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3. Settled in
the Land
When we get to the book of
Samuel, the Israelites have a
firm hold on most of the Land of
Canan.
However…
The Philistines still pose a
threat to the west.
4. Background
His mother Hannah was barren but God
granted her a son
Hannah dedicated Samuel for service in
the Temple!
Lived under the care of Eli the high
priest
5.
6. Listening to God’s Call
1 Samuel 3:1-10
Now the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word of
the LORD was rare in those days; there was no widespread revelation.
And it came to pass at that time, while Eli was lying down in his place,
and when his eyes had begun to grow so dim that he could not see, and
before the lamp of God went out in the tabernacle of the LORD where
the ark of God was, and while Samuel was lying down, that the LORD
called Samuel. And he answered, “Here I am!” So he ran to Eli and said,
"Here I am, for you called me.” Then the LORD called yet again,
"Samuel!“ (Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word
of the LORD yet revealed to him.) And the LORD called Samuel again
the third time. So he arose and went to Eli, and said, "Here I am, for you
did call me.“ Therefore Eli said to Samuel, "Go, lie down; and it shall be,
if He calls you, that you must say, "Speak, LORD, for Your servant
hears."' So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Now the LORD
came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And
Samuel answered, “Speak, for Your servant hears.”
7. 1st Vision— “Samuel”
And he ran to
Eli and said,
“Here I am;
you called
me.”
1 Samuel 3:2-5
But Eli said, “I did
not call; go back
and lie down.” So
he went and lay
down.
8. 2nd Vision— “Samuel”
Again the LORD
called,
“Samuel!” And
Samuel got up
and went to Eli
and said,
“Here I am;
you called
me.”
1 Samuel 3:6
“My son,” Eli
said, “I did
not call; go
back and lie
down.”
7 Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD: The
word of the LORD had not yet been revealed to
him
9. 3rd Vision— “Samuel”
8 A third time
the LORD called,
“Samuel!” And
Samuel got up
and went to Eli
and said, “Here
I am; you called
me.”
1 Samuel 3:8-9
Then Eli realized that
the LORD was calling
the boy. 9 So Eli told
Samuel, “Go and lie
down, and if he calls
you, say, ‘Speak,
LORD, for your servant
is listening.’” So
Samuel went and lay
down in his place.
10. 4th Vision— “Samuel,
Samuel”
Then Samuel
said, “Speak,
for your
servant is
listening.”
1 Samuel 3:10-11
And the LORD said
to Samuel: “See, I
am about to do
something in Israel
that will make the
ears of everyone
who hears about it
tingle.
11. 1 Samuel 3:11-14
If we are willing
and receptive, we
can grow in our
ability to
recognize the
voice of the Lord
Trusted leaders
and parents can
help us learn to
recognize the
voice of the Lord.
As we increase our ability
to receive and understand
personal revelation, we
will be able to recognize
the voice of the Lord more
easily and receive His
guidance and instruction
12. A Prophet of the Lord.
A prophet: someone who speaks for God.
Literally means “mouthpiece”
◦ These were people who had a unique
relationship with God.
God would reveal special things to them –
usually about how the people should live their
lives.
13. Speaking the unpleasant truth
(1)
1 Samuel 3:12-14
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 (Eli’s) house forever for the
iniquity which he knows, because his sons
made themselves vile, and he did not
restrain them. And therefore I have sworn
to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s
house shall not be atoned for by sacrifice
or offering forever.”
14. Time for A King
The people wanted a physical King, but this
was against God’s command
◦ People where the Children of God. They were
supposed to follow God’s commands, not the
commands of a human!
Samuel didn’t want to be like all the
other nations. God was their King.
15. Recap
Listening to the God’s calling
Speaking the unpleasant truth to Eli
Considered other people’s sin as his
own
God is the King – He is our security
Praying for the people even after they
reject him.
17. 1. Wisdom and Authority come from God alone
1 Samuel 3:19
So Samuel grew, and the LORD was
with him and let none of his words fall
to the ground.
