1 Samuel 2:1-11

  1 Samuel 2:1-11

The Great Reversal

1Sa 2:1  And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 

1Sa 2:2  There is none holy as the LORD: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God. 

1Sa 2:3  Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed. 

1Sa 2:4  The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 

1Sa 2:5  They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 

1Sa 2:6  The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up. 

1Sa 2:7  The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 

1Sa 2:8  He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them. 

1Sa 2:9  He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail. 

1Sa 2:10  The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 

1Sa 2:11  And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. 

1. The story of Hannah and the Birth of Samuel
2. Hannah’s Prayer of Praise to God
1. Those that have experienced the salvation of God; have a story of praise to God. – vs. 1*

                                                               i.      1 Peter 2:3-6 

2. God is a rock and a fortress to the defenseless. – vs. 2*

                                                               i.      Psalm 89:8 

3. The proud who abuse others will have to answer to a just God. – vs. 3*
4. Those that believe they are mighty fall and the humble become the victors. 4-5*
5. God overturns death – vs. 6*

                                                               i.      2 Corinthians 1:9-10 

6. God overturns the powerful. (Almost every culture in the world has a story of a person at the bottom of society having a change of fortune, and making it to the top. The reason for this is, that humans love story’s of the underdog winning) – vs. 7*
7. Because we see the impossible happening; it is evidence that God is at work in the world around us. – vs. 8*
8. God saves those that trust in Him, and punishes those that reject Him. – vs. 9a*
9. God always uses the weak things of this world to overcome; in order to show His power. – vs. 9b*

                                                               i.      Philippians 2:5-11 

10. The Messiah will come, and be the Savior of the world. – vs. 10*

                                                               i.      Psalm 2:6-7 

11. God used Samuel mightily.

                                                               i.      Samuel was going to be the one that anointed David; who would be the ancestor of the Messiah.

                                      

Psalm 11

Psalm 11

God’s Plan for Victory

Psa 11:1  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? 

Psa 11:2  For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart. 

Psa 11:3  If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? 

Psa 11:4  The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD'S throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men. 

Psa 11:5  The LORD trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth. 

Psa 11:6  Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup. 

Psa 11:7  For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 

1. David’s Declaration of Faith: “In the Lord Put I My Trust.” – vs. 1a*
1. There is a place of safety. – vs. 1b*

                                                               i.      God is the place of safety for our soul – all hell may be against me, but there will always be a place of refuge for my soul.

1.      Isaiah 26:2-4 

2. There is an enemy that hates us. – vs. 2 *

                                                               i.      This enemy has weapons at his disposal – