1 Samuel 4:21 (NKJV) “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.” Ichabod. Was a terrifying name. Yet, a reality. Ichabod implies that there...
1 Samuel 5:3-4 (NKJV) “And when the people of Ashdod arose early in the morning, there was Dagon, fallen on its face to the earth before the ark of the Lord. So they took Dagon and set it in its place again. And when they arose early the next morning, there was Dagon,...
1 Samuel 4:18 (NKJV) “Then it happened, when he made mention of the ark of God, that Eli fell off the seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck was broken and he died, for the man was old and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.” Yes, it was very sad...
1 Samuel 4:9 (NKJV) “Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!” It takes a particular mindset to win. Winning doesn’t just happen....
1 Samuel 4:7 (NKJV) “So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, ‘God has come into the camp!’ And they said, ‘Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before.’” The world knows that God is with us and for us. Our enemies know that we belong to the Most High....
1 Samuel 4:3 (NKJV) “And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, ‘Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord from Shiloh to us, that when it comes among us it may save us from...
1 Samuel 4:1 (NKJV) “And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines, and encamped beside Ebenezer; and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.” When God does a deep work in a man’s life, his voice becomes the voice of God....
1 Samuel 3:21 (NKJV) “Then the Lord appeared again in Shiloh. For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.” One of our deepest needs is for the Lord to reveal Himself to us. Any man who has “seen” the Lord cannot turn away from Him. The...
1 Samuel 3:20 (NKJV) “And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel had been established as a prophet of the Lord.” When God establishes a man, it is evident to all. When God validates a man, he cannot hide. When God chooses to breathe upon a life, he does not...
1 Samuel 3:19 (NKJV) “So Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.” Whatever is not growing is dead. One definition of failure is incapacity or unwillingness to grow. Everything that has life develops and makes progress....