He spoke with authority and wisdom
Whatever he said came to pass
18. 2. Give God what He wants, not
what we think will please Him
1 Samuel 15:3 - God
says to Saul through
Samuel:
“Now go and attack
Amalek, and utterly
destroy all that they have,
and do not spare them.
But kill both man and
woman, infant and nursing
child, ox and sheep,
camel and donkey.”
19. What does Saul do?
1 Samuel 15:7-9
And Saul attacked the Amalekites, from
Havilah all the way to Shur, which is east
of Egypt. He also took Agag king of the
Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed
all the people with the edge of the sword.
But Saul and the people spared Agag
and the best of the sheep, the oxen, the
fatlings, the lambs, and all that was
good, and were unwilling to utterly
destroy them. But everything despised
and worthless, that they utterly
destroyed.
20. Samuel confronts Saul
1 Samuel 15:13
Then Samuel went to
Saul, and Saul said to
him, “Blessed are you
of the LORD! I have
performed the
commandment of the
LORD.”
Why does Saul think he
obeyed God’s
command?
21. Samuel confronts Saul
1 Samuel 15:14-15
But Samuel said, “What then is this
bleating of the sheep in my ears, and
the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
And Saul said, “They have brought
them from the Amalekites; for the
people spared the best of the sheep
and the oxen, to sacrifice to the LORD
your God; and the rest we have utterly
destroyed.”
22. Misconceptions
What did Saul gain by making the
sacrifices?
Hiding sin under a mask of godliness -
Winning the lottery and giving to the
poor
Thinking that God will overlook sins we
commit because of all the “good things”
we do
Obedience with humility even when
what we are asked to do doesn’t make
23. 3. Handling disappointments
Samuel was excited about Saul being
King
1 Samuel 10:23-24
So they ran and brought him from
there; and when he stood among the
people, he was taller than any of the
people from his shoulders upward. And
Samuel said to all the people, “Do you
see him whom the LORD has chosen,
that there is no one like him among all
the people?” So all the people shouted
and said, “Long live the king!”
24. Samuel disillusioned
1 Samuel 15:10
Now the word of the LORD came to
Samuel, saying, “I greatly regret that I
have set up Saul as king, for he has
turned back from following Me, and
has not performed My
commandments.” And it grieved
Samuel, and he cried out to the LORD
all night.
25. Great expectations
Idea or plan of how we think things
should be and they do not work out
We do not see things as they really
are
Wrong idea that makes us think that
this is in our best interest
Samuel was disappointed because he
felt that his judgments were correct
26. Something better
We experience disappointment
because we don’t have vision or faith
to trust that God will provide
something better
Examples:
◦ Moses after killing the Egyptian
◦ Moses after the people’s response to him
after the workload increased (Ex 5)
◦ Disciples after the crucifixion
27. Something better
1 Samuel 16:1
Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long will
you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him
from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil,
and go; I am sending you to Jesse the
Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king
among his sons.”
As though Samuel knew better than God, he
mourned for what he considered a loss, but God
knowing the end of the story saw it as a gain
We should realize that God’s knowledge is
greater than our own
God provides hope in our times of
disappointments
28. 4. Focusing on the outward appearance
1 Samuel 10:23-24
So they ran and brought him from there;
and when he stood among the people,
he was taller than any of the people from
his shoulders upward. And Samuel said
to all the people, “Do you see him whom
the LORD has chosen, that there is no
one like him among all the people?” So
all the people shouted and said, “Long
live the king!”
Saul’s height qualified him to be king?
29. Outward appearances
A King from the house of Jesse
1 Samuel 16:6-7
So it was, when they came, that he looked at
Eliab and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is
before Him!” But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do
not look at his appearance or at his physical
stature, because I 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.”
David was last of his brothers to be considered
as a possible king, but God chose him
31. How does God consider a
man?
Intentions of the heart
Willingness to obey
Humility
Repentance
Sincerity
Hatred of sin
32. Conclusion
1. Wisdom and authority come from
God alone
2. Give God what He wants, not what
we think will please Him
3. Handling disappointments and unmet
expectations
4. Focusing on the outward appearance