DISCOVER BIBLE | KEY NOTES (1 SAMUEL)

1. Introduction

a) The Bible is full of wonderful stories and special truth. What we want to do is to discover the Bible.  

b) Psalm 119:11 says, "Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You." 

c) Nurture and grow your understanding of the Bible as you read and discover the Bible.  

2. key Notes:

a) Samuel combines two Hebrew words meaning, "Heard of God." In 1 Samuel 1:20, Hannah explains why she chose that name. 

1 Samuel 1:20 New King James Version (NKJV)

20 So it came to pass in the process of time that Hannah conceived and bore a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him from the Lord.” 

b) Eli - a good man, a poor father. He humored his children more than he honored God. He ruined both them and himself! When love refuses to be "tough," it's not love...

1 Samuel 3:1 New King James Version (NKJV) 

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. 

c) This condition occurs when there is no receptivity to God's word! He does not talk to those who will not listen - for obvious reasons.

1 Samuel 3:7 New King James Version (NKJV)

(Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor was the word of the Lord yet revealed to him.)

d) He needed a personal encounter!

e) God's call to Samuel.

i) Remember - if He calls, and you do not understand what is happening, He will not FORSAKE you. He will keep on calling until you understand what is taking place. Don't worry about "missing" God's message to you.

1 Samuel 4:21 New King James Version (NKJV)

21 Then she named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because the ark of God had been captured and because of her father-in-law and her husband. 

f) Kabod = "Glory;" 1-Kabod = "No Glory."

g) Shiloh

i) It was probably burned following the capture of the ark. Shiloh is never mentioned again. 

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