Your Servant Is Listening

Posted by on April 19, 2009 under Sermons

1 Samuel 3

  • Samuel listens to God
    – Samuel = “God has heard”
  • Time of crisis – No word from God
  • Eli’s house will not endure
  • Samuel becomes a prophet

Shifts in Succession

The Lost Ark – chapters 4, 5, 6

    1. The loss of the Ark means that God is not with Israel
    2. It also suggests that there is a power greater than Israel
    3. Who can rescue God? God.
    4. This is similar to the Exodus (gold tribute) – Philistines learned Pharaoh’s lesson.
    5. Cows who would not be separated from calves
    6. 70 Israelites killed – Israel is not God’s keeper.
    7. This is the gospel also – Christ descended and ascended

1 Samuel 7

  • Restoration of Israel
    – Spiritual Revival (fasting, sacrifice)
    – Get rid of false gods
    – Overcome Philistia (political threat)
    – Time of peace
  • Samuel becomes a judge