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July 23 Ruth 1-2; Jeremiah 28; Psalm 88.1-5; Acts 24

July 24 Ruth 3-4; Jeremiah 29; Psalm 88.6-10; Acts 25

July 25 1 Samuel 1; Jeremiah 30; Psalm 88.11-18; Acts 26

July 26 1 Samuel 2; Jeremiah 31; Psalm 89.1-4; Acts 27.1-26

July 27 1 Samuel 3; Jeremiah 32; Psalm 89.5-10; Acts 27.27-44

July 28 1 Samuel 4-5; Jeremiah 33; Psalm 89.11-18; Acts 28

July 29 1 Samuel 6; Jeremiah 34; Psalm 89.19-29; Romans 1

July 30 1 Samuel 7; Jeremiah 35; Psalm 89.20-37; Romans 2

July 31 1 Samuel 8; Jeremiah 36; Psalm 89.38-45; Romans 3


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Today's reading from 1 Samuel 1
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1 Samuel 1

Samuel Brings About Transition
Today's reading 1 Samuel 1
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Samuel 1

1Samuel 1
Israel is now moving from a reign of of Theocracy to where God is king to Monarchy where a man is king. Samuel was the last judge of Israel. Hannah was a woman who experience barrenness like some opf the other women in the Bible such as Sarah, Samson's mother and Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist. Elkanah, her husband gave her double portions of meat because he loved her and the Lord had closed up her womb (v. 5). Penninah the other wife would taunt her because she could not have any children. One day Hannah went to the Temple, in her tears, she made a vow to God, if God gave her a son, she would give him to serve the Lord and no razor would touch his head. Eli thought that she was drunk but she told Eli about the vow she made. Eli said may God answer your prayer. The Lord remembered her and Samuel was conceived.

Application:
Hannah made a vow to God and she kept her promise. God honored her by giving her more children. She was willing to accept a child from God and yet she was willing to give hum up. We need to realize that if we want to keep something we have to give it up. This is how God works in the law of paradoxes. If we want to gain our lives then we have to lose it.

Verse to meditate on:
11 And she made a vow, saying, "O LORD Almighty, if you will only look upon
your servant's misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the LORD for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head."




1 Samuel 1, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1 Samuel 2, with Commentaries, verse by verse
1 Samuel 3, with Commentaries, verse by verse

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Samuel

Other Links

This LINK have the following Commentaries: Adam Clarke, James Burton Coffman's Commentaries; John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible, Geneva Study Bible; David Guzik's Commentaries on the Bible; Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible by Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset and David Brown; Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible, Complete and Concise; Scofield Reference Notes (1917 Edition); Spurgeon's The Treasury of David; Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; and Wesley's Explanatory Notes.

OT Gateway Links on 1 and 2 Samuel
Introduction to 1 Samuel by Malik
Malik Argument of 1Samuel
Deffinbaugh: A Study of 1 Samuel
Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Pink on the Life of David
Spurgeon on 1Samuel
Biblebb.com Website
COMMENTARY PAGE FOR BIBLECENTRE.NET - MANY COMMENTARY LINKS
The Commentary Page
Study of the Life of David

Links to Commentaries and other References - Old Testament

Bible Study Tools
Jesus Saves
How to Become a Christian

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