1 Samuel 12:23

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 12:23

1 Samuel 12:23 Notice: (1) Some of the reasons for intercessory prayer, and (2) some of its encouragements. I. Why is intercessory prayer a great thing? (1) St. Paul lays it down as a positive command, and makes it the primary obligation of every Christian. (2) We are never walking so exactly and so closely in the footsteps of Jesus Christ as when we are praying for any one. (3) We never more effectually benefit ourselves than when we pray for others. (4) We nave no talent of greater usefulness... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Samuel 12:16-23

DISCOURSE: 293THE ISRAELITES’ REJECTION OF SAMUEL REPROVED1 Samuel 12:16-23. Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which the Lord will do before your eyes. Is it not wheat harvest to-day? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send thunder and rain; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness is great, which ye have done in the sight of the Lord, in asking you a king. So Samuel called unto the Lord; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Samuel 12:23-24

DISCOURSE: 294DEVOTION TO GOD URGED FROM A SENSE OF GRATITUDE1 Samuel 12:23-24. I will teach you the good and the right way: only fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.A ZEAL for the honour of God, and a concern for the welfare of men’s souls, are the most striking features of a spiritual mind; and, when truly felt, will swallow up all selfish considerations, and take occasion, even from injuries received, to display their... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 12:1-25

Chapter 12Now in the twelfth chapter Samuel is now sort of stepping down because they have now proclaimed the king. So his career as the judge over Israel has pretty much come to an end, as the reigns of government are now turned over from the theocracy, Samuel the judge speaking for God to the people, now to a monarchy where Saul is ruling. So Samuel is stepping down. This is more or less his farewell speech to the people. He is going to go into pretty much political obscurity after this... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 12:1-25

1 Samuel 12:2 . I am old and grey-headed. Some think Samuel was now seventy three or eighty years of age; others think he was but sixty three. Usher’s chronology is much embarrassed here. 1 Samuel 12:11 . Bedan, that is, Ben-dan, the son of Dan, or Samson the Danite, as in the Targum, the only judge of that tribe. Samuel omits his name because of his moral errors, or rather because the tongue prefers to shorten long names. 1 Samuel 12:17 . Thunder and rain. Perhaps no man then alive... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 12:6-25

1 Samuel 12:6-25And Samuel maid unto the people.Samuel’s dealings with the peopleHaving vindicated himself (in the first five verses of this chapter), Samuel now proceeds to his second point, and takes the people in hand. But before proceeding to close quarters with them, he gives a brief review of the history of the nation, in order to bring out the precise relation in which they stood to God, and the duty resulting from that relation (1 Samuel 12:6-12).1. First, he brings out the fundamental... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 12:13-25

1 Samuel 12:13-25Now, therefore, behold the king whom ye have chosen.Samuel’s farewell addressI. One could hardly fail to note what is here taught respecting the condition of true prosperity. Samuel plainly tells people that, in gaining their desire, they had not made sure of blessing. It still remained that they must fear and serve the Lord. Refusing to do this, His hand would be against them. In early times, when man was in his childhood, it was needful that God should make Himself and His... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 12:23

1 Samuel 12:23God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you.Samuel: An example of intercessionIt is a very great privilege to be permitted to pray for our fellow men Such prayers are often of unspeakable value to those for whom they are offered. Intercessory prayer is a benefit to the man who exercises it, and is often a better channel of comfort than any other means of grace. The Lord turned again the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. I would have you... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 12:23

1Sa 12:23 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: Ver. 23. In ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you.] I will faithfully perform the office of a prophet in preaching unto you, and praying for you. See Deu 33:18 Acts 6:4 . Whether a minister shall do more good to others by his prayers or preaching, I will not determine, saith one; a but he shall certainly by his prayers reap more... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 12:23

God forbid: Acts 12:5, Romans 1:9, Colossians 1:9, 1 Thessalonians 3:10, 2 Timothy 1:3 in ceasing: Heb. from ceasing I will teach: Psalms 34:11, Proverbs 4:11, Ecclesiastes 12:10, Acts 20:20, Colossians 1:28 the good: 1 Kings 8:36, 2 Chronicles 6:27, Jeremiah 6:16 Reciprocal: Genesis 20:7 - pray Exodus 8:12 - General Exodus 18:16 - make Exodus 18:20 - the way Exodus 32:30 - Ye have Numbers 12:13 - General Joshua 22:29 - God forbid Joshua 24:16 - General 1 Samuel 7:5 - I will pray 1... read more

Sermon Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 12:23

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Samuel 12:16-23

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - 1 Samuel 12:23-24

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - 1 Samuel 12:1-25

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - 1 Samuel 12:1-25

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 12:6-25

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 12:13-25

The Biblical Illustrator - 1 Samuel 12:23

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 1 Samuel 12:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - 1 Samuel 12:23

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