Day 97 of the 2nd Bible Study Journey - 7 April 2022 reflections
Day 97, 7 Apr 2022
1) 1 Samuel 1:9 - 4:11
1 Samuel 1
9 (1Sa 3:3) So Hannah arose after they had eaten in Shiloh and after
they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a seat by the door
of the tabernacle of the Lord.
10 (Job 7:11; 10:1) And she was bitter, and prayed to the Lord,
and wept severely.
11 (Jdg 13:5; Ge 29:32; Nu 6:5) So she made a vow and said, "O Lord of Hosts,
if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant, and remember
me and not forget Your maidservant, but will give to Your maidservant a baby
boy, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor
shall touch his head."Perhaps Barak here (see LXX).
12 And as she was praying before the Lord, Eli watched her mouth.
13 (Ge 24:42-45) Now Hannah was speaking in her heart. Her lips were moving,
but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
14 So Eli said to her, "How long will you be drunk?
Put away your wine from you."
15 (Ps 42:4; 62:8) And Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman
of sorrow. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my
soul before the Lord.
16 (1Sa 2:12) Do not consider your handmaid to be a sinful woman, for out of
the abundance of my concern and provocation I have spoken until now."
17 (Jdg 18:6; 2Ki 5:19) Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace, and the God
of Israel grant you your request that you have asked of Him."
18 (Ru 2:13; Ge 33:15) And she said, "Let your handmaid find grace in your
sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was not sad as before.
19 (Ge 30:22; 4:1) They rose up in the morning early and worshipped before
the Lord. And they returned and came to their house to Ramah. And Elkanah
knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her.
20 (Ge 41:51-52; Ex 2:10) And it came to pass that Hannah conceived
and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel saying,
"Because I have asked him of the Lord."
The Dedication of Samuel
21 (1Sa 1:3) Then the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer
to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
22 (1Sa 1:11; 1:28) But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband,
"I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him,
that he may appear before the Lord and live there forever."
23 (2Sa 7:25) So Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems good to you.
Wait until you have weaned him; only may the Lord establish His word."
So the woman remained, and nursed her son until she weaned him.
24 (Jos 18:1; Nu 15:9-10) When she had weaned him, she took him up with her
with three bulls, one ephah [Likely about 36 pounds, or 16 kilograms.]
of flour, and a bottle of wine. And she brought him to the house of the Lord
in Shiloh, though the boy was young.
25 (Lk 2:22) Then they slaughtered a bull, and they brought the boy to Eli.
26 (2Ki 2:2; 2:4) And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am
the woman that stood by you here praying to the Lord.
27 (1Sa 1:11-13) For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition
which I asked of Him.
28 (Ge 24:26; 24:52) Therefore also I have let the Lord have him.
As long as he lives he will be dedicated to the Lord."
And he worshipped the Lord there.
[10] And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept
sore.
[11] And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed
look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget
thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will
give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor
come upon his head.
[12] And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli
marked her mouth.
[13] Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice
was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
[14] And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine
from thee.
[15] And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful
spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my
soul before the LORD.
[16] Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the
abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
[17] Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant
thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
[18] And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman
went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
[19] And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD,
and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his
wife; and the LORD remembered her.
[20] Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah
had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying,
Because I have asked him of the LORD.
[21] And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD
the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
[22] But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up
until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear
before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
[23] And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry
until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman
abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
[24] And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three
bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto
the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
[25] And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
[26] And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman
that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
[27] For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I
asked of him:
[28] Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he
shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
1 SAMUEL 2
The Prayer of Hannah
1 (Ps 9:14; 13:5) Hannah prayed, saying:
"My heart rejoices in the Lord;
my horn is exalted in the Lord.
My mouth is bold against my enemies,
because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2 (Ex 15:11; 2Sa 22:32) "There is none holy as the Lord,
for there is none besides You,
and there is no rock like our God.
3 (1Ki 8:39; Pr 8:13) "Do not multiply proud speech,
nor let arrogance come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is the God of knowledge,
and by Him actions are examined.
4 (Ps 37:15; 46:9) "The bows of the mighty are broken,
but those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5 (Ps 113:9; Jer 15:9) Those that were full have hired out
themselves for bread,
and those that were hungry ceased to hunger.
Even the barren has borne seven,
and she that has many children wastes away.
6 (Dt 32:39; 2Ki 5:7; Isa 26:19) "The Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 (Job 5:11; Ps 75:7) The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and lifts up.
8 (Ps 113:7-8; Job 38:4-6) He raises up the poor out of the dust
and lifts up the oppressed from the dunghill
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a throne of glory.
"For the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord,
and He has set the world upon them.
9 (Ps 33:16-17; 91:11-12) He will guard the feet of His saints,
but the wicked will be silent in darkness.
"For by strength shall no man prevail.
10 (Ps 2:9; 89:24) The adversaries of the Lord will be broken to pieces;
He will thunder against them out of heaven.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
"He will give strength to His king
and exalt the horn of His anointed."
11 (1Sa 2:18; 3:1_ Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house.
And the boy ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.
Wicked Sons of Eli
12 (Jer 2:8; Jdg 2:10) Now the sons of Eli were corrupt.
They did not know the Lord.
13 The priest's custom with the people was that when any man offered
a sacrifice, the priest's servant came while the flesh was cooking with
a three-pronged fork in his hand.
14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot,
and all that the fork brought up the priest took for himself.
This they did in Shiloh to all the children of Israel who came there.
15 (Lev 3:16; 3:3-5) Even before they burned the fat, the priest's servant
would come and say to the man sacrificing, "Give meat for the priest
to roast. For he will not take boiled meat from you, but only raw."
16 If any man said to him, "Let them first burn the fat and then take
as much as you wish," then he would answer him, "No, but you will give
it to me now, and if not, I will take it by force."
17 (Ge 6:11) Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before
the Lord. For the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.
God Blesses Hannah
18 (1Sa 2:11; 3:1) But Samuel ministered before the Lord, as a boy,
wearing a linen ephod.
19 (1Sa 1:3; 1:21) Now his mother would make him a little coat
and brought it to him every year when she came up with her husband to
offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 (1Sa 1:27-28) And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say,
"The Lord give you offspring from this woman for the sake of the request
which was made to the Lord." Then they would return to their home.
21 (Ge 21:1; Jdg 13:24) The Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived
and bore three sons and two daughters.
And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.
Eli Confronts Hophni and Phinehas
22 (Ex 38:8; 1Sa 2:13-17) Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that
his sons were doing to all Israel, even that they lay with the women
who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
23 He said to them, "Why are you doing these things? For I am hearing
of your evil dealings from all these people.
