And he poured the oil on his head, and he said: “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel: ‘I have anointed you as king over Israel, the people of the Lord.New American BibleJehu got up and went into the house. Then the prophet’s aide poured the oil on his head and said, “...
God has ordained some things as absolutely certain; these he knows as absolutely certain. He has ordained other things as contingent; these he knows as contingent. It would be absurd to say that he foreknows a thing as only contingent which he has made absolutely certain. And it would be ...
144. I Samuel 15:8-11 Saul killed but spared King Agag, alive. Then, God said: I regret having made Saul King. He has not kept My command - (to murder all that God wanted murdered). 145. I Samuel 15:18-19 Samuel, God’s prophet, said: Saul, go exterminate / murder them. W...
The saying, “Love God first, others second, and yourself last,” sounds noble. It is not biblical. The Bible says we love because God first loves us (1 John 4:19). Then we are to love God and love our neighbor as we love ourselves. We cannot give away what we do not possess. ...
1 Samuel 15:10-11 says, “Now the word of the LORD came to Samuel saying, “I greatly regret that I have set up Saul as king, for he has turned back from following Me, and has not performed My commandments.” God told Samuel to go to Jesse, David’s father to anoint him king ...
11 But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. Psalm 64[af] For the director of music. A psalm of David. 1 Hear me, my God, as I voice my complaint; protect my life from the threat of the enemy. 2 ...
He spared King Saul’s life when he had the chance to take it. He was a man said to be great in the art of war, and in crafting worship songs. He ruled his Kingdom as a King and surrendered to God. Upon his legacy would come a messiah who is said to rule like him. ...
God's grace is evident in His covenantal relationships with figures such as Noah, Abraham, and Moses. In Genesis 6:8 , it is said, "But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD." This favor, or grace, is a recurring theme as God chooses and blesses individuals and nations according...
And then we look forward in joyful expectation to the second Advent of Jesus when He will return to earth again as King of kings. As Christians live in this time between the two Advents, our celebration and expectation should bring four noticeable attributes from our lives: hope, peace, ...
These will be alive during the coming thousand-year kingdom, as well as during the new heavens and new earth. Others (who have not been given faith yet) will be dead. Yet these must be given faith sometime, else God cannot be the Savior of all mankind. They are given faith and ...