1 Kings 8:56 Blessed be the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. If it was true for Samuel it is even more so for us today with the power and moving of the Holy Spirit. There is the fruit not merely of His power, but of His will, and His will is ever good and holy and acceptable. "Blessed be the Lord, who has given rest to His people Israel, And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. They all knew and owned that Samuel was established to be a prophet, 1 Samuel 3:20; 1 Samuel 3:20. The old man began to get the picture at this point and he figured that, "Hey maybe God is speaking to t. his boy. "] And he had judged Israel forty years. Since all these things are thus to be dissolved, what sort of people ought you to be in lives of holiness and godliness, they will perish, but you remain; they will all wear out like a garment, like a robe you will roll them up, like a garment they will be changed. By fulfilling what he spoke by him: God did let none of his words fall to the ground, 1 Samuel 3:19; 1 Samuel 3:19. We learn from our Christian tradition that words matter. All our increase in wisdom and grace is owing to the presence of God with us; this is all in all to our growth. It is a very notable and instructive fact, that God meets men in their state, though He refuses to meet His own people, save according to His word.
Therefore was the genealogy given at the close of the preceding book; but in the beginning of Samuel we have not the direct preparation for the Christ, nor the family noticed of which He was to be born in due time, but rather indirect and moral circumstances that would make it necessary if God was to bring in glory and man to be truly blest. For the question here is of His ancient people Israel. Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel. And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. What the intervention of divine power was she knew in her own soul; but the Spirit of God never stops at experience. Why otherwise did He particularly mention the tribe of Judah, of which nothing was spoken concerning priesthood? And, my brethren, have we not to beware of the same thing? But the word of the Lord remains forever. " The pouring out of water before Jehovah was an act, in my judgment, most suitable and appropriate. The reason is simple.
He was a prophet who made known God's will to the people (see 3:20-21) and a judge who ruled over the civil affairs of the people (see 7:15). אָֽרְצָה׃ ('ā·rə·ṣāh). Honestly, with my track record the thought scares me a bit. Are we, therefore, to judge that the act was wrong? But conscience will not do where there is the knowledge of the word of God, however important it may be in its own sphere where there is nothing else. How could He chasten them more effectually than by depriving them of that sign of His presence, in which they had trusted, without a thought of His will or of His glory? As the Spirit revealed God's message to the prophets, they passed it on to the people.
Gesenius's Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures. Still, if their lie would only bring out the faithfulness of God, what can do but love? Just give us this one more thing—show us the Father—and it will be enough for us (verse 8). Turn in your Prayer Book to page 80, to Morning Prayer. The monks knew that their speech had the power to build up and ground their lives in God's presence, to invite others into spaces of compassion, and offer hope and love. Download the app: is a ministry of. Commentaries/wkc/ 1860-1890. We must remember that it is not only what God does but the display of Himself, which always contributes yea, insures blessing to the soul. Samuel continued to grow, and the Lord was with him. But if so, the Lord keeps back nothing from us. If the king was coming, there is a forerunner. Scripture declares that as Samuel continued to grow into a man, the Lord remained with him. Distance and uncertainty are man's way; but God brings home His word in the Spirit to judge nature so much the more because of the fulness of His grace and the clearness of the truth.
Supposing it be the fact that the faults of His people have let slip His honour in any way, it is no longer a question of their fidelity. Parallel Commentaries... HebrewAnd Samuel. Thus the word of Jehovah was accomplished; and poor Eli sits on the wayside watching, and his heart trembled for the ark of God. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at). We see this power of speech, the importance of words in the Gospel text as well. Samuel answered, "Here I am. Luke 1:80 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel. They will behold and enjoy the fruits of that glory which will shine on Zion; they will be in the actual possession of its privileges. And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. It's a heavy call to share in God's mission in the world, but it is one that we cannot avoid if we dare call ourselves Christians.
When our words are not anchored in the life of Christ that calls us to empty ourselves, to lay down our lives for our friends, to care for the orphan, the widow, the stranger in our midst, the poor, those who are grieving—to pay attention to the least of these—when our words are not anchored in this call of discipleship, they are too often driven by our own egoic agendas, by our own grasping for power and control. Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. Apparently God doesn't want to see our words fall to the ground either. Then the woman gave birth to a son and named him Samson; and the. "Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me? "
Finally, consider exactly what is being said in that last verse. And Shemueil knew that LORD JEHOVAH was with him, and he did not cast any of all his words to the ground. And does it not give dignity to the believer to know that a little cup of trial we have here may be thus filled with the grace of Christ Himself? Now we have the further intimation that the faithful priest is to walk before God's anointed. He says there that all the prophets from Samuel, and those that follow after, as many as have spoken have likewise foretold of these days. "The adversaries of Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them. " There was a distinct and great change then in progress, and, as we have seen, a suitable and great preparation for it, the Book of Ruth as a whole being the preface to those of Samuel; but the first Book of Samuel itself only slowly opens to us that which was in the mind of God to introduce. Oh, let us never forget it, beloved brethren!
Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux. Never used as a weapon. "Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. And the Philistines were afraid. " Don't shirk that responsibility. By further manifestations of himself to him. Probably there were some remarkable instances of the truth of Samuel's predictions that happened soon after, which confirmed those that were afterwards to be fulfilled, and gave general satisfaction as to his mission. Still the principle is true, as a general one, that where souls are outside the positive knowledge of the truth of God, the tender mercy of God meets them in conscience with astonishing compassion. The New Living Translation renders the Hebrew phrase as Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. The time was fast approaching when God must put humiliation on Israel.
And now comes a testimony; for God never judges without a warning. So Eli told Samuel, "Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, `Speak, LORD, for your servant is listening. '" "[27] See our comment on Judges 18:27-29 for the manner in which the tribe of Dan came to possess this place. But we shall find why morally it was that the Holy Spirit brings in the king here. As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable. 1 Samuel 2:21 And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. There was truth in the inward parts, though during his life it had been sadly overlaid by not a little that was of nature. "It is the Lord: let Him do what seems right. "
In the early books of the law such language as this would have been perfectly unintelligible. "But the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah, and also with men. " God "reveals" Himself to us through the Word. Coffman's Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. Consequently, God was increasingly using prophets, rather than priests, to speak to his people. Now we see young adult Samuel and he clearly hears continually from God. Samuel was a boy, who ministered to the Lord, but he did not yet know the Lord. It is here that the king is spoken of, not now indistinctly, not merely under the name of Shiloh, nor under the figure of a lion, and so on. He believed God's words, and His faith in them allowed him to witness what he had believed. It is He that has Himself a purpose of good for Job.
GOD'S WORD® Translation. They knew the power of words.