Your Daily Verse - 1 Samuel 12:16
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12
But when you saw King Nahash of Ammon coming to attack you, you told me, 'No, a king should rule over us,' though the LORD your God was your king.
13
"Now, here is the king you have chosen, the one you asked for. See, the LORD has put a king over you.
14
If you fear the LORD, serve him, obey him, and don't rebel against what he says, then you and your king will follow the LORD your God.
15
But if you don't obey the LORD, if you rebel against what he says, then the LORD will be against you as he was against your ancestors.
16
Now then, stand still and watch this great thing the LORD is going to do right before your eyes.
17
Isn't the wheat being harvested today? I will call on the LORD, and he'll send thunder and rain. Then you will realize what a wicked thing you did in the LORD's presence when you asked for a king."
18
Then Samuel called on the LORD. That day the LORD sent thunder and rain so that all the people feared the LORD and Samuel very much.
19
All the people pleaded with Samuel, "Pray to the LORD your God for us so that we will not die. We have added [another] evil thing to all our other sins by asking for a king."
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"Don't be afraid," Samuel told the people. "You did do all these evil things. But don't turn away from the LORD. Instead, serve the LORD wholeheartedly.
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Don't turn away to follow other gods. They can't help or rescue you, because they don't exist.
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For the sake of his great name, the LORD will not abandon his people, because the LORD wants to make you his people.
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1 Samuel 12:12-22 Meaning and Commentary
INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 12
In this chapter Samuel, resigning the government to Saul, asserts the integrity with which he had performed his office, and calls upon the people of Israel to attest it, who did, 1Sa 12:1-5, he then reminds them of the great and good things the Lord had done for them in times past, 1Sa 12:6-11 and whereas they had desired a king, and one was given them, it was their interest to fear and serve the Lord; if not, his hand would be against them, 1Sa 12:10-15 he terrifies them by calling for thunder in an unusual time, 1Sa 12:16-19 and then comforts and encourages them, that in doing their duty God would be with them, and not forsake them, otherwise they might expect nothing but ruin and destruction, 1Sa 12:20-25.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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