Samuel’s rule as judge was not without its problems. His sons fell short of Samuel’s example and the people demanded a king.
God brings a man into the world who will begin to bring Israel back to God. That man is Samuel.
When all goes wrong and we think God has turned against us, we are wrong. He may be just setting things up for a great time of blessing.
If truth and error are mixed, the result is a false religion. This is the story of the birth of the false religion of Dan.
God shows us through Samson's fleshly nature that revenge solves nothing, and can create a vicious cycle of vengeance.
