Saul is his chaos and so are his people. Despite a moment of victory presenting itself, by the Lord’s grace, he cannot see the right thing to do and issues commands that either cause havoc or end up getting quickly
Humpty Dumpty
Israel’s judge of 40 years has fallen: his sons are dead, his daughter-in-law is dead, he is dead. Meanwhile, the Philistines think they have humiliated Israel’s little ‘god in a box’ by taking the golden Ark of the Lord and
Fantasy land
Israel has lived in a fantasy land where they imagine God is on their side but they have actually broken covenant with him. Eli’s family have lived in a fantasy land where they think they are successful but they are
Closing down
Israel’s wilderness tabernacle – the tent where the ark of God was housed – is coming to the end of its life. That’s because it’s been horribly misused and, also, because God is moving his plans forward to centre on
The Lord is calling
Thanks to wicked corruption, Israel’s Tabernacle has become a very dim place where little is seen of the Lord’s light. But God has not yet abandoned it and, so, having inserted Samuel into the tent, now he calls out to
House rules
Eli sons have not honoured the Lord with their ways and so the Tabernacle has been vandalised and God’s glory stolen from him. In all of this, Eli has failed to step up to the mark and stop them. He’s
Bully for you!
God has embedded the young lad Samuel into the worship centre. But he has to protect him by putting him under the care of Eli. That’s because the main priests – Eli’s sons – are utterly villainous. They run their
Lending to the Lord
Hannah is spiritually concerned woman driven to prayer by her infertility but able, too, to see the wider need around her. Yet the leaders who should help her in this time – the priests – are failing: they give no