Scripture: "And Samuel told him, ;When you started out in this, you were nothing—and you knew it. Then God put you at the head of Israel—made you king over Israel. Then God sent you off to do a job for him, ordering you, ‘Go and put those sinners, the Amalekites, under a holy ban....
Scripture: "James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came up to him. 'Teacher, we have something we want you to do for us.' 'What is it? I’ll see what I can do.' 'Arrange it,' they said, 'so that we will be awarded the highest places of honor in your glory—one of us...
Scripture: "Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and hit the water with it. The river divided and the two men walked through on dry land. When they reached the other side, Elijah said to Elisha, 'What can I do for you before I’m taken from you? Ask anything.' Elisha said,...
Scripture: "David said to Solomon, 'I wanted in the worst way to build a sanctuary to honor my God. But God prevented me, saying, ‘You’ve killed too many people, fought too many wars. You are not the one to honor me by building a sanctuary—you’ve been responsible for too much killing, too much...
Scripture: "The boy Samuel was serving God under Eli’s direction. This was at a time when the revelation of God was rarely heard or seen. One night Eli was sound asleep (his eyesight was very bad—he could hardly see). It was well before dawn; the sanctuary lamp was still burning. Samuel was still in...