24 No, my sons! Truly, it is not a good report that I hear the people
of the Lord spreading.
25 (Jos 11:20; Nu 15:30) If one man sins against another, God will judge him,
but if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him" But they
did not listen to the voice of their father, because the Lord desired
to kill them.
26 (Lk 2:52) Now the boy Samuel was growing both in stature
and favor with the Lord and also with men.
God's Case Against the House of Eli
27 (1Ki 13:1; Ex 4:14-16) A man of God came to Eli and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord, 'Did I not plainly reveal Myself to the house
of your father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
28 (Ex 28:1; Lev 8:7-8) And choose him out of all the tribes of Israel
to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, to wear
an ephod before Me? And I gave to the house of your father
all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?
29 (1Sa 2:13-17; Mt 10:37) Why do you kick at My sacrifice and
at My offering, which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons
above Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings
of Israel My people?'
30 (Ex 29:9; Ps 50:23) "Therefore the Lord God of Israel says, 'I surely said
that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before Me
forever,' but now the Lord says, 'Far be it from Me to do so, for those
who honor Me, I will honor, and those that despise Me will be humbled.
31 (1Sa 22:17-20) The days are coming when I will cut off your authority
and the strength of your father's house, so there shall not be an old man
in your house.
32 (Zec 8:4; 1Sa 4:11) You shall see the distress of My dwelling, despite
all the good which will be done for Israel. And there shall not be an elderly
man in your house perpetually.
33 Yet the one I do not cut off from My altar will be spared so your eyes
will not stop weeping or your soul grieving. All the increase of your house
will die in their prime.
341 (Sa 4:11; 1Ki 13:3) "'This will be the sign to you which will come upon
your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: In one day, they will both die.
35 (2Sa 7:11; 7:27) And I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest;
what is in My heart and in My soul he will do it. And I will build him
a sure house, and it will walk before My anointed forever.
36 (1Ki 2:27) But it will be that everyone who is left in your house
will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel
of bread, and will say, Please attach me to one of the priestly offices,
that I may eat a piece of bread."
[1] And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn
is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I
rejoice in thy salvation.
[2] There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither
is there any rock like our God.
[3] Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your
mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
[4] The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded
with strength.
[5] They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that
were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath
many children is waxed feeble.
[6] The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and
bringeth up.
[7] The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
[8] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from
the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne
of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the
world upon them.
[9] He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in
darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
[10] The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven
shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and
he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
[11] And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto
the LORD before Eli the priest.
[12] Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
[13] And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered
sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with
a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
[14] And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that
the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh
unto all the Israelites that came thither.
[15] Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to
the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not
have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
[16] And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat
presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer
him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by
force.
[17] Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for
men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
[18] But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a
linen ephod.
[19] Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from
year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly
sacrifice.
[20] And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed
of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto
their own home.
[21] And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons
and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
[22] Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel;
and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation.
[23] And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil
dealings by all this people.
[24] Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's
people to transgress.
[25] If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man
sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they
hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay
them.
[26] And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and
also with men.
[27] And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the
LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in
Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
[28] And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest,
to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and
did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of
the children of Israel?
[29] Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have
commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
[30] Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house,
and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the
LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and
they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
[31] Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of
thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
[32] And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which
God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for
ever.
[33] And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall
be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of
thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
[34] And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons,
on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
[35] And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to
that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure
house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
[36] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house
shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread,
and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I
may eat a piece of bread.
[Remember in any position, the Lord gave you stewardship of it]
1 SAMUEL 3
God Calls Samuel
1 (1Sa 2:11; Ps 74:9) Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord
before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days.
There was no vision coming forth.
2 (1Sa 4:15; Ge 27:1)At that time, Eli was lying down in his place
(now his eyes had begun to grow weak that he could not see),
3 (Ex 27:20-21; Lev 24:2-4) and the lamp of God had not yet gone out,
and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord where the ark of God was.
4 Then the Lord called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am."
5 He ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called to me."
And he said, "I did not call. Return, lie down again."
And he went and lay down.
6 The Lord called Samuel again. So Samuel arose and went to Eli,
and said, "Here I am, for you called me."
And he answered, "I did not call, my son. Return, lie down again."
7 (Ac 19:2) Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word
of the Lord been revealed to him.
8 The Lord again called Samuel a third time. So he arose and went to
Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me."
Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling to the boy.
9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel,"Go, lie down. And it will be,
if He calls you, that you will say, 'Speak, Lord, for Your servant listens.'"
So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 The Lord came and stood, and He called as at other times, "Samuel, Samuel."
Then Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant listens."
11 (2Ki 21:12; Jer 19:3) The Lord said to Samuel, "See, I am doing something
in Israel which will make both ears ring of every one that hears it.
12 (1Sa 2:27-36) In that day I will bring about against Eli everything which
I have spoken with regard to his house, from beginning to end.
13 (1Sa 2:12; 2:17) For I told him that I will judge his house forever,
for the guilt which he knew, because his sons are cursed,
and he did not rebuke them.
14 (Isa 22:14; 1Sa 2:25) Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that
the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for with sacrifice
nor offering forever."
15 Samuel lay until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house
of the Lord. Now Samuel feared to report the vision to Eli.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son."
And he answered, "Here I am."
17 (Ru 1:17; 2Sa 3:35) He said, "What is the thing that the Lord has spoken t
o you? Do not hide it from me. Thus may God do so to you, and more also,
if you hide from me a word out of all the things that He spoke to you."
18 (Job 2:10; Isa 39:8) Samuel told him everything, and did not hide from
him a thing. And he said, "It is the Lord; let Him do
what is good in His eyes."
19 (1Sa 2:21; 9:6) And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him
and did not let any of his words fall to the ground.
20 (Jdg 20:1; 2Sa 3:10) All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that
Samuel was proven to be a prophet of the Lord.
21 (Ge 12:7; 1Sa 3:1) And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh.
For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
[1] And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word
of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
[2] And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place,
and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
[3] And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the
ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
[4] That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
[5] And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he
said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
[6] And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli,
and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not,
my son; lie down again.
[7] Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD
yet revealed unto him.
[8] And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went
to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that
the LORD had called the child.
[9] Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he
call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So
Samuel went and lay down in his place.
[10] And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel,
Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
[11] And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at
which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
[12] In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken
concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
[13] For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the
iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he
restrained them not.
[14] And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of
Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
[15] And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of
the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
[16] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here
am I.
[17] And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I
pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou
hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
[18] And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said,
It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
[19] And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his
words fall to the ground.
[20] And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was
established to be a prophet of the LORD.
[21] And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to
Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
[Hide nothing the Lord says, for He is in control]
1 SAMUEL 4
1 (1Sa 7:12; 29:1) And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.
