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Themes in 1 Samuel 12

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Themes in 1 Samuel 12

1 Samuel 12:1 (show verse)

Then Samuel said to all Israel, “Behold, I have listened to your voice in everything that you have said to me and have appointed a king over you.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
samuel » His integrity as a judge and ruler

1 Samuel 12:2 (show verse)

And now, here is the king walking before you. As for me, I am old and gray, and here are my sons with you. I have walked before you from my childhood to this day.

Hairs » White or gray » A token of age
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Long life » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
Old age » Examples of vigorous » Gray hairs, an indication of
samuel » His integrity as a judge and ruler

Here I am; testify against me before the Lord and [Saul] His anointed [if I have done someone wrong]. Whose ox have I taken, or whose donkey have I taken, or whom have I exploited? Whom have I oppressed or from whose hand have I taken a bribe to blind my eyes [to the truth]? [Tell me and] I will restore it to you.”

Domestic Donkeys » Often taken unlawfully by corrupt rulers
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Magistrates » Good--exemplified » samuel
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » samuel » Not receiving » Compensation
samuel » His integrity as a judge and ruler
samuel » The upright judge
Self-denial » Instances of » Samuel, in his administration of justice

1 Samuel 12:4 (show verse)

They said, “You have not exploited us or oppressed us or taken anything at all from a man’s hand.”

Business life » Integrity » Examples of
Honesty » Integrity » Examples of
Integrity » Instances of » Samuel, in exacting nothing from the people on account of his services
Justice » Exemplified » samuel
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Magistrates » Good--exemplified » samuel
Rulers' » Righteous » Instances of » samuel » Not receiving » Compensation
samuel » His integrity as a judge and ruler
samuel » The upright judge
Self-denial » Instances of » Samuel, in his administration of justice
Virtues » Integrity » Examples of

1 Samuel 12:5 (show verse)

Samuel said to them, “The Lord is a witness against you, and [Saul] His anointed is a witness this day that you have not found anything in my hand.” And they answered, “He is a witness.”

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
samuel » His integrity as a judge and ruler

1 Samuel 12:6 (show verse)

Then Samuel said to the people, “It is the Lord who appointed Moses and Aaron and brought your fathers (ancestors) up from the land of Egypt.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 12:7 (show verse)

Now then, take your stand, so that I may plead and contend with you before the Lord concerning all the righteous acts of the Lord which He did for you and for your fathers.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Quietness » Stillness essential to reception of instruction
God, Righteousness Of » Exhibited in » His acts

1 Samuel 12:8 (show verse)

When Jacob [and his sons] had come into Egypt [and later when the Egyptians oppressed them] and your fathers cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.

Aaron » Commissioned » deliverer » Israel
jacob » Moves to egypt
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul

1 Samuel 12:9 (show verse)

But when they forgot the Lord their God, He sold them into the hand of Sisera, commander of Hazor’s army, and into the hand of the Philistines and of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

Hazor » Fortified » A fortified city of naphtali
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Sisera
Sisera » Captain of a canaanite army, defeated by barak; killed by jael

1 Samuel 12:10 (show verse)

They cried out to the Lord, saying, ‘We have sinned because we have abandoned (rejected) the Lord and have served the Baals and the Ashtaroth; but now rescue us from the hands of our enemies, and we will serve You.’

Ashtoreth » Worshiped by israelites
Enemies » Pray for deliverance from
Forsaking God » Exemplified » Children of israel
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Sisera

1 Samuel 12:11 (show verse)

Then the Lord sent Jerubbaal (Gideon) and Bedan and Jephthah and Samuel, and He rescued you from the hand of your enemies on every side, and you lived in security.

Bedan » One of the deliverers of israel, possibly identical with abdon
Enemies » God delivers from
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Prayer » Answered » Israelites for deliverance » Sisera

1 Samuel 12:12 (show verse)

But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites had come against you, you said to me, ‘No, but a king shall reign over us’—although the Lord your God was your King.

Government » Of God » Over israel
Israel » Separation of » Theocracy of
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Sovereignty of God » Over israel
Theocracy » Over israel
Theocracy » Established

1 Samuel 12:13 (show verse)

Now therefore, here is [Saul] the king whom you have chosen, and for whom you asked; behold, the Lord has set a king over you.

Israel » saul » Annointed » King
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Set up by God

1 Samuel 12:14 (show verse)

If you will fear the Lord [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him and listen to His voice and not rebel against His commandment, then both you and your king will follow the Lord your God [and it will be well].

Fear » The reward for fearing the lord
Fear of God » Promises concerning
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Obedience to God » Promises to
Rebellion » The reward for not rebelling against the lord
Rebellion against God » Promises to those who avoid
Service » The reward for serving the lord

1 Samuel 12:15 (show verse)

But if you do not listen to the Lord’s voice, but rebel against His command, then the hand of the Lord will be against you [to punish you], as it was against your fathers.

