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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 33. Kingdom Foundations 2 Samuel 1:1-16| Corné Blaauw | 13 September 2020 | Play / Download 34. A Lament for the King 2 Samuel 1:17-27 | Corné Blaauw | 20 September 2020 | Play / Download 35. Remnant Kingdom and Rebellious Self-determination 2 Samuel 2 : 1 - 11 | Corné Blaauw | 27 September 2020 | Play / Download 36. Civil War and the Prince of Peace 2 Samuel 2 : 12 - 3 : 5 | Corné Blaauw | 04 October 2020 | Play / Download 37. A House Divided Against Itself 2 Samuel 3 : 6 - 21 | Corné Blaauw | 11 October 2020 | Play / Download 38. Revenge is Mine says the Lord 2 Samuel 3 : 22 - 39 | Corné Blaauw | 18 October 2020 | Play / Download 39. Violence Does Not Produce the Kingdom of God 2 Samuel 4 : 1 - 12 | Corné Blaauw | 25 October 2020 | Play / Download 40. God's Anointed Shepherd-King 2 Samuel 5 : 1 - 5 | Corné Blaauw | 01 November 2020 41. The City of God 2 Samuel 5 : 6 - 16 | Corné Blaauw | 08 November 2020 | Play / Download 42. Prayer to the Living God 2 Samuel 5 : 17 - 25 | Corné Blaauw | 15 November 2020 | Play / Download 43. The Holiness of God and the Ark of the Covenant 2 Samuel 6 : 1 - 11 | Corné Blaauw | 22 November 2020 | Play / Download 44. Celebrating before the Lord 2 Samuel 6 : 12 - 23 | Corné Blaauw | 06 December 2020 | Play / Download 45. The Temple: God's Permanent Presence 2 Samuel 7 : 1 - 17 | Corné Blaauw | 13 December 2020 | Play / Download 47. The Promise of the Eternal King 2 Samuel 7 : 1 - 17 | Corné Blaauw | 27 December 2020 | Play / Download 48. Prayer as Responding to God's Character and Works 2 Samuel 7 : 18 - 29 | Corné Blaauw | 3 January 2021 | Play / Download 49. The Kingdom, the Tribute, and the King 2 Samuel 8 : 1 - 18 | Corné Blaauw | 10 January 2021 | Play / Download 50. God's Covenant Faithful Love Toward His Enemies 2 Samuel 9 : 1 - 13 | Corné Blaauw | 17 January 2021 | Play / Download 51. Courage, Crisis, and the Goodness of God 2 Samuel 10 : 1 - 19 | Corné Blaauw | 24 January 2021 | Play / Download 52. The Kingdom-Destroying Adultery of David 2 Samuel 11 : 1 - 13 | Corné Blaauw | 31 January 2021 | Play / Download 53. Murder and the Displeasure of God 2 Samuel 11 : 14 - 27 | Corné Blaauw | 07 February 2021 | Play / Download 54. The LORD disciplines Those He Loves 2 Samuel 12 : 1 - 31 | Corné Blaauw | 21 February 2021 | Play / Download 55. What does true repentance look like? Psalm 51 : 1 - 19 | Corné Blaauw | 07 February 2021 | Play / Download 56. God's Judgment in Lifting His Restraint of Evil 2 Samuel 13 : 1 - 39 | Corné Blaauw | 14 March 2021 | Play / Download 57. A Godless Kingdom - founded on Appearances 2 Samuel 14 : 1 - 33 | Corné Blaauw | 21 March 2021 | Play / Download 58. Faith During A Time of Revolution 2 Samuel 15 : 1 - 37 | Corné Blaauw | 28 March 2021 | Play / Download 59. Four Lessons from our Enemies 2 Samuel 16 : 1 - 23 | Corné Blaauw | 04 April 2021 | Play / Download 60. God Frustrates the Plans of the Wicked 2 Samuel 17 : 1 - 29 | Corné Blaauw | 18 April 2021 | Play / Download 61. The Nature and Consequences of Sin 2 Samuel 18 : 1 - 33; 19 : 1 - 8 | Corné Blaauw | 25 April 2021 | Play / Download 62. The Return of the King 2 Samuel 19 : 9 - 43 | Corné Blaauw | 16 May 2021 | Play / Download 63. Longing for a Kingdom yet to Come 2 Samuel 20 : 1 - 26 | Corné Blaauw | 23 May 2021 | Play / Download 64. Lessons for Kings #1: The Consequences of Royal Oath-Breaking 2 Samuel 21 : 1 - 14 | Corné Blaauw | 30 May 2021 | Play / Download 65. Lessons for Kings #2: The Importance of Succession 2 Samuel 21 : 15 - 22 | Corné Blaauw | 06 June 2021 | Play / Download 66. Lessons for Kings #3: Prayer as Worship, Request and Testimony 2 Samuel 22 | Corné Blaauw | 13 June 2021 | Play / Download 67. Lessons for Kings #4: The Eternal Covenant for the coming God-Fearing King 2 Samuel 23 : 1 - 7 | Corné Blaauw | 20 June 2021 | Play / Download 68. Lessons for Kings #5: Remember your Heroes 2 Samuel 23 : 8 - 39 | Corné Blaauw | 04 July 2021 | Play / Download 69. Lessons for Kings #6: God's Wrath Requires Atonement 2 Samuel 24 : 1 - 25 | Corné Blaauw | 11 July 2021 | Play / Download 70. Theology of Samuel #1: The Reality of God in Israel's Early Monarchy 1 Samuel 2: 1 - 10 | Corné Blaauw | 18 July 2021 | Play / Download 71. Theology of Samuel #2: The Human Propensity to Sin and Reject God 1 Samuel 2 : 25 | Corné Blaauw | 25 July 2021 | Play / Download 72. Theology of Samuel #3: The Covenant-Making God 2 Samuel 23 : 5 | Corné Blaauw | 01 August 2021 | Play / Download 73. Theology of Samuel #4: Worship Acceptable to Almighty God 1 Samuel 2 : 27-30, 2 Samuel 6 : 14-22 | Corné Blaauw | 29 August 2021 | Play / Download 74. Theology of Samuel #5: A Person After God's Heart 1 Samuel 13 : 14 | Corné Blaauw | 03 October 2021 | Play / Download _____________________________ (This series was concluded on October the 3rd, 2021) |
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