The Ark of God Captured
And Israel went out to battle against the Philistines
and they made camp beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
2 The Philistines arrayed themselves in a battle line against Israel, and when
the battle was over, Israel was beaten before the Philistines, who struck
down on the field of battle about four thousand men.
3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said,
"Why has the Lord struck us today before the Philistines?
Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh to us,
that it might come among us and rescue us out of the hand of our enemies."
4 (2Sa 6:2; Ps 80:1) So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from
there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Hosts, who dwells above the
cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there
with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 (Jos 6:5) When the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp,
all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the ground was in an uproar.
6 When the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said,
"What does this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?"
Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp.
7 The Philistines were afraid, when they said, "God is come into the camp."
And they said, "Woe to us! For this has never happened to us before.
8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods?
These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with every plague
in the wilderness.
9 (Jdg 13:1; 1Co 16:13) Be strong and be men, O Philistines, lest you be
servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Now be men and fight."
10 (Dt 28:25; 1Sa 4:2) So the Philistines fought and Israel was beaten.
And they fled every man into his tent. It was a very great defeat,
for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.
11 (1Sa 2:34; Ps 78:64) Now the ark of God was taken, and the two sons
of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
[1] And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against
the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines
pitched in Aphek.
[2] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when
they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew
of the army in the field about four thousand men.
[3] And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said,
Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us
fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when
it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
[4] So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark
of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims:
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the
covenant of God.
[5] And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all
Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
[6] And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What
meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they
understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
[7] And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the
camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing
heretofore.
[8] Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods?
these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the
wilderness.
[9] Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be
not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves
like men, and fight.
[10] And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every
man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of
Israel thirty thousand footmen.
[11] And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, were slain.
2) Our Daily Bread for 7 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/07/real-hospitality
entitled Real Hospitality
Genesis 24:12-20
12(Ge 24:27; 26:24)Then he said, "O Lord, the God of my master Abraham,
please let me have success this day and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13(Ge 24:43)See, here I stand by the well of water,
and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14(Jdg 6:17; 6:37) Let it be that the young woman to whom I shall say,
'Please lower your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she shall say,
'Drink, and I will give your camels water also'"
let her be the one that You have appointed for Your servant Isaac.
Then I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
15(Ge 11:29; 24:45)Before he had finished speaking, Rebekah,
who was born to Bethuel, son of Milkah,
the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with a pitcher on her shoulder.
16(Ge 26:7)The young woman was very beautiful to look at, a virgin,
and no man had ever been with her. She went down to the well and filled
her pitcher and came up.
17 (Jn 4:7) Then the servant ran to meet her and said,
"Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher."
18 So she said, "Drink, my lord."
Then she quickly let down her pitcher to her hand and gave him a drink.
19 (Ge 24:14) When she had finished giving him a drink, she said,
"I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."
20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough
and ran to the well to draw water and drew for all his camels.
[12] And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good
speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
[13] Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men
of the city come out to draw water:
[14] And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I
will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast
appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast
shewed kindness unto my master.
[15] And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah
came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
[16] And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any
man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and
came up.
[17] And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a
little water of thy pitcher.
[18] And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher
upon her hand, and gave him drink.
[19] And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for
thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
[20] And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again
unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
“Kumain ka na ba?” (Have you eaten?)
This is what you'll always hear as a visitor in many homes in the Philippines,
where I'm from. It's the Filipino way of expressing care and kindness for our
guests. And regardless of your reply, your host will always prepare something
for you to eat. Filipinos believe that true kindness isn't just saying
the standard greeting but also going beyond words to show real hospitality.
Rebekah too, knew all about being kind. Her daily chores included drawing
water from the well outside town and carrying the heavy jar of water home.
When Abraham's servant, who was very thirsty from his journey, asked for
a little water from her jar, she didn't hesitate to give him a drink
(Genesis 24:17-18).
But then Rebekah did even more. When she saw that the visitor's camels were
thirsty, she quickly offered to go back to draw more water for them
(vv. 19-20). She didn't hesitate to help, even if it meant making
an extra trip (or more) to the well and back with a heavy jar.
Life is tough for many people, and often a small gesture of practical
kindness can encourage them and lift their spirits. Being a channel of
God's love doesn't always mean delivering a powerful sermon or planting
a church. Sometimes, it can simply be giving someone a drink of water.
By: Karen Huang
Reflect & Pray
Who do you know who might need some encouragement?
What act of practical kindness can you offer to encourage them?
Heavenly Father, open my eyes to the needs of people around me.
Give me the wisdom to know how to show kindness and care to them.
Learn more about the stories in Genesis with Our Daily Bread University's online course.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 5 Called by Name
Isaiah 43:1
1 But now, thus says the Lord
who created you, O Jacob,
and He who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name; you are Mine.
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob,
and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not:
for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;
thou art mine.
Eric, age 4, somehow lost his mother in a large and busy department store.
Found sobbing under a coat rack, the boy tried to tell the security guard
where he was when he got separated from his mother. Finally the guard said,
"what's your name, Son? Who do you belong to?"
The child brightened a bit, gave the guard his name, and within minutes
the frantic mother was reunited with her lost son.
One of the first questions we are asked, both as children and adults, is
"What is your name?" - that is, "Who are you? Who do you belong to?"
Children bear the name of their parents, and most women,
except for professional reasons,
take the name of their husbands when they marry.
Our names are our primary method of identification;
they connect us with our heritage and those we love.
In Isaiah 43:1, God declares that we belong to him.
The Lord who created us and formed us says,
"I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine." God's
right of ownership in our lives extends beyond the bond of family and friends,
of parent, child, or spouse. We belong first to him;
we are called by him into oneness with him.
The Scripture is filled with images of the Lord's care for us;
when we are lost, he does
not wait for us to find him,
but takes the initiative, like a loving parent
to seek us out. That declaration of belonging can give us
a strong sense of security in our lives. God loves us;
he will never let us go.
Application
a) What experiences have I had of being lost of abandoned?
b) How can today's verse help me find security in belonging to God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10-11; Isa 50:8-9) Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
More than Conquerors
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us,
who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather,
that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation,
or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written,
For thy sake we are killed all the day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/media-to-movements-initiative-grows-among-turks/
The Bible Correspondence Course that has reached many Turks in Turkey
is now calling Turks in North America.
Emir and Kate started their work in central Turkey. After they married,
God called them to start a new church that would multiply believers
by following up with Turks who requested Bibles.
They found that only one in 20 contacts answered phone calls, but half
of the contacts responded to text messages about meeting in-person to study
God's Word. Over the next seven years, 60 Turks left Islam to embrace
the Gospel.