Disobedience to God » Warnings against
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Rebellion » The reward for rebelling against the lord
Rebellion against God » Punishment for
Rebellion against God » They who are guilty of » Have God's hand against them
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Warnings against
Warnings » Examples of

1 Samuel 12:16 (show verse)

So now, take your stand and see this great thing which the Lord will do before your eyes.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Meteorology » Affected by prayer
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Rain in answer to samuel's prayer
Miracles » Catalogue of » Thunder
Rain » Miraculously caused » By samuel
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » In asking for a king
Symbols and similitudes » Rain and thunder
Weather » Affected by prayer

1 Samuel 12:17 (show verse)

Is it not [the beginning of the] wheat harvest today? I will call to the Lord and He will send thunder and rain; then you will know [without any doubt], and see that your evil which you have done is great in the sight of the Lord by asking for yourselves a king.”

Agriculture » Operations in » Harvest
Harvest » Natural
Harvest » Of wheat at pentecost
Harvest » Miraculous thunder, &c in
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Sin of israel in seeking
Meteorology » Affected by prayer
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Rain in answer to samuel's prayer
Miracles » Catalogue of » Thunder
Rain » Instances of extraordinary » During wheat harvest in the days of samuel
Rain » Miraculously caused » By samuel
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » In asking for a king
samuel » Life summarized » A man of prayer
Symbols and similitudes » Rain and thunder
Thunder » A sign of divine anger
Weather » Affected by prayer

1 Samuel 12:18 (show verse)

So Samuel called to the Lord [in prayer], and He sent thunder and rain that day; and all the people greatly feared the Lord and Samuel.

Harvest » Miraculous thunder, &c in
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Sin of israel in seeking
Meteorology » Storms » Rain
Meteorology » Affected by prayer
Meteorology » Thunder and lightning » Sent as a sign
Meteorology and celestial phenomena » Phenomena of » Rain in answer to samuel's prayer
Miracles » Of samuel » Thunder and rain
Miracles » Catalogue of » Thunder
Miracles wrought through servants of God » samuel » Thunder and rain in harvest
Rain » Storms
Rain » Instances of extraordinary » During wheat harvest in the days of samuel
Rain » Miraculously caused » By samuel
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » In asking for a king
Storms » Rain
Symbols and similitudes » Rain and thunder
Thunder » Sent as a sign
Thunder » A sign of divine anger
Weather » Affected by prayer

1 Samuel 12:19 (show verse)

Then all the people said to Samuel, “Pray to the Lord your God for your servants, so that we will not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil—to ask for a king for ourselves.”

Confession of sin » Exemplified
intercession » Solicited » By israel, of samuel
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Sin of israel in seeking
Prayer » Private, of Christ » Requests for prayer
Intercessory prayer » Seek an interest in
Rain » Miraculously caused » By samuel
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » In asking for a king

1 Samuel 12:20 (show verse)

Samuel said to the people, “Do not be afraid. You have [indeed] done all this evil; yet do not turn away from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Kings » Sin of israel in seeking
Repentance » Instances of » israelites » In asking for a king
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance

1 Samuel 12:21 (show verse)

You must not turn away, for then you would go after futile things which cannot profit or rescue, because they are futile.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Profit and loss » Profit » Sin unprofitable, general references to
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance
Sin » Unpardonable, the » Unprofitable

1 Samuel 12:22 (show verse)

The Lord will not abandon His people for His great name’s sake, because the Lord has been pleased to make you a people for Himself.

God » People of general references to » Exalted above all nations
Jews, the » Called God's people » Exalted above all nations
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
God's People » General references to » Exalted above all nations
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance

1 Samuel 12:23 (show verse)

Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by ceasing to pray for you; but I will instruct you in the good and right way.

Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Intercessory prayer » Sin of neglecting
Religious zeal » Instances of » samuel
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance

1 Samuel 12:24 (show verse)

Only fear the Lord [with awe and profound reverence] and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you.

Being Devoted to God » Should be exhibited in » Serving God
Being Devoted to God » Grounded upon » God, Goodness of
themes for Consideration » The blessings of providence
Godly Fear » Motives to » God, Goodness of
Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Things
Ingratitude to God » Warnings against
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Obligation » A motive of obedience
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance
Thoughtfulness » Themes for consideration, by the spiritual mind » The blessings of providence
Truth » Saints should » Serve God in
Truth » Serve God in
Wonderful » Works of God » Spoken of as great things
Works of God » Spoken of as great things

1 Samuel 12:25 (show verse)

But if you still do evil, both you and your king will be swept away [to destruction].”

Ingratitude to God » Warnings against
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Reproof » Should be accompanied by exhortation to repentance
The wicked » Appointed by God corrupt » Threatenings against