Navigating the Bible: 1 Samuel

A third time the Lord called, “Samuel!” And Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, “Here I am; you called me.” Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the boy. So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” And the Lord said to Samuel: “See, I am about to do something in Israel that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it tingle. 1 Samuel 3:8-11 1 Samuel, the 9th book of the Old Testament, is without a doubt one of my favorite books of the Bible. Continuing the narrative of God’s people, Israel, we transition from the time of the Judges into a new season – but, as is with the case of most of Israel’s history, all was not to go so easily. 1 Samuel contains a lot of well-known stories: the calling of Samuel, the anointing of Saul, the anointing of David, David and Goliath, and so on, but it’s what we learn about God and about ourselves through this book that make it so fascinating. To help us navigate 1 Samuel is Dr. David Jensen, Professor of Theology at Austin Seminary and author of a theological commentary on 1 & 2 Samuel. Doable Discipleship is a podcast produced and hosted by Jason Wieland. Resources Related to This Episode: https://www.amazon.com/Samuel-Theological-Commentary-Bible-Belief/dp/0664232493 Related Doable Discipleship Episodes: Navigating the Bible: Ruth - https://youtu.be/shGuoDkiFkg Navigating the Bible: Judges - https://youtu.be/Sz6TL_w-gpc Navigating the Bible: Joshua - https://youtu.be/5gldD5FM-wk Navigating the Bible: Deuteronomy - https://youtu.be/JidwMnYL51k Navigating the Bible: Numbers - https://youtu.be/V60gGr-9pHw Navigating the Bible: Leviticus - https://youtu.be/1-I-QdjB700 Navigating the Bible: Exodus - https://youtu.be/1ELkgAlWFGg Navigating the Bible: Genesis - https://youtu.be/5zXHObysL6g Inspiring Dreams by Keys of Moon | https://soundcloud.com/keysofmoon Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/