Eventually, the Turkish government forced Emir, Kate and their children
to leave their homes, along with other foreign workers. Now, they serve God
in Metro New York City-home to about 75,000 Turks-through an initiative called
"Media to Movements," which trains disciples in various media strategies.
Emir and Kate hope the Holy Spirit moves in power to convict the hearts of
unbelieving Turks in North America, where they do not face the stiff
persecution for converting to Christianity 'that believers back home experience.
Even though Turks have more access to the Good News in North America,
few Christians reach out to them. But Emir and Kate remain dedicated
and hopeful.
Ask God to help more laborers find Turks ready to receive the
Gospel and share it with their neighbors (Ezekiel 36:26).
26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart, and a
new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart out
of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:
and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh,
and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Pray that spiritual strongholds that keep Turks from the faith will crumble
and for protection of laborers from enemy attacks (2 Cor. 10:4-5).
4 (Jer 1:10; 2Co 6:7) For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 (Isa 2:11-12; 1Co 1:19) casting down imaginations and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
[4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
[5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to
the obedience of Christ;
Pray for the laborers and Turkish believers of Metro NYC
to share God's Word in boldness (Ephesians 6:19-20).
19 (1Th 5:25; Ac 4:29) Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given
to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery
of the gospel,
20 (2Co 5:20; Ac 28:20) for which I am an ambassador in chains,
that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
[19] And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my
mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
[20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly,
as I ought to speak.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
7th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
(
Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Ps 145: 14 - 16
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
)
b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
(
Romans 12:4-8
4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that
is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;
8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with
generosity; he who rules, with diligence;
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
4 For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office:
5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that
is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according
to the proportion of faith;
7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth,
on teaching;
8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let
him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;
he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 3:17
17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a good steward of what the Lord has given you
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, open my eyes to the needs
of people around me. Give me the wisdom to know how to show kindness
and care to them."
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him that you belong to him.
Pray to the Lord and trust in Lord in Everything you do.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that he is not going to separate from you.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Ask God to help more laborers find Turks ready to receive the
Gospel and share it with their neighbors (Ezekiel 36:26).
Pray that spiritual strongholds that keep Turks from the faith will crumble
and for protection of laborers from enemy attacks (2 Cor. 10:4-5).
Pray for the laborers and Turkish believers of Metro NYC
to share God's Word in boldness (Ephesians 6:19-20).
Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
Pray for Bible translations in Comorian dialects.
1) 1 Samuel 1:9 - 4:11
1 Samuel 1
9 (1Sa 3:3) So Hannah arose after they had eaten in Shiloh and after
they had drunk. Now Eli the priest was sitting on a seat by the door
of the tabernacle of the Lord.
10 (Job 7:11; 10:1) And she was bitter, and prayed to the Lord,
and wept severely.
11 (Jdg 13:5; Ge 29:32; Nu 6:5) So she made a vow and said, "O Lord of Hosts,
if You will indeed look on the affliction of Your maidservant, and remember
me and not forget Your maidservant, but will give to Your maidservant a baby
boy, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor
shall touch his head."Perhaps Barak here (see LXX).
12 And as she was praying before the Lord, Eli watched her mouth.
13 (Ge 24:42-45) Now Hannah was speaking in her heart. Her lips were moving,
but her voice was not heard. Therefore Eli thought she was drunk.
14 So Eli said to her, "How long will you be drunk?
Put away your wine from you."
15 (Ps 42:4; 62:8) And Hannah answered and said, "No, my lord, I am a woman
of sorrow. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my
soul before the Lord.
16 (1Sa 2:12) Do not consider your handmaid to be a sinful woman, for out of
the abundance of my concern and provocation I have spoken until now."
17 (Jdg 18:6; 2Ki 5:19) Then Eli answered and said, "Go in peace, and the God
of Israel grant you your request that you have asked of Him."
18 (Ru 2:13; Ge 33:15) And she said, "Let your handmaid find grace in your
sight." So the woman went her way and ate, and her face was not sad as before.
19 (Ge 30:22; 4:1) They rose up in the morning early and worshipped before
the Lord. And they returned and came to their house to Ramah. And Elkanah
knew Hannah his wife, and the Lord remembered her.
20 (Ge 41:51-52; Ex 2:10) And it came to pass that Hannah conceived
and bore a son. And she called his name Samuel saying,
"Because I have asked him of the Lord."
The Dedication of Samuel
21 (1Sa 1:3) Then the man Elkanah and all his house went up to offer
to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and his vow.
22 (1Sa 1:11; 1:28) But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband,
"I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him,
that he may appear before the Lord and live there forever."
23 (2Sa 7:25) So Elkanah her husband said to her, "Do what seems good to you.
Wait until you have weaned him; only may the Lord establish His word."
So the woman remained, and nursed her son until she weaned him.
24 (Jos 18:1; Nu 15:9-10) When she had weaned him, she took him up with her
with three bulls, one ephah [Likely about 36 pounds, or 16 kilograms.]
of flour, and a bottle of wine. And she brought him to the house of the Lord
in Shiloh, though the boy was young.
25 (Lk 2:22) Then they slaughtered a bull, and they brought the boy to Eli.
26 (2Ki 2:2; 2:4) And she said, "Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am
the woman that stood by you here praying to the Lord.
27 (1Sa 1:11-13) For this boy I prayed, and the Lord has given me my petition
which I asked of Him.
28 (Ge 24:26; 24:52) Therefore also I have let the Lord have him.
As long as he lives he will be dedicated to the Lord."
And he worshipped the Lord there.
[10] And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept
sore.
[11] And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed
look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget
thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will
give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no rasor
come upon his head.
[12] And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the LORD, that Eli
marked her mouth.
[13] Now Hannah, she spake in her heart; only her lips moved, but her voice
was not heard: therefore Eli thought she had been drunken.
[14] And Eli said unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken? put away thy wine
from thee.
[15] And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful
spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my
soul before the LORD.
[16] Count not thine handmaid for a daughter of Belial: for out of the
abundance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto.
[17] Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant
thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him.
[18] And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman
went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.
[19] And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD,
and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his
wife; and the LORD remembered her.
[20] Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah
had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying,
Because I have asked him of the LORD.
[21] And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the LORD
the yearly sacrifice, and his vow.
[22] But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up
until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear
before the LORD, and there abide for ever.
[23] And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry
until thou have weaned him; only the LORD establish his word. So the woman
abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
[24] And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three
bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto
the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child was young.
