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Text: 1 Sam 13:5-18 Being king is a big job. Saul just never seemed up to the task. His dad, a wealthy land owner, had tasked him with the donkeys and apparently wasn’t too concerned if he went missing for quite a few days. At his corronation they have to dig him out from . . . → Read More: A question of authority – 1 Sam 13:5-18 Texts: 1Samuel 4:1-11, 1Samuel 5:1-12, 1Samuel 6:1-16 The three text sections above carry the full tale of the Ark. The Israelites under old Eli have gone to war with the Philisitnes and were being slaughtered, so they think “let’s bring the Ark out with us!” This of course is the Indiana Jones Ark, along with . . . → Read More: Adventures with the Ark Text:1 Samuel 3:1-21 It is hard to really get a grip on poor old Eli. I guess the picture is just of a weak man in an office much bigger than he was. His kids ignore him and do despicable things. He assumes that drunk people normally stagger into the Tabernacle (Samuel’s mom), and . . . → Read More: Samuel and Eli – And the LORD appeared again… Text: 1 Samuel 2:12-26 I got a kick when the phrase “…before I go Old Testament on you…” entered into the vocabulary of every 6th grader. (If I remember right it was from Pulp Fiction which I can’t explain why 6th graders would be watching that movie.) The phrase actually captures some of the flavor . . . → Read More: Growing up Old Testament |
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