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THREE YEARS BIBLE READING PLAN
Year 1 Law and History; Year 2 Poetry and Prophecy and Year 3 New Testament. You can start with any of the three years and finsh the Bible at a slower pace in three years

OR You can read Years 1-3 and go through the Bible in One Year

August 1 1 Samuel 9; Jeremiah 37; Psalm 89.46-52; Romans 4

August 2 1 Samuel 10; Jeremiah 38; Psalm 90.1-6; Romans 5

August 3 1 Samuel 11; Jeremiah 39; Psalm 90.7-17; Romans 6

August 4 1 Samuel 12; Jeremiah 40; Psalm 91.1-6; Romans 7

August 5 1 Samuel 13; Jeremiah 41; Psalm 91.7-13; Romans 8.1-21

August 6 1 Samuel 14; Jeremiah 42; Psalm 91.14-16; Romans 8.22-39

August 7 1 Samuel 15; Jeremiah 43; Psalm 92.1-7; Romans 9.1-12


Or read the Law and History blog in One Year:

Samuel Brings About Transition
Today's reading 1Samuel 15
King James Version with Web Encyclopedia Links: 1Samuel 15


1 Samuel 15, with Commentaries, verse by verse

1Samuel 15
In verses 1-3 Samuel told Saul that God wanted to punish the Amakelites for what they did to Israel when they attacked the Israelites when they came from Egypt. Saul was to totally destroy everything that belonged to them. Every living thing was to be killed. Saul and his army attacked the Amakelites and destroyed all the people EXCEPT for King Agag. in verse 9, Saul spared Agag and the BEST of the sheep and cattle. They were unwilling to destroy things that were good or of benefit to them but everything that was despised and weak they totally destroyed. God was grieved and told Samuel that He regretted having made Saul King because he did not follow out His instructions. Samuel was troubled and he cried to God all that night. Samuel was a man of prayer, he must have interceded for Saul. The next day, Saul saw Samuel and LIED and said that he had followed God's instructions. Samuel confronted Saul and said, 'What then is the bleating in my ears? What is the lowing of cattle that I hear?' Saul made up this excuse that the soldiers spared the best of the sheep and the cattle to sacrifice to the Lord. Samuel rebuked him that he, Saul was once small in his own eyes and now he is king of Israel. God gave him specific instructions to completely destroy all the wicked Amakelites. But he did not follow instructions. Saul denied that, he claimed that he followed God's instructions. Saul replied with this: 22 "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD , he has rejected you as king."
In verse 27, as Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his garment and it tore. Saul turned to him and said 28 "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors-to one better than you. 29 He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his mind; for he is not a man, that he should change his mind."

Samuel put Agag to death. Samuel mourned for Saul and the Lord was grieved. What a tragedy for Saul. He had such a good start in the race of life but then he failed and his life ended as we see later in a downward spiral. How do you run the race of the Christian life? We have to keep on saying TRUST and OBEY!



DORE DEATH OF AGAG


Dr. Thomas Constable Study Notes is a PDF file, open with Adobe Acrobatic Reader
Deffinbaugh: A Study of 1 Samuel
More on Jonathan
more on King Saul

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Samuel
Please checked out the other references as well as Thompson found in these links:
Thompson Chain Reference on Samuel

1 Samuel 15, with Commentaries, verse by verse

David Guzik on 1 Samuel 15

Links to Commentaries and other References - 1Samuel


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