Category Archives: 1 Samuel

How Did She Know?

Hannah! What an amazing woman!  Knowing and hearing from GOD, to me, in a remarkable way. 

She prayed for a son. GOD gave her a son and she kept her word. Samuel grew up in the Tabernacle of The LORD. 
When Samuel was weaned she delivered him to Shiloh. In Chapter 2 her prayer is recorded for our learning. 

1 At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted.  My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. 
2 There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God. 
3 Do not boast so proudly, or let arrogance come from your mouth, for the LORD is a God who knows, and by Him actions are weighed. 
4 The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble are equipped with strength. 
5 The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. 
6 The LORD brings death and gives life;  He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts. 
8 He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap.  He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor.  For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world. 
9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail. 
10 Those who oppose the LORD will be shattered.  He will thunder from heaven against them.  The LORD will judge the ends of the earth and will give power to His king.  He will exalt the horn of His anointed.”   source 

HOLY SPIRIT, as people read this prayer that Hannah voiced to You, LORD GOD, please enable us to hear from You; to see what You have here for us in these words preserved by You for us. Truly, You are holy and there is no Rock like You. Only by revelation could Hannah have spoken these words. Words that seem to me to be prophetic; words that will yet come to be and words that are fulfilled in You, ADONAI YESHUA. Thank You for preserving Your Word for us through all these thousands of years and thank You for making Your Word live in each of us who believe You.

 I am assuming this is an accurate map.  Hannah and Elkanah made this trip at least once a year. 01-1-Samuel-Ramah-Shiloh-Jerusalem-copyright-stephen-m-miller-1000px
Here is the LINK to where I found it. HERE.
I am not by my use herein endorsing the above-linked website, I am just offering the map and information about Ramah and Shiloh for your consideration.

1 Samuel. I hope you will read it. 

Until Next Time, Kathie 

A Giant on a Hill

I am still in the process and it looks to be a while, rather than wait I am here with what I have now.  Possibly short. 

1 Samuel 17.
Part of our Weekly Planner Reading

Just a couple quick notes.

Verse     He stood and yelled at the armies of Isra’el, “Why come out and draw up a battle line? I’m a P’lishti, and you are servants of Sha’ul, so choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.   source

Servants of Sha’ul (Saul). The Giant saw them as servants of Saul. I think they saw themselves as servants of Saul too.  
Let us never do that.
Let us not be or believe ourselves to be servants of man — even when we are serving man.  

Verse 11 When Sha’ul and all Isra’el heard those words of the P’lishti, they were shaken and terrified.       source

Do you know why they were shaken and terrified? 
Because they saw and believed themselves to be servants of Saul.

Who should they have believed themselves to be?

Verse 26 David said to the men standing with him, “What reward will be given to the man who kills this P’lishti and removes this disgrace from Isra’el? Who is this uncircumcised P’lishti anyway, that he challenges the armies of the living God?”   source

There we are! 

Armies of the Living GOD.

Yes. We do serve one another but we must ultimately know as Disciples of The CHRIST that we are servants of The Living GOD if we want to live holy and healthy. 

What we believe makes all the difference in the battle. 
When we are shaken and terrified; let us check what we have believed. 

Love, Kathie 

Ebenezer and a Full Desk

For what am I giving thanks today – many things! But what will I bring to this page, to print for you? 

The things that sit on my full desk.
Things that remind me of people I love. 
Things that were given long and longer years ago. 
Things that remind me of seasons far spent and likely will not return again.  People who have moved out of my life but have remained in my love and my thoughts and my prayers.
And some are still close by.

The things in our lives, I think, should mean something.
Why keep them if they don’t? 

Things should be Ebenezer stones, don’t you think? 

 

 

This is for you, JT & Isabel.