by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 15, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:19 (NKJV)“Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, ‘Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears.’” In the days of old, one of the most important craftsmen needed, were blacksmiths because they prepared...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 13, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:14 (NKJV)“But now your kingdom shall not continue. The Lord has sought for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has commanded him to be commander over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you.” Activities. Programs....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 6, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:13 (NKJV)“And Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the Lord your God, which He commanded you. For now the Lord would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.’” Rebuke is never a pleasant experience,...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Nov 3, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:12 (NKJV)“then I said, ‘The Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord.’ Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.” There are many ways to respond and not to respond. Many times, the reasons...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:11 (NKJV)“And Samuel said, ‘What have you done?’ Saul said, ‘When I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that you did not come within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered together at Michmash,’” Some of the most difficult things...
