Author Archives: Barry Hicks

1 Samuel 9: 26- 10: 1a…..The king anointed.

Then at the break of dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Up, that I may send you on your way.” So Saul arose, and both he and Samuel went out into the street.As they were going down to the outskirts of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to pass onContinue reading “1 Samuel 9: 26- 10: 1a…..The king anointed.”

1 Samuel 9: 18-24…..Saul and the Seer eat together.

Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?” Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all thatContinue reading “1 Samuel 9: 18-24…..Saul and the Seer eat together.”

1 Samuel 9: 11-17 Saul and the seer meet on the road!

As they went up the hill to the city, they met young women coming out to draw water and said to them, “Is the seer here?” They answered, “He is; behold, he is just ahead of you. Hurry. He has come just now to the city, because the people have a sacrifice today on theContinue reading “1 Samuel 9: 11-17 Saul and the seer meet on the road!”

1 Samuel 9: 3-10….Donkeys lead Saul to Samuel.

Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to Saul his son, “Take one of the young men with you, and arise, go and look for the donkeys.” And he passed through the hill country of Ephraim and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they did not find them. AndContinue reading “1 Samuel 9: 3-10….Donkeys lead Saul to Samuel.”

1 Samuel 8: 19-9; 2….A decision made.

But the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel. And they said, “No! But there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.” And when Samuel had heard all the wordsContinue reading “1 Samuel 8: 19-9; 2….A decision made.”

1 Samuel 8: 10-18…. The demands of a king.

So Samuel told all the words of the LORD to the people who were asking for a king from him. He said, “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and to be his horsemen and to run beforeContinue reading “1 Samuel 8: 10-18…. The demands of a king.”

1 Samuel 8: 6-9…. An upset Samuel goes to God

But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king overContinue reading “1 Samuel 8: 6-9…. An upset Samuel goes to God”

1 Samuel: 7v15 -8v5…. The end of the judges era.

Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. And he went on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah. And he judged Israel in all these places. Then he would return to Ramah, for his home was there, and there also he judged Israel. And he built there an altar toContinue reading “1 Samuel: 7v15 -8v5…. The end of the judges era.”

James 3: 5b -12… Tongue 2.

How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, ofContinue reading “James 3: 5b -12… Tongue 2.”