The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,1 Samuel 28:7Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.”...
16Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.” 17And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me...
Samuel then said to the men of Israel, “Go every man to his city.” … There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abi′el, son of Zeror, son of Beco′rath, son of Aphi′ah, a Benjaminite, a man of wealth; 2 and he had a son whose name was Saul, a...
On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scatteredthroughout Judea and Samaria.2Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him.3But Saulbegan to destroy the church.Going from house to house, he dragged off both...
Accepting this truth releases the burden from people to heal their loved one’s pain and allows them how to focus on supporting them through their lifelong grief. Imagine if you were seriously injured in the wilderness. Would you rather be alone or have a companion to support you through? Th...
These believers were sent out to test the hospitality of the towns Jesus was heading to and gauge their receptiveness to the gospel. They were given the authority to heal the sick and cast out demons (Luke 10:9,Luke 10:17), and they preached the gospel. ...
(This is what King Saul and his soldiers did when they looked at Goliath.) Or will we look to God for strength and by faith let Him fight the giants for us? God fought the giants for us and provided exactly what we needed that night: *A doctor in our group who understood the ...
King Saul disobeyed God and tried to get a witch to bring up the spirit of Samuel the prophet. She did bring up a spirit that looked and talked like Samuel, but we know it was not Samuel, for if Samuel was truly alive and in heaven, he would never come down at the demand of a ...
King Saul slew hundreds; Peer Gynt slew thousands! [Cutting and slashing.] Who are you? THE VOICE Myself. PEER That stupid reply you may spare; it doesn't clear up the matter. What are you? THE VOICE The great Boyg. PEER Ah, indeed! The riddle was black; now I'd call it grey...
"When Saul failed to meet God's standards for kingship (I Sam 15:23,35; 16:11), God sent Samuel to anoint a replacement from among the sons of Jesse, who lived in Bethlehem (I Sam 16:1)." (Holmon Dictionary) Subsequently, he was anointed as a future king of Israel by the ...