Thursday, 21 April 2016

1 Samuel 6-10 (성경통독)

1 Samuel 6 The Ark Returned to Israel (vs.1-21) 1 Samuel 7 Samuel Subdues the Philistines at Mizpah (vs.1-17) 1 Samuel 8 Israel Asks for a King (vs.1-22) 1 Samuel 9 Samuel Anoints Saul (vs.1-27) 1 Samuel 10 Saul Made King (vs.1-27)

1 comment:

Won-Min Lee said...

1 Samuel 6: "He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD." This is how it was in the OT. God did not allow the people to look into the ark of the Lord. How grateful and honored we should feel now that we can get close to God now through the sanctifying mercy and grace of Jesus Christ. Amen!

1 Samuel 7: "If you return to the LORD with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the LORD and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines..." Surely this message applies to us still today as we seek other gods and want to turn our ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths and other useless stuff. But we should be reminded that our Lord wants us to return to Him with all our heart.

1 Samuel 8: "Listen to the voice of the people in regard to all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected Me from being king over them." Indeed, the people of Israel were not able to see the true (invisible) king who is actual ruler and authority of the nation. His kingdom though invisible has shone throughout all ages and we should keep that in mind.

1 Samuel 9: We can see a merciful God whom His people shall anoint Saul to be prince over over them. So God heard the cry and lamenting of His people and felt compassionate enough to send an earthly king who would deliver His people from the hand of the Philistines.

1 Samuel 10: We can see how the first king of Israel was chosen among the many people. Despite the fact that God delivered His people from all their calamities and their distresses, they rejected their God and rather cried out to be given a king. It could be a natural reaction as many other nations had a king. But rather, the people of Israel were spiritually blind and could not see the hands of God working in their lives.