[25] And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
[26] And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman
that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
[27] For this child I prayed; and the LORD hath given me my petition which I
asked of him:
[28] Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he
shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
1 SAMUEL 2
The Prayer of Hannah
1 (Ps 9:14; 13:5) Hannah prayed, saying:
"My heart rejoices in the Lord;
my horn is exalted in the Lord.
My mouth is bold against my enemies,
because I rejoice in Your salvation.
2 (Ex 15:11; 2Sa 22:32) "There is none holy as the Lord,
for there is none besides You,
and there is no rock like our God.
3 (1Ki 8:39; Pr 8:13) "Do not multiply proud speech,
nor let arrogance come out of your mouth,
for the Lord is the God of knowledge,
and by Him actions are examined.
4 (Ps 37:15; 46:9) "The bows of the mighty are broken,
but those who stumbled are girded with strength.
5 (Ps 113:9; Jer 15:9) Those that were full have hired out
themselves for bread,
and those that were hungry ceased to hunger.
Even the barren has borne seven,
and she that has many children wastes away.
6 (Dt 32:39; 2Ki 5:7; Isa 26:19) "The Lord kills and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and brings up.
7 (Job 5:11; Ps 75:7) The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and lifts up.
8 (Ps 113:7-8; Job 38:4-6) He raises up the poor out of the dust
and lifts up the oppressed from the dunghill
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a throne of glory.
"For the pillars of the earth belong to the Lord,
and He has set the world upon them.
9 (Ps 33:16-17; 91:11-12) He will guard the feet of His saints,
but the wicked will be silent in darkness.
"For by strength shall no man prevail.
10 (Ps 2:9; 89:24) The adversaries of the Lord will be broken to pieces;
He will thunder against them out of heaven.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
"He will give strength to His king
and exalt the horn of His anointed."
11 (1Sa 2:18; 3:1_ Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house.
And the boy ministered to the Lord before Eli the priest.
Wicked Sons of Eli
12 (Jer 2:8; Jdg 2:10) Now the sons of Eli were corrupt.
They did not know the Lord.
13 The priest's custom with the people was that when any man offered
a sacrifice, the priest's servant came while the flesh was cooking with
a three-pronged fork in his hand.
14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot,
and all that the fork brought up the priest took for himself.
This they did in Shiloh to all the children of Israel who came there.
15 (Lev 3:16; 3:3-5) Even before they burned the fat, the priest's servant
would come and say to the man sacrificing, "Give meat for the priest
to roast. For he will not take boiled meat from you, but only raw."
16 If any man said to him, "Let them first burn the fat and then take
as much as you wish," then he would answer him, "No, but you will give
it to me now, and if not, I will take it by force."
17 (Ge 6:11) Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before
the Lord. For the men treated the offering of the Lord with contempt.
God Blesses Hannah
18 (1Sa 2:11; 3:1) But Samuel ministered before the Lord, as a boy,
wearing a linen ephod.
19 (1Sa 1:3; 1:21) Now his mother would make him a little coat
and brought it to him every year when she came up with her husband to
offer the yearly sacrifice.
20 (1Sa 1:27-28) And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife and say,
"The Lord give you offspring from this woman for the sake of the request
which was made to the Lord." Then they would return to their home.
21 (Ge 21:1; Jdg 13:24) The Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived
and bore three sons and two daughters.
And the boy Samuel grew before the Lord.
Eli Confronts Hophni and Phinehas
22 (Ex 38:8; 1Sa 2:13-17) Now Eli was very old, and he heard all that
his sons were doing to all Israel, even that they lay with the women
who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
23 He said to them, "Why are you doing these things? For I am hearing
of your evil dealings from all these people.
24 No, my sons! Truly, it is not a good report that I hear the people
of the Lord spreading.
25 (Jos 11:20; Nu 15:30) If one man sins against another, God will judge him,
but if a man sins against the Lord, who will intercede for him" But they
did not listen to the voice of their father, because the Lord desired
to kill them.
26 (Lk 2:52) Now the boy Samuel was growing both in stature
and favor with the Lord and also with men.
God's Case Against the House of Eli
27 (1Ki 13:1; Ex 4:14-16) A man of God came to Eli and said to him,
"Thus says the Lord, 'Did I not plainly reveal Myself to the house
of your father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
28 (Ex 28:1; Lev 8:7-8) And choose him out of all the tribes of Israel
to be My priest, to offer upon My altar, to burn incense, to wear
an ephod before Me? And I gave to the house of your father
all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?
29 (1Sa 2:13-17; Mt 10:37) Why do you kick at My sacrifice and
at My offering, which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons
above Me, to make yourselves fat with the best of all the offerings
of Israel My people?'
30 (Ex 29:9; Ps 50:23) "Therefore the Lord God of Israel says, 'I surely said
that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before Me
forever,' but now the Lord says, 'Far be it from Me to do so, for those
who honor Me, I will honor, and those that despise Me will be humbled.
31 (1Sa 22:17-20) The days are coming when I will cut off your authority
and the strength of your father's house, so there shall not be an old man
in your house.
32 (Zec 8:4; 1Sa 4:11) You shall see the distress of My dwelling, despite
all the good which will be done for Israel. And there shall not be an elderly
man in your house perpetually.
33 Yet the one I do not cut off from My altar will be spared so your eyes
will not stop weeping or your soul grieving. All the increase of your house
will die in their prime.
341 (Sa 4:11; 1Ki 13:3) "'This will be the sign to you which will come upon
your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: In one day, they will both die.
35 (2Sa 7:11; 7:27) And I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest;
what is in My heart and in My soul he will do it. And I will build him
a sure house, and it will walk before My anointed forever.
36 (1Ki 2:27) But it will be that everyone who is left in your house
will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel
of bread, and will say, Please attach me to one of the priestly offices,
that I may eat a piece of bread."
[1] And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn
is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I
rejoice in thy salvation.
[2] There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither
is there any rock like our God.
[3] Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your
mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
[4] The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded
with strength.
[5] They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that
were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath
many children is waxed feeble.
[6] The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and
bringeth up.
[7] The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
[8] He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from
the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne
of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he hath set the
world upon them.
[9] He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in
darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
[10] The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven
shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and
he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
[11] And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto
the LORD before Eli the priest.
[12] Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
[13] And the priests' custom with the people was, that, when any man offered
sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with
a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;
[14] And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that
the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh
unto all the Israelites that came thither.
[15] Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to
the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not
have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
[16] And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat
presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer
him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by
force.
[17] Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for
men abhorred the offering of the LORD.
[18] But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a
linen ephod.
[19] Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from
year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly
sacrifice.
[20] And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed
of this woman for the loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto
their own home.
[21] And the LORD visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons
and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the LORD.
[22] Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel;
and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle
of the congregation.
[23] And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil
dealings by all this people.
