Introduction to 1 Samuel By Ivan Ho It was in April 2016 that I began my journey to study the book of 1 Samuel in the Old Testament Bible. Although it isn‘t the first time I read this book, it is the first time I study 1 Samuel systematically during my regular time of devotion …
Obedience better than sacrifice by Ivan Ho 11 Apr 2022 God delights in our obedience rather than the religious things that we do. Saul tried to spiritualise his disobedience by making sacrifice to the Lord. The two attitudes of Saul that led to his downfall were Rebellion and Stubbornness. Had he repented instead of …
Goodliness vs Godliness by Ivan Ho 6 Nov 2021 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.1 Samuel …
Note on I Samuel 17 by Ivan Ho 30 July 2016 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight …
The fall of Saul Note on I Samuel by Ivan Ho 4 Sept 2016 I Samuel 10:6-8 NKJV Then the Spirit of the Lord will come upon you, and you will prophesy with them and be turned into another man. And let it be, when these signs come to you, that you do as …
I Samuel 17 Notes by Ivan Ho 30 July 2016 1 Samuel 16 And a champion went out from the camp of the Philistines, named Goliath, from Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. He had a bronze helmet on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the …
I Samuel 11 Notes by Ivan Ho 26 July 2020 I Samuel 10 Soon after Saul was made king of Israel, Nahash (meaning “serpent”) king of the Ammonites, who were the descendants of Lot, came and encamped around the Israelites. Nahash was a type of the devil coming to bring destruction to the people of …
I Samuel 16 Notes by Ivan Ho 25 July 2016 I Samuel 15 We need to know who is the one God has chosen. But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; …
Notes on I Samuel 15 – part 2 by Ivan Ho 23 July 2016 I Samuel 15 – Part 1 So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than …
Notes on I Samuel 15 by Ivan Ho 22 Jul 2016 David vs Saul So Samuel said: “Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the Lord ? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is …
David vs Saul Notes on 1 Samuel by Ivan Ho 1 June 2016 The rise of Saul Both David and Saul had been called and anointed by God to be king of Israel. Both had the same spiritual father in Samuel. But the two had contrasting outcomes in their lives: David followed after God’s …