In 1 Samuel 7, we reach a turning point. Samuel judges Israel and he calls them to repent. In verse 3 Samuel says: “If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths and commit yourselves to the Lord and serve him only, and […]
We turn to 1 Samuel 4 this week and the Philistines capture the Ark. Israel’s leaders think they can manipulate God but God will raise up a leader who will honour his Word.