[24] Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the LORD's
people to transgress.
[25] If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man
sin against the LORD, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they
hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the LORD would slay
them.
[26] And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the LORD, and
also with men.
[27] And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the
LORD, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in
Egypt in Pharaoh's house?
[28] And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest,
to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and
did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of
the children of Israel?
[29] Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have
commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make
yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
[30] Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house,
and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the
LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and
they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.
[31] Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of
thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
[32] And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which
God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for
ever.
[33] And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall
be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of
thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
[34] And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons,
on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
[35] And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to
that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure
house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
[36] And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house
shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread,
and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I
may eat a piece of bread.
[Remember in any position, the Lord gave you stewardship of it]
1 SAMUEL 3
God Calls Samuel
1 (1Sa 2:11; Ps 74:9) Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord
before Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days.
There was no vision coming forth.
2 (1Sa 4:15; Ge 27:1)At that time, Eli was lying down in his place
(now his eyes had begun to grow weak that he could not see),
3 (Ex 27:20-21; Lev 24:2-4) and the lamp of God had not yet gone out,
and Samuel was lying down in the house of the Lord where the ark of God was.
4 Then the Lord called to Samuel, and he answered, "Here I am."
5 He ran to Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called to me."
And he said, "I did not call. Return, lie down again."
And he went and lay down.
6 The Lord called Samuel again. So Samuel arose and went to Eli,
and said, "Here I am, for you called me."
And he answered, "I did not call, my son. Return, lie down again."
7 (Ac 19:2) Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, nor had the word
of the Lord been revealed to him.
8 The Lord again called Samuel a third time. So he arose and went to
Eli and said, "Here I am, for you called me."
Then Eli understood that the Lord was calling to the boy.
9 Therefore Eli said to Samuel,"Go, lie down. And it will be,
if He calls you, that you will say, 'Speak, Lord, for Your servant listens.'"
So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
10 The Lord came and stood, and He called as at other times, "Samuel, Samuel."
Then Samuel said, "Speak, for Your servant listens."
11 (2Ki 21:12; Jer 19:3) The Lord said to Samuel, "See, I am doing something
in Israel which will make both ears ring of every one that hears it.
12 (1Sa 2:27-36) In that day I will bring about against Eli everything which
I have spoken with regard to his house, from beginning to end.
13 (1Sa 2:12; 2:17) For I told him that I will judge his house forever,
for the guilt which he knew, because his sons are cursed,
and he did not rebuke them.
14 (Isa 22:14; 1Sa 2:25) Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that
the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be atoned for with sacrifice
nor offering forever."
15 Samuel lay until the morning; then he opened the doors of the house
of the Lord. Now Samuel feared to report the vision to Eli.
16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, "Samuel, my son."
And he answered, "Here I am."
17 (Ru 1:17; 2Sa 3:35) He said, "What is the thing that the Lord has spoken t
o you? Do not hide it from me. Thus may God do so to you, and more also,
if you hide from me a word out of all the things that He spoke to you."
18 (Job 2:10; Isa 39:8) Samuel told him everything, and did not hide from
him a thing. And he said, "It is the Lord; let Him do
what is good in His eyes."
19 (1Sa 2:21; 9:6) And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him
and did not let any of his words fall to the ground.
20 (Jdg 20:1; 2Sa 3:10) All Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that
Samuel was proven to be a prophet of the Lord.
21 (Ge 12:7; 1Sa 3:1) And the Lord appeared again in Shiloh.
For the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the Lord.
[1] And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word
of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision.
[2] And it came to pass at that time, when Eli was laid down in his place,
and his eyes began to wax dim, that he could not see;
[3] And ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the LORD, where the
ark of God was, and Samuel was laid down to sleep;
[4] That the LORD called Samuel: and he answered, Here am I.
[5] And he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me. And he
said, I called not; lie down again. And he went and lay down.
[6] And the LORD called yet again, Samuel. And Samuel arose and went to Eli,
and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not,
my son; lie down again.
[7] Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, neither was the word of the LORD
yet revealed unto him.
[8] And the LORD called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went
to Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that
the LORD had called the child.
[9] Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he
call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So
Samuel went and lay down in his place.
[10] And the LORD came, and stood, and called as at other times, Samuel,
Samuel. Then Samuel answered, Speak; for thy servant heareth.
[11] And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at
which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle.
[12] In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken
concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.
[13] For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the
iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he
restrained them not.
[14] And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of
Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.
[15] And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of
the LORD. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.
[16] Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here
am I.
[17] And he said, What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee? I
pray thee hide it not from me: God do so to thee, and more also, if thou
hide any thing from me of all the things that he said unto thee.
[18] And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said,
It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good.
[19] And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his
words fall to the ground.
[20] And all Israel from Dan even to Beer-sheba knew that Samuel was
established to be a prophet of the LORD.
[21] And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to
Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
[Hide nothing the Lord says, for He is in control]
1 SAMUEL 4
1 (1Sa 7:12; 29:1) And the word of Samuel came to all Israel.
The Ark of God Captured
And Israel went out to battle against the Philistines
and they made camp beside Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
2 The Philistines arrayed themselves in a battle line against Israel, and when
the battle was over, Israel was beaten before the Philistines, who struck
down on the field of battle about four thousand men.
3 When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said,
"Why has the Lord struck us today before the Philistines?
Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh to us,
that it might come among us and rescue us out of the hand of our enemies."
4 (2Sa 6:2; Ps 80:1) So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from
there the ark of the covenant of the Lord of Hosts, who dwells above the
cherubim. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there
with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 (Jos 6:5) When the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp,
all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the ground was in an uproar.
6 When the Philistines heard the sound of the shout, they said,
"What does this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews mean?"
Then they understood that the ark of the Lord had come into the camp.
7 The Philistines were afraid, when they said, "God is come into the camp."
And they said, "Woe to us! For this has never happened to us before.
8 Woe to us! Who will deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods?
These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with every plague
in the wilderness.
9 (Jdg 13:1; 1Co 16:13) Be strong and be men, O Philistines, lest you be
servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Now be men and fight."
10 (Dt 28:25; 1Sa 4:2) So the Philistines fought and Israel was beaten.
And they fled every man into his tent. It was a very great defeat,
for there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.
11 (1Sa 2:34; Ps 78:64) Now the ark of God was taken, and the two sons
of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
[1] And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against
the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines
pitched in Aphek.
[2] And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when
they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew
of the army in the field about four thousand men.
[3] And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said,
Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us
fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when
it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
[4] So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark
of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims:
and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the
covenant of God.
[5] And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all
Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
[6] And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What
meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they
understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
[7] And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the
camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing
heretofore.
[8] Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods?
these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the
wilderness.
