Heart of a King

SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 15:1-35 And Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; now therefore listen to the words of the Lord. 2 Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘I have noted what Amalek did to Israel in opposing them on the way when they came up out of Egypt. 3 Now go and strike Amalek and devote to destruction all that they have. Do not spare them, but kill both man and woman,…

SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 8:1-7; 9:1-2; 12:19-25; 13:8-15 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.  4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old…

SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 3:1,19-21; 4:2-3; 5:1-2; 6:1-2; 7:3-5, 13-15 Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the Lord in the presence of Eli. And the word of the Lord was rare in those days; there was no frequent vision…19 And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established as a prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord appeared again…

SCRIPTURE 1 Samuel 1:1-2; 26-28; 2:1-11 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children…  26 And she said, “Oh, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman…