity, esp Dt. 30:9.
Created 4 months ago
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Lord did not give sound mind to Israelites to understand
Truly God is all powerful. He has the power to blind, harden hearts, as well as heal and redeem. How much more do we, who understand grace, bow in amazement that we can even comprehend such love from…
Created 4 months ago
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This is interesting...
but it's OK for punishment to last for several generations?
Created 4 months ago
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Ruth was a Moabite
This is wild. An extreme law here to forbid Moabite people to be part of the assembly of the Lord. Nevertheless, Ruth is grafted in, through her relentless dedication to God and Naomi.
Created 4 months ago
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Opposite of Prodigal Son
This is crazy and extremely harsh. Did families actually follow this law? it is so extreme. I wonder what Jesus thought when he read this law.
Created 4 months ago
Deuteronomy 21:18 (KJV), Deuteronomy 21:19 (KJV), Deuteronomy 21:20 (KJV), Deuteronomy 21:21 (KJV)
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A King??
This is very interesting. It wasn't until the time of Samuel that the Israelites wanted a king, and God gave them what they wanted: Saul. The idea of a King is more like that of a priest, but mankind…
Created 4 months ago
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What happened at Massah
The Israelites may have picked a "small" fight with God re: no water, but they did so at such a greater, fundamental offense to God: they resented the fact that God brought them out, out of slavery in…
Created 4 months ago
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timeline
this is after the defeat of sihon, after moses striking the rock, and right before balaam summons balak, and before the deception in peor from moabites.
Created 4 months ago
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Why is there LORD and lord here?
Who is the Gadite and Reubenite's real Lord? lord seems to refer to Moses, who is a mortal. They view their service as an agreement to Moses, not to the LORD.
Created 5 months ago
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OMG!! 40 years of wandering to allow another generation to pass...
I would be so demoralized.
Created 5 months ago
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WOW, this is where Balaam's deed is revealed
so... no wonder Balaam was killed. He was the very person who was behind the deception at Peor. This is the first time the real person behind that is revealed.
Created 5 months ago
Numbers 31:15 (KJV), Numbers 31:16 (KJV), Numbers 31:17 (KJV)
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wow, Balaam is killed!
This is an interesting turn of events. Balaam was the seer turned prophet that Balek sought out to curse the Israelites. Unfortunately, Balaam was connected to God, not another minor/lesser/demonic spiritual…
Created 5 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 100 [Public] Notes
2011-12-02
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-11-08
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-11-08
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-11-03