[9] Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be
not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves
like men, and fight.
[10] And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every
man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of
Israel thirty thousand footmen.
[11] And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and
Phinehas, were slain.
2) Our Daily Bread for 7 April 2022
https://odb.org/CA/2022/04/07/real-hospitality
entitled Real Hospitality
Genesis 24:12-20
12(Ge 24:27; 26:24)Then he said, "O Lord, the God of my master Abraham,
please let me have success this day and show kindness to my master Abraham.
13(Ge 24:43)See, here I stand by the well of water,
and the daughters of the men of the city are coming out to draw water.
14(Jdg 6:17; 6:37) Let it be that the young woman to whom I shall say,
'Please lower your pitcher, that I may drink,' and she shall say,
'Drink, and I will give your camels water also'"
let her be the one that You have appointed for Your servant Isaac.
Then I will know that You have shown kindness to my master."
15(Ge 11:29; 24:45)Before he had finished speaking, Rebekah,
who was born to Bethuel, son of Milkah,
the wife of Nahor, Abraham's brother, came out with a pitcher on her shoulder.
16(Ge 26:7)The young woman was very beautiful to look at, a virgin,
and no man had ever been with her. She went down to the well and filled
her pitcher and came up.
17 (Jn 4:7) Then the servant ran to meet her and said,
"Please let me drink a little water from your pitcher."
18 So she said, "Drink, my lord."
Then she quickly let down her pitcher to her hand and gave him a drink.
19 (Ge 24:14) When she had finished giving him a drink, she said,
"I will draw water for your camels also, until they have finished drinking."
20 Then she quickly emptied her pitcher into the trough
and ran to the well to draw water and drew for all his camels.
[12] And he said, O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send me good
speed this day, and shew kindness unto my master Abraham.
[13] Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men
of the city come out to draw water:
[14] And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down
thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I
will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast
appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast
shewed kindness unto my master.
[15] And it came to pass, before he had done speaking, that, behold, Rebekah
came out, who was born to Bethuel, son of Milcah, the wife of Nahor,
Abraham's brother, with her pitcher upon her shoulder.
[16] And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any
man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and
came up.
[17] And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a
little water of thy pitcher.
[18] And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher
upon her hand, and gave him drink.
[19] And when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for
thy camels also, until they have done drinking.
[20] And she hasted, and emptied her pitcher into the trough, and ran again
unto the well to draw water, and drew for all his camels.
“Kumain ka na ba?” (Have you eaten?)
This is what you'll always hear as a visitor in many homes in the Philippines,
where I'm from. It's the Filipino way of expressing care and kindness for our
guests. And regardless of your reply, your host will always prepare something
for you to eat. Filipinos believe that true kindness isn't just saying
the standard greeting but also going beyond words to show real hospitality.
Rebekah too, knew all about being kind. Her daily chores included drawing
water from the well outside town and carrying the heavy jar of water home.
When Abraham's servant, who was very thirsty from his journey, asked for
a little water from her jar, she didn't hesitate to give him a drink
(Genesis 24:17-18).
But then Rebekah did even more. When she saw that the visitor's camels were
thirsty, she quickly offered to go back to draw more water for them
(vv. 19-20). She didn't hesitate to help, even if it meant making
an extra trip (or more) to the well and back with a heavy jar.
Life is tough for many people, and often a small gesture of practical
kindness can encourage them and lift their spirits. Being a channel of
God's love doesn't always mean delivering a powerful sermon or planting
a church. Sometimes, it can simply be giving someone a drink of water.
By: Karen Huang
Reflect & Pray
Who do you know who might need some encouragement?
What act of practical kindness can you offer to encourage them?
Heavenly Father, open my eyes to the needs of people around me.
Give me the wisdom to know how to show kindness and care to them.
Learn more about the stories in Genesis with Our Daily Bread University's online course.
3) Daily verses taken from Billy Graham Evangelical Organisation
Words in Season Scripture Memory Tools
Week 5 Rejoice in Grace - Day 5 Called by Name
Isaiah 43:1
1 But now, thus says the Lord
who created you, O Jacob,
and He who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by your name; you are Mine.
1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob,
and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not:
for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;
thou art mine.
Eric, age 4, somehow lost his mother in a large and busy department store.
Found sobbing under a coat rack, the boy tried to tell the security guard
where he was when he got separated from his mother. Finally the guard said,
"what's your name, Son? Who do you belong to?"
The child brightened a bit, gave the guard his name, and within minutes
the frantic mother was reunited with her lost son.
One of the first questions we are asked, both as children and adults, is
"What is your name?" - that is, "Who are you? Who do you belong to?"
Children bear the name of their parents, and most women,
except for professional reasons,
take the name of their husbands when they marry.
Our names are our primary method of identification;
they connect us with our heritage and those we love.
In Isaiah 43:1, God declares that we belong to him.
The Lord who created us and formed us says,
"I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine." God's
right of ownership in our lives extends beyond the bond of family and friends,
of parent, child, or spouse. We belong first to him;
we are called by him into oneness with him.
The Scripture is filled with images of the Lord's care for us;
when we are lost, he does
not wait for us to find him,
but takes the initiative, like a loving parent
to seek us out. That declaration of belonging can give us
a strong sense of security in our lives. God loves us;
he will never let us go.
Application
a) What experiences have I had of being lost of abandoned?
b) How can today's verse help me find security in belonging to God?
4) From Prosperity Promises - Kenneth Copeland
Ecclesiates 11:1
1 (Pr 19:17; Mt 10:42; Heb 6:10) Cast your bread upon the waters,
for you will find it after many days
1 Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
5) From a Book called God's Promises for you:
When you are Facing Pain and Suffering
Romans 8:31-39
The Love of God
31 (Ps 118:6; Ro 4:1) What then shall we say to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
32 (Jn 3:16; Ro 4:25) He who did not spare His own Son,
but delivered Him up for us all, how shall
He not with Him also freely give us all things?
33 (Rev 12:10-11; Isa 50:8-9) Who shall bring a charge against God's elect?
It is God who justifies.
34 (Heb 7:25; Mk 16:19; Ro 8:1) Who is he who condemns?
It is Christ who died, yes, who is risen, who is also
at the right hand of God, who also intercedes for us.
35 (1Co 4:11) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 (Ps 44:22; 1Co 15:30)As it is written:
"For Your sake we are killed all day long;
we are counted as sheep for the slaughter." (Ps 44:22.)
37 (1Co 15:57; Gal 2:20) No, in all these things we are more
than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 (Eph 1:21; 1Pe 3:22) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life,
neither angels nor principalities nor powers, neither things present
nor things to come,
39 (Ro 5:8) neither height nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from the love of God,
More than Conquerors
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us,
who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all,
how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect?
