Spiritual Cardiology 1 Samuel 7:3

About this episode

The episode discusses the chaotic historical context of Samuel in the Scriptures and the implications of having no king in Israel.

Samuel enters the Scriptures during a chaotic period of history The best way to understand it, is found in a line repeated in Judges “In those days there was no king in Israel” (Jdg. 18:1 and 19:1) - and again at the very end of Judges, with an added explanation “In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (Jdg. 21:25) - I have a friend who wrote a book on the Kingdom of God • and though I enjoyed reading it and trust him as a serious student of the...

People in this episode

Host: Chuck Smith, Jr

Topics covered

• spirituality
• chaos in history
• Kingdom of God
• Israel
• personal beliefs

Keywords

• Samuel
• Israel
• Judges
• Kingdom of God
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kingdom of God, 1 Samuel, Judges

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