Doesn’t life often feel like a boat ride? Sometimes it’s smooth sailing. The weather is perfect, the waters are calm and it is quite an enjoyable ride. On the other hand we’ve all experienced stormy seas. The waves and the winds shake up all that is on the boat...
Israel was in a period of disobedience, looking at the nations around them trying to emulate these pagan nations. Then finally during leadership of Samuel, God started to work in the midst of his people and Israel repented & recommitted their hearts and minds to God. Samuel placed a large...