It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather,
that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God,
who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation,
or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written,
For thy sake we are killed all the day long;
We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors
through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate
us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Remember God's promises when You pray
The Lord's prayer
Matthew 6:9-13
9 "Therefore pray in this manner:
Our Father who is in heaven,
hallowed be Your name.
10 (Mt 3:2; 4:17) Your kingdom come;
Your will be done
on earth, as it is in heaven.
11 (Pr 30:8; Isa 33:16) Give us this day our daily bread.
12 (Ex 34:7; Ps 32:1) And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 (1Co 10:13; Jn 17:15) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
6) This come from Praying for Muslims in Canada 2015 (Is there a 2022 edition?)
Manitoba
Quick facts on Muslims in Manitoba
Manitoba 2015 population 1 282 000
est Muslim Population 21 349
CNMM Networks: Winnipeg
The Muslim population of Manitoba, understandably centred in Winnipeg, is very
diverse and represents some 48 different cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
Conservative estimates put their number at 21000 , with some suggesting
it might be twice that size.
Some outreach among Muslims has started, yet in comparison to the size
of this community, there is the need and opportunity for far more engagement.
Continued influx of new immigrants and refugees continues to see the growth
of this Muslim centre in Manitoba.
We rejoice in the Arabic fellowship meeting there and the energetic workers
among Muslims in Winnipeg.
Let us intercede in unity for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Adding further
https://www.30daysprayer.com/pages/media-to-movements-initiative-grows-among-turks/
The Bible Correspondence Course that has reached many Turks in Turkey
is now calling Turks in North America.
Emir and Kate started their work in central Turkey. After they married,
God called them to start a new church that would multiply believers
by following up with Turks who requested Bibles.
They found that only one in 20 contacts answered phone calls, but half
of the contacts responded to text messages about meeting in-person to study
God's Word. Over the next seven years, 60 Turks left Islam to embrace
the Gospel.
Eventually, the Turkish government forced Emir, Kate and their children
to leave their homes, along with other foreign workers. Now, they serve God
in Metro New York City-home to about 75,000 Turks-through an initiative called
"Media to Movements," which trains disciples in various media strategies.
Emir and Kate hope the Holy Spirit moves in power to convict the hearts of
unbelieving Turks in North America, where they do not face the stiff
persecution for converting to Christianity 'that believers back home experience.
Even though Turks have more access to the Good News in North America,
few Christians reach out to them. But Emir and Kate remain dedicated
and hopeful.
Ask God to help more laborers find Turks ready to receive the
Gospel and share it with their neighbors (Ezekiel 36:26).
26 (Ps 51:10; Eze 11:19-20) Also, I will give you a new heart, and a
new spirit I will put within you. And I will take away the stony heart out
of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh.
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you:
and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh,
and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Pray that spiritual strongholds that keep Turks from the faith will crumble
and for protection of laborers from enemy attacks (2 Cor. 10:4-5).
4 (Jer 1:10; 2Co 6:7) For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but
mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds,
5 (Isa 2:11-12; 1Co 1:19) casting down imaginations and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
[4] (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God
to the pulling down of strong holds;)
[5] Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself
against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to
the obedience of Christ;
Pray for the laborers and Turkish believers of Metro NYC
to share God's Word in boldness (Ephesians 6:19-20).
19 (1Th 5:25; Ac 4:29) Pray for me, that the power to speak may be given
to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery
of the gospel,
20 (2Co 5:20; Ac 28:20) for which I am an ambassador in chains,
that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak.
[19] And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my
mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
[20] For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly,
as I ought to speak.
My paternal side is of Muslim heritage and will offer this section to further
call for Muslim converts to Christian and any other converts to Christianity
(Hindus, Jews, aboriginals Canadian, ...) .
7) Prayers for the nation (Canada) coming from Prayer map of Canada
http://www.ehc.ca
7th Day of the Month
a) Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
(
Ps 34:18 - The Lord is near to the broken-hearted,
and saves the contrite of spirit.
18 The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart;
And saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Ps 145: 14 - 16
14 The Lord upholds all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon You,
and You give them their food in due season.
16 You open Your hand
and satisfy the desire of every living thing.
14 The LORD upholdeth all that fall,
And raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee;
And thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand,
And satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
)
b) Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
(
Romans 12:4-8
4 (1Co 12:12-14)For just as we have many parts in one body,
and not all parts have the same function,
5(1Co 10:17; 12:20)so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and all are parts of one another.
6(Ac 13:1; 1Co 13:2)We have diverse gifts according to the grace that
is given to us: if prophecy, according to the proportion of faith;
7 (Ac 13:1; Eph 4:11)if service, in serving; he who teaches, in teaching;
8 (2Co 9:7; 1Co 12:28) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with
generosity; he who rules, with diligence;
he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
4 For as we have many members in one body,
and all members have not the same office:
5 so we, being many, are one body in Christ,
and every one members one of another.
6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that
is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according
to the proportion of faith;
7 or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth,
on teaching;
8 or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let
him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence;
he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Col 3:17
17(1Co 10:31; Eph 5:20)And whatever you do in word or deed,
do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
)
Conclusion:
Pray to the Lord and pray to be a good steward of what the Lord has given you
Pray to the Lord: "Heavenly Father, open my eyes to the needs
of people around me. Give me the wisdom to know how to show kindness
and care to them."
Pray to the Lord and Thank Him that you belong to him.
Pray to the Lord and trust in Lord in Everything you do.
Pray to the Lord and thank Him that he is not going to separate from you.
Agree in prayer with us for:
- new Christian workers among Manitoba's growing Muslim population
- new church ministries focused on prayer, equipping and reaching Muslim
communities around them, as well as training new workers
- the Arabic fellowship and their ministries of discipling new Muslim
background believers and for effectiveness in outreach
- for the recent Somali woman who found faith in Jesus and stood her ground
in the face of opposition to her new faith.
- for current workers among Muslims to be blessed, refreshed and encouraged
with great support
Ask God to help more laborers find Turks ready to receive the
Gospel and share it with their neighbors (Ezekiel 36:26).
Pray that spiritual strongholds that keep Turks from the faith will crumble
and for protection of laborers from enemy attacks (2 Cor. 10:4-5).
Pray for the laborers and Turkish believers of Metro NYC
to share God's Word in boldness (Ephesians 6:19-20).
Pray that the Lord will be close to the brokenhearted in our society
and be their help
Pray for the staff and volunteers that serve in local churches in your
city or community, that the Lord will anoint them for effective service.
Pray for Bible translations in Comorian dialects.
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