1 Samuel

1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:19-20(NKJV)

So, Samuel grew, and the LORD Was with him and let none of his words fall to the

ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a

prophet of the LORD.

Samuel was a Judge, a Prophet, and a Priest

Author

• The author of the book of 1 Samuel is uncertain. It was probably written by Samuel and Abiathar the priest.

Date

• The book of 1 Samuel covers a period of time of about 140 years beginning with the birth of Samuel and ending with the death of Saul.
• Written between 931-722 B.C.

Theme

• God's work in the history of Israel

Purpose

• The book of 1 Samuel describes the transition from the rule of Judges to the appointment of Kings. 
• The three main characters in this book are Samuel, Saul, and David. 
• Originally 1 Samuel and 2 Samuel were together as one book.

Content

• Eli the Priest & Judge/ The Birth of Samuel: 1 Samuel 1:1-4:22

• Hannah wept bitterly for a son and Eli spoke that God had granted her petition (1 Samuel 1:17). She dedicated Samuel to the work of the Lord.
• 1 Samuel 1:18(NKJV) And she said, "Let your maidservant find favor in your sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad.
• The Corruption of Eli's sons
• 1 Samuel 3:12, 13(NKJV) In that day I will perform against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end. For I have told him that I will judge his house forever for the iniquity which he knows, because his sons made themselves vile. and he did not restrain them. 
• The death of Eli and his sons and the capture of the Ark of Covenant
• 1 Samuel 4:19(NKJV) Now his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, due to be delivered; and when she heard the news that the ark of God was captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and gave birth, for her labor pains came upon her.
• 1 Samuel 4:21(NKJV) Then she named the child lchabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel!" because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

• Samuel the Leader:1 Samuel 5:1-8:22

• The return of the Ark 
• 1 Samuel 6:11-12(NKJV) And they set the ark of the LORD on the cart, and the chest with the gold rats and the images of their tumors. Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

• Samuel's sone walk in disobedience
• 1 Samuel 8:1(NKJV) Now it came to pass when Samuel was old that he made his sons judges Over Israel.
• 1 Samuel 8:3(NKJV) But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
• 1 Samuel 8:4, 5(NKJV) Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah, and said to him, "Look, you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations."

• Saul the First King: 1 Samuel 9:1-15:35
• King after the flesh
• 1 Samuel 9:1-2(NKJV) There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.
• 1 Samuel 15:1(NKJV) Samuel also said to Saul, "The LORD Sent me to anoint you king over His people, over Israel. Now therefore, heed the voice of the words of the LORD.

• Saul's disobedience was not killing all of the Amalekites and sparing King Agag
• 1 Samuel 15:26(NKJV) But Samuel said to Saul, will not return with you, for you have rejected the word of the LORD, and the LORD has rejected you from being king over Israel."

• David the Second King and Saul: 1 Samuel 16:1-30:31

1 Samuel 16:7(NKJV)

But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not look at his appearance or at his physical

stature, because l have refused him. For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man

looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."

1 Samuel 16:13(NKJV)

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and

the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went

to Ramah.

• Major Events 
• David kills Goliath 1 Samuel 17
• Saul becomes jealous of David 
• David's friendship with Jonathan (Saul's son)
• David flees from Saul

•  Death of Saul: 1 Samuel 31:1-13
• Saul's death in the battle against the Philistines
• 1 Samuel 31:6(NKJV) So, Saul, his three sons, his armorbearer. and all his men died together that same day.

• Christ in the Book of 1 Samuel
• Samuel as a type of Christ
• Both were promised children
• Samuel was a Judge, a Prophet, and a Priest compared to the fact that was Jesus is a Prophet, the High Priest, and the King
• David's kingdom of the lineage of Christ's kingdom
• David as a shepherd and Jesus as the Chief Shepherd

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Ruth

Ruth 3:13(NKJV)

Stay this night, and in the morning it shall be that if he will perfom the duty of a close

relative (kinsman-redeemer) for yo-good; let him do it. But if he does not want to

perform the duty for you, then I will perform the duty for you, as the LORD lives! Lie down

until morning."

Author

• The author for the book of Ruth is unknown. Jewish tradition ascribes it to Samuel

Date

• Ruth 1:1(NKJV) Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two sons.
• The days when the judges ruled
• Different beliefs on the date (1150-1100 B.C.) or (1050-1 000 B.C.)

