“The Lord will not abandon his people, because that would dishonor his great name. For it has pleased the Lord to make you his very own people.” 1 Samuel...
“Don’t be afraid,” Samuel reassured them. “You have certainly done wrong, but make sure now that you worship the Lord with all your heart, and don’t turn your back...
“Now if you fear and worship the Lord and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the Lord’s commands, then… you… will show that you...
“So it was, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, that God gave him another heart…” I Samuel 10:9 We are all born with a sinful...
“As Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons to be judges over Israel … But they were not like their father, for they were greedy for money. They accepted...
“So the Philistines were subdued and didn’t invade Israel again for some time. And throughout Samuel’s lifetime, the Lord’s powerful hand was raised against the Philistines.” 1 Samuel 7:13...
“If you return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods… from among you and prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him...
“Then the Lord’s heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumors.” 1 Samuel 5:6 NLT Because the Philistines captured the Ark...
“But the next morning the same thing happened—Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the Lord again. This time his head and hands had broken off and...
“They carried the Ark of God into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon. But… the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face...