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How does God rule the world? Since the creation of the world, his intention was that humanity must be co-regents with God (Gen. 2:15). Indeed, in the picture of heaven in the New Testament, we are told that Christians will rule with Christ (Rom. 8:17). But how will God govern between the first Garden (in Genesis) and the New Heavens (in Revelation)? The answer: God rules by his providential care over history, through his guiding hand in history, and through sending angels and performing miracles. Specifically, over his covenant people in the Old Testament, he reigned through priests and prophets. But if he were to appoint a king over Israel, what should that king look like? What should his character be? The book of 1 & 2 Samuel provides the answer through the stark contrast between Saul and David. The church and the world can learn much from these ancient pages and how they ultimately point us to the true king in the line of David, Jesus the Messiah.
1. A New Beginning
1 Samuel 1 : 1 - 20 | Corné Blaauw | 27 October 2019 | Play / Download 2. God's Grace and Man's Weakness 1 Samuel 1 : 21 - 2 : 11 | Corné Blaauw | 03 November 2019 | Play / Download 3. Worthless Worship and the Honour of God 1 Samuel 2 : 12 - 36 | Corné Blaauw | 10 November 2019 | Play / Download 4. The Calling of Samuel and the Word of God 1 Samuel 3 : 1 - 21| Corné Blaauw | 17 November 2019 | Play / Download 5. Ichabod: Salvation, Superstition, and the Sacred 1 Samuel 4 : 1 - 22 | Corné Blaauw | 24 November 2019 | Play / Download 6. The Honour of God Among the Nations 1 Samuel 5 : 1 - 12 | Corné Blaauw | 01 December 2019 | Play / Download 7. Suffering and Sin 1 Samuel 6 : 1 - 21 | Corné Blaauw | 08 December 2019 | Play / Download 8. Renewal In Israel 1 Samuel 7 : 2 - 17 | Corné Blaauw | 15 December 2019 | Play / Download 9. When we Reject God's Rule 1 Samuel 8 : 1 - 22 | Corné Blaauw | 22 December 2019 | Play / Download 10. The Providence of God in Choosing Israel's King 1 Samuel 9 : 1 - 10 : 16 | Corné Blaauw | 29 December 2019 | Play / Download 11. God Appoints a King 1 Samuel 10 : 17 - 27 | Corné Blaauw | 05 January 2020 | Play / Download 12. When God Delivers His People 1 Samuel 11 : 1 - 15 | Corné Blaauw | 12 January 2020 | Play / Download 13. The Glory of God in his Covenants 1 Samuel 12 : 1 - 25 | Corné Blaauw | 19 January 2020 | Play / Download 14. What happens when we sin? 1 Samuel 13 : 1 - 23 | Corné Blaauw | 26 January 2020 | Play / Download 15. Faith or Folly? 1 Samuel 14 : 1 - 46 | Corné Blaauw | 02 February 2020 | Play / Download 16. The Justice and Immutability of God 1 Samuel 15 : 1 - 35 | Corné Blaauw | 09 February 2020 | Play / Download 17. God Looks at the Heart 1 Samuel 16 : 1 - 23 | Corné Blaauw | 16 February 2020 | Play / Download 18. The Battle Belongs to the Lord 1 Samuel 17 : 1 - 58 | Corné Blaauw | 23 February 2020 | Play / Download 19. David and the Presence of God 1 Samuel 18 : 1 - 30 | Corné Blaauw | 01 March 2020 | Play / Download 20. God's Providential Care of His People 1 Samuel 19 : 1 - 24 | Corné Blaauw | 17 May 2020 | Play / Download | Study Questions 21. The Self-Sacrifice of Friendship and the Blindness of External Religion 1 Samuel 20:1-42 | Corné Blaauw | 24 May 2020 | Play / Download | Study Questions 22. The Persecuted Righteous and the Threefold Offices of Christ 1 Samuel 21:1-22:5 | Corné Blaauw | 7 June 2020 | Play / Download 23. The Purposes of God in the Seed of the Serpent 1 Samuel 22 : 6 - 23 | Corné Blaauw | 14 June 2020 | Play / Download | Study Questions 24. Guard us and Guide us 1 Samuel 23 : 1 - 14 | Corné Blaauw | 21 June 2020 | Play / Download | Study Questions 25. Power and Conscience 1 Samuel 23 : 14 - 24 : 22 | Corné Blaauw | 28 June 2020 | Play / Download | Study Questions 26. God's Preserving Grace and the Discernment of Abigail 1 Samuel 25 : 1 - 44 | Corné Blaauw | 05 July 2020 | Play / Download 27. The Lord Rewards Righteousness and Faithfulness 1 Samuel 26 : 1-25 | Corné Blaauw | 12 July 2020 | Play / Download | Study Question 28. Christian Life in Exile 1 Samuel 27 : 1 - 12 | Corné Blaauw | 19 July 2020 | Play / Download 30. Ethics for a Brave New World 1 Samuel 29 | Corné Blaauw | 02 August 2020 | Play / Download 32. The Swiftness of God's Judgment 1 Samuel 31 : 1 - 13 | Corné Blaauw | 16 August 2020 | Play / Download |
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