In 1 Samuel 13-14 Saul throws away the Lords dynastic blessing by usurping priestly duties (that is, performing an unlawful sacrifice). Sauls leadership become more erratic as Gods rejection of Sau

1 Samuel 12 is ostensibly Samuels farewell address as he yields power to Saul, Israels first king. The content of his address in the chapter is both more subtle and confrontational, though, to have

1 Samuel 11 explores the inauguration of Sauls reign as king of Israel. In the previous chapter, the prophet Samuel had given Saul several signs that his anointing was genuine and from the Lord. That

In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel ask Samuel to choose a king to rule them, a king that would be like the kings of other nations (1 Sam 8:5). Samuel opposes the idea, interpreting the request as a re

In 1 Samuel 8 the people of Israel ask Samuel to choose a king for them who would be like the kings of other nations (1 Sam 8:5). Samuel opposes the idea, giving rise to a larger interpretive question

1 Samuel 7 is about Samuels emergence as the nation of Israels spiritual and military leader (i.e., a judge). The contrast with the house of Eli is again palpable. The main focus of this emergence i

Counterfeit Kingdom with Holly Pivec and R. Douglas GeivettBack in 2017 (Episode 179) apologetics researcher Holly Pivec was our guest to talk about the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), a movement

1 Samuel 5-6 continues the biblical saga of the loss of the ark of the covenant to the Philistines. Specifically, the chapters detail the fallout upon the Philistines as Yahweh chooses to punish them

1 Samuel 4 details the loss of the ark of the covenant to the Philistines and the end of Elis priestly lineage. In so doing it is the fulfillment of Gods word to Samuel, the young prophet. In this e