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Dec 8, 2014 · I was reading in Chronicles today and it references “the records of Samuel the seer,” “the records of Nathan the prophet,” and “the records of Gad the seer.” Are these books in evidence in the historical record anywhere? And what is a “seer,” from a biblical perspective?
- Samuel's Story in The Bible
- Character Strengths of Samuel in The Bible
- Weaknesses
- Lessons from Samuel's Life
- Key Bible Verses
Samuel was a Levite from the descendants of Kohath. He was one of the few biblical characters to have a detailed birth narrative. His story in the Bible began with a barren woman, Hannah, praying to God for a child. The Bible says "the Lord remembered her," and she became pregnant. She named the baby Samuel, which in Hebrew means "the Lord hears" o...
Samuel was an honest and fair judge, dispensing God's law impartially. As a prophet, he exhorted Israel to turn from idolatryand serve God alone. Despite his personal misgivings, he led Israel from the system of judges to its first monarchy. Samuel loved God and obeyed without question. His integrity prevented him from taking advantage of his autho...
While Samuel was spotless in his own life, he did not raise his sons to follow his example. They took bribes and were dishonest rulers.
Obedienceand respect are the best ways we can show God we love him. While the people of his time were destroyed by their own selfishness, Samuel stood out as a man of honor. Like Samuel, we can avoid the corruption of this world if we place God first in our life.
1 Samuel 2:26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people. (NIV) 1 Samuel 3:19-21 The LORD was with Samuel as he grew up, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground. And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD. The LORD continued to appear...
- Jack Zavada
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As 1 Samuel begins, Israel was at a low point spiritually. The priesthood was corrupt ( 1 Sam. 2:12–17, 22–26 ), the ark of the covenant was not at the tabernacle ( 1 Sam. 4:3–7:2 ), idolatry was practiced ( 1 Sam. 7:3, 4 ), and the judges were dishonest ( 1 Sam. 8:2, 3 ).
Matthew the Apostle (Saint Matthew) is named in the New Testament as one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. According to Christian traditions, he was also one of the four Evangelists as author of the Gospel of Matthew, and thus is also known as Matthew the Evangelist.
2 Samuel at a Glance. This book records the 40 year reign of King David, much of it (33 years) from Israel’s new capital, Jerusalem, into which city he would bring the Ark of the Covenant.
The book of 2nd Samuel is a Narration of David as he becomes the King of Israel and the time during his reign, yet it also includes two psalms in hymns of praise in the final chapters. Its author is Samuel the prophet who wrote it at about 930 B.C.
1–2 Samuel claims to record the history surrounding the creation of the first state of Israel, its conquest of Jerusalem for a capital city, and the original promise of a future Messiah from the royal line of King David, who was renowned for his psalms and his defeat of the giant Goliath.
