DISCOURSE: 297 MOURNING FOR THE SINS OF OTHERS 1 Samuel 15:11. _And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the Lord all night._ NEVER can we be weary of contemplating the scripture history; so diversified are its incidents, and so instructive the examples it sets before us. The whole life of Samuel,... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 298 SAUL’S SELF-DECEIT 1 Samuel 15:13. _And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? And Sau... [ Continue Reading ]
DISCOURSE: 299 SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE AND PUNISHMENT 1 Samuel 15:22. _And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of wi... [ Continue Reading ]