MacArthur Bible Studies: 1 Samuel

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“Fourth, the books of Samuel demonstrate the personal and national effects of sin” (Page 4)

“the work of the Holy Spirit in empowering chosen individuals for divinely appointed tasks” (Page 4)

“Worry is the sin of distrusting the promise and providence of God, and yet it is a sin that Christians commit perhaps more frequently than any other. The English term worrycomes from an old German word meaning to strangle or choke. That is exactly what worry does; it is a kind of mental and emotional strangulation, which probably causes more mental and physical affliction than any other single cause.” (Page 113)

“In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes’ (Judges 21:25).” (Page 13)

“David’s occasional feelings of abandonment led to occasional expressions of deep trust (Psalms 63 and 142), but here in chapter 27, they lead to a lapse of faith.” (Page 108)