David at age 13: Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David (1 Samuel 16:13, NIV). David, King of Judah at age 30: And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house […]
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But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7, ESV). First and 2nd Samuel were originally one book (scroll) but were separated into two
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I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following me and has not performed my commandments (1 Samuel 15:11, ESV). We know the phrase “lost and found” and hope that when we leave our mobile phone in a restaurant and then frantically return a few hours later, that “lost and found”
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