The Anointed King
Today we started on 1 Samuel and we’re going to be learning about some kings of Israel! If you’re just now joining us, we’re reading the Bible from cover to cover in 90 days and today is Day 26 of 90!
The Book of Samuel is a very fascinating book! It describes how a sovereign God saves the nation of Israel from their weak state, He makes them a strong nation under King David. (David was special, really loved Him, and He truly had favor from God. )
So at the start of 1 Samuel we read about Hannah, oh sweet Hannah!! Hannah’s womb had been closed and she was deeply troubled and prayed and prayed. But God blessed her and Elkanah with a son, Samuel! She’d promised the Lord if He wouldn’t forget her, that she would give her son to Him; and she did. This son of hers is dedicated as a Nazirite to the Lord. (So Samuel becomes this prophet, he’s been ministering under Eli, he’s actually the one who ends up appointing David as the king of Israel.) The Philistines come and defeat the Israelites and capture the ark of God, and Eli dies. Geeze! Then the Philistines returned the ark of God to Israel once they learned the hand of God was against them for what they’d done. As the years passed and Samuel grew older, he’d appointed his sons as Israel’s leaders, but the elders came up to him and told him that his sons were disobedient and didn’t follow his ways and were perverted and much to his disdain, they urged him to give them a king. So Samuel anoints Saul and Saul is made king of Israel. A bunch of stuff happens but basically although Saul defeats all these enemies, He sins against the Lord and then the Lord rejects Saul as king of Israel, so Samuel is mourning and you know he’s not wanting to tell Saul in fear of what Saul will do; then Samuel anoints David. Tomorrow we’re going to be reading 1 Samuel 17-31 and we’re going to be learning a lot more about David, but for today we know that Samuel has anointed David, of Bethlehem, and David has gone into Saul’s court as an armor-bearer and harpist!
“Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.” 1 2Samuel 16:22
Day 26 1 Samuel 1 – 16
Day 27 1 Samuel 17 – 1 Samuel 31
Day 28 2 Samuel 1 – 24
Day 29 1 Kings 1 – 22
Day 30 2 Kings 1 – 25
Day 31 1 Chronicles 1 – 8
Day 32 1 Chronicles 9 – 19
Day 33 1 Chronicles 20 – 29
Day 34 2 Chronicles 1 – 21
Day 35 2 Chronicles 22 – 36
Day 36 Ezra 1- Ezra 10
Day 37 Nehemiah 1 – Nehemiah 13
Day 38 Esther 1 – Esther 10
Day38 Job 1 – Job 23
Day 39 Job 24 – Job 42
Day 40 Psalms 1 – Psalms 21
Day 41 Psalms 22 – Psalms 60
Day 42 Psalms 61 – Psalms 90
Day 43 Psalms 91 – Psalms 115
Day 44 Psalms 116 – Psalms 150
Day 45 Proverbs 1 – Proverbs 15
Day 46 Proverbs 16 – Proverbs 31
Day 47 Ecclesiastes 1 – Ecclesiastes 12
Day 48 Song of Solomon 1 – Song of Solomon 8
Day 49 Isaiah 1 – Isaiah 27
Day 50 Isaiah 28 – Isaiah 66
Day 51 Jeremiah 1 – Jeremiah 20
Day 52 Jeremiah 21 – Jeremiah 52
Day 53 Lamentations 1 – Lamentations 5
Day 54 Ezekiel 1 – Ezekiel 22
Day 55 Ezekiel 23 – Ezekiel 48
Day 56 Daniel 1 – Daniel 12
Day 57 Hosea 1 – Hosea 14
Day 58 Joel 1 – Joel 3
Day 59 Amos 1 – Amos 9
Day 60 Obadiah 1
Day 61 Jonah 1 – Jonah 4
Day 62 Micah 1 – Micah 7
Day 63 Nahum 1 – Nahum 3
Day 64 Habakkuk 1 – Habakkuk 3
Day 65 Zephaniah 1 – Zephaniah 3
Day 66 Haggai 1 – Haggai 2
Day 67 Zechariah 1 – Zechariah 14
Day 68 Malachi 1 – Malachi 4
NEW TESTAMENT
Day 69 Matthew 1 – Matthew 28
Day 70 Mark 1 – 16
Day 71 Luke 1 – Luke 12
Day 72 Luke 13 – Luke 24
Day 73 John 1 – John 21
Day 74 Acts 1 – Acts 15
Day 75 Acts 16 – Acts 28
Day 76 Romans 1 – Romans 16
Day 77 1 Corinthians 1 – 1 Corinthians 16
Day 78 2 Corinthians 1 – 2 Corinthians 13
Day 79 Galatians 1 – Galatians 6
Day 80 Ephesians 1 – Ephesians 6
Day 81 * Philippians 1 – Philippians 4 (Morning)
Colossians 1 – Colossians 4 ( Afternoon)
1 Thessalonians 1 – 1 Thessalonians 5 (Bedtime)
Day 82 2 Thessalonians 1 – 2 Thessalonians 3 (Morning)
1 Timothy 1 – 1 Timothy 6 (Afternoon)
2 Timothy 1 – 2 Timothy 4 (Bedtime)
Day 83 Titus 1 – Titus 3 (Morning )
Philemon 1 (Afternoon)
Hebrews 1 – Hebrews 13 (Bedtime)
Day 84 James 1 – James 5 (Morning)
1 Peter 1 – 1 Peter 5 (Afternoon)
2 Peter 1 – 2 Peter 3 (Bedtime)
Day 85 1 John 1 – 1 John (Morning)
2 John 1 (Afternoon)
3 John (Bedtime)
Day 86 Jude 1
Day 87 Revelation 1 – Revelation 6
Day 88 Revelation 7 – Revelation 18
Day 89 Revelation 19 – Revelation 22
Day 90 – PRAISE!