by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:4 (NKJV)“Now all Israel heard it said that Saul had attacked a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel had also become an abomination to the Philistines. And the people were called together to Saul at Gilgal.” To be a father (or mother) is not a joke....
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 15, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 7:17 “But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the LORD.” There’s something very special about Samuel’s ministry. Verse 16 says that Samuel, “went from year to year on a circuit to Bethel,...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 13:3 (NKJV)“And Jonathan attacked the garrison of the Philistines that was in Geba, and the Philistines heard of it. Then Saul blew the trumpet throughout all the land, saying, ‘Let the Hebrews hear!’” We look for a generation who are not afraid to take...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 14, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 7:14 (NKJV) “Then the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel recovered its territory from the hands of the Philistines. Also there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.” The original...
by TheRestlessPilgrim | Oct 13, 2023 | Blog, Reflections From 1st Samuel
1 Samuel 7:12 (NKJV) “Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, and called its name Ebenezer, saying, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.’” Human beings have a bad habit of forgetting. I’m not sure if it’s the product of our sinful nature or if...
