1 Samuel 1-12
I'm very excited to finally get to this part of the Book. This is where the story really 'takes off'. Its in these books that we get the most famous King in the Book, David. This is where the history of Israel takes a turn from a collection of various tribal alliances, each with their own leaders and rules, and estabishes a single monarchy to rule over all the lands in the name of their single god, Yahweh. The covenent made with David is also considered the begining of the line of the mashiach (messiah) who, in traditional Judaisim, will gather the tribes of Israel from the corners of the world rule over all of them in the land promised by Yahweh at the end of history and re-build the Temple of Jerusalem.
But before all that can happen we must meet Samuel....
I'm with you on this journey, let's do it! A great and exciting project! I am a little late in the game here but I have a little bit of background in studying the Bible and look forward to growing and being encouraged!
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