Theme

• God's sovereign intervention brings universal redemption
• Kinsman-redeemer

Purpose

• The book of Ruth is written to demonstrate the sovereignty, mercy, and love of God. It begins with famine, death, and loss but ends in redemption and fruitfulness. 
• The book of Ruth was historically read during the Feast of Harvest because much of the story takes place during the harvesting of barley.

Content

• Naomi's Departure and Return: Ruth 1:1-22
• Ruth 1:1(NKJV)Now it came to pass, in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Bethlehem, Judah, went to dwell in the country of Moab, he and his wife and his two Sons.
• Ruth 1:6(NKJV) Then she arose with her daughters-in-law that she might return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the country of Moab that the LORD had visited His people by giving them bread.
• "Visited His People means that God came to the aid of His People
• Ruth 1:22(NKJV) So, Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, who returned from the country of Moab. Now they came to Bethlehem at the beginning of barley harvest.
• Ruth the Young Moabite: Ruth 2:1-3:18
• Ruth 2:6(NKJV) So, the servant who was in charge of the reapers answered and said, "It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the country of Moab.
• Boaz Redeems Ruth: Ruth 4:1-22
• Ruth 4:13(NKJV) So, Boaz took Ruth, and she became his wife; and when he went in to her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bore a son.
• Christ in the Book of Ruth
• Boaz as a type of Christ functioning in the role of the kinsman-redeemer paying the full price of freedom
• Jesus turning our mourning into dancing
• Bitterness into Better-ness
• Ruth a Moabite in the genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:5) GrOld Testament Survey eat-Grandmother of David

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Judges

Judges 2:7-10 (NKJV)

So, the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders

who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord Which He had done

for Israel. Now Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died when he was one hundred

and ten years old. And they buried him within the border of his inheritance at Timnathheres, in the

mountains of Ephraim, on the north side of Mount Gaash. When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them who did not know the LORD nor the work which He had done for Israel.

Judges 2:16 (NKJV)

Nevertheless, the LORD raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of

those who plundered them.

1. Author

• The author is unknown
• It is believed that Samuel wrote a portion of the book of Judges

2. Date

• About 1050-1000 B.C.

3. Theme

• Disobedience brings oppression
• Repentance
• God's Provision of Deliverance

4. Purpose

• The book of Judges tells of the history of the Israelites from the death of Joshua until the ministry of Samuel (approximately 350 years).
•  During this time the people repeatedly turned from following God. Their disobedience brought bondage and oppression. 
• God raised up fifteen Judges to bring deliverance to His people. The best-known Judges are Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. 
• The book of Judges covers 13 of the 15 Judges.

5. Content

• Condition of the Israelites: Judges 1:1-3:6

Judges 2:17-18(NKJV)

Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they played the harlot with other gods,

and bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way in which their fathers walked,

in obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do so. And when the LORD raised up judges for them, the LORD Was with the judge and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the LORD Was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who oppressed them and harassed them.

• Ruling Judges: Judges 3:7-16:31

Judge	Reference	Judge	Reference
Othniel	Judges 3:7-11	Jair	Judges 10:3-5
Ehud (the only left-handed judge)	Judges 3:12-30	Jephthah	Judges 10:6-12:7
Shamgar	Judges 3:31	Ibzan	Judges 12:8-10
Deborah	Judges 4:1-5:31	Elon	Judges 12:11-12
Gideon	Judges 9:1-57	Samson	Judges 13-16
Tola	Judges 10:1-2

• Idolatry and Civil War: Judges 17:1-21:25
• The worship of foreign gods (Judges 17-18)
• The attack on the tribe of Benjamin because of the Levite's concubine (Judges 19-21)

6. Christ in the book of Judges

• Christ as our deliver and righteous judge

2 Timothy 4:8(NKJV)

Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the

righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have

loved His appearing.

Acts 17:31(NKJV)

because He has appointed a day on which He will judge the world in righteousness by

the Man whom He has ordained. He has given assurance of this to all by raising Him from

the dead. 

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The Hummingbird 

Hummingbird oh how you fly like a butterfly to each little morning glory that opens their doors. You are like a beautiful rainbow with all your colors. You are so very little, Hummingbird, but so beautiful as you and your hummingbird friends around. You come from flower to flower. You do not sing that is true, but hum so very beautifully. You are the best as you are as God made you, Hummingbird. 

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Joshua

Joshua 1:1-3(NKJV)

"Ater the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD

spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' assistant, saying:

"Moses My servant is dead. Now, therefore. arise. go over this Jordan, you and all this

people, to the land which l am giving to them-the children of Israel.

"Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to

Moses."

Author

• It is believed that the majority of the book of Joshua was written by Joshua himself
• It is possible that a scribe recorded some of the events of the book of Joshua that actually occurred after his death

Date

• 400-1375 B.C.

Theme

• The central theme of the book of Joshua is "Possessing the Inheritance"
• Victory through Faith

Purpose

• The book of Joshua describes the conquest of the land promised to Abraham, the land of Canaan. 
• Joshua's name means "the Lord saves" or "the Lord is salvation". The Greek translation of the name Joshua is Jesus.

Genesis 15:18-21(NKJV)

On the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: "To your

descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river

Euphrates-

the Kenites, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites.

the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,

the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

Content

• Preparation for Possession: Joshua 1:1-5:15

Joshua 1:11(NKJV)

"Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, 'Prepare provisions Tor

yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the

land which the LORD your God is giving you to possess.

• Circumcision of the Second Generation: Joshua 5:1-1
• The Conquest: Joshua 6:1-12:24

Joshua 10:40(NKJV)

So, Joshua conquered al the land: the mountain country and the South and the

lowland and the wilderness slopes, and all their kings; he left none remaining, but utterly

destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel had commanded.

• The Division of the Land: Joshua 13:1-22:34

Joshua 21:43-45(NKJV)

So, the LORD gave to Israel all the land of which He had sworn to give to their fathers,

and they took possession of it and dwelt in it.

The LORD gave them rest all around, according to all that He had sworn to their

fathers. And not a man of all their enemies stood against them; the LORD delivered all

their enemies into their hand.

Not a word failed of any good thing which the LORD had spoken to the house of

Israel. All came to pass.

• The Death of Joshua: Joshua 23:1-24:33

Joshua 23:14(NKJV)

"Behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts

and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD

your God spoke concerning you. Al have come to pass for you; not one word of them has

failed.

Joshua 24:14, 15(NKJV)

""Now therefore, fear the LORD, Serve Him in sinceriy and in truth, and put away the

gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the

LORD!

And if it seems evil to you to serve the LORD, choose for yourselves this day whom

you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of

the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my

house, we will serve the LORD.

• Christ in the book of Joshua
• The very name of the book speaks of Jesus our savior as the name of Joshua means, "the Lord saves" or "the Lord is salvation."
• Christ revealed as the Commander of the Army of the Lord

Joshua 5:13-15(NKJV)

"And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted his eyes and looked,

and behold, a Man stood opposite him with His sword drawn in His hand. And Joshua

went to Him and said to Him. "Are You for us or for our adversaries?"

So He said, "No, but as Commander of the army of the LORD I have noW Come.

And Joshua fell on his face to the earth and worshiped, and said to Him, "What does

my Lord say to His servant?"

Then the Commander of the Lord's army said to Joshua, "Take your sandal off your

foot, for the place where you stand is holy." And Joshua did so.

• The Redemptive work of Christ on the Cross

Joshua 2:17, 18(NKJV)

So, the men said to her: "We will be blameless of this oath of yours which you have

made Us swear, unless, when we come into the land, you bind this line of scarlet cord in the window

through which you let us down, and unless you bring your father, your mother, your

brothers, and all your father's household to your own home.

• Christ as a fulfillment of all of God's Promises

Joshua 23:14(NKJV)

Behold, this day l am going the way of all the earth. And you know in all your hearts

and in all your souls that not one thing has failed of all the good things which the LORD

your God spoke Concerning you. All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has

failed.

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God made all pets for us to love, and care for. He made dogs and cats for us to love. We need them and they need us. We need each other, to get thought it all. God knew this, so he made them and us for each other to care about each other and love each other. God loves us and them, too. He does, he really does love us all. We need pets because we tell them our feelings and they listen to us and to our feelings. When we feel blue, they make us feel so good inside. We love our pets, and they love us.

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O' What an Amazing World We Live In

 

O' what an amazing world we live in. O' the places we could go.  All because God made them for us. Look around and you will see them. God has made them just for us, if you look around you will see God's amazing works. In the amazing world we live in. Just stop and listen you can hear them all around us like the river running and the birds singing in the wonderful word we live in. You can hear them all around us and smell the wonders in the amazing word; like the smells of the flowers budding out, the bees buzzing around, and the butterflies flying from flower to flower, in the amazing word we live in that our God made for us. 

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