This lesson teaches a lot about personal influence. The woman of Tekoah and Absalom demonstrate two methods for getting your way with others, both of which have an ungodly side to them. How does the Lord want us to influence others?
This lesson greatly illustrates a choice made by each person. Will they live their life by conviction or by convenience?
Both the sin of Saul in sacrificing and the absence of smiths (blacksmiths) in Israel point to the danger of fighting God’s battles according to the ways of man and the world
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.
A Doctrinal and Historical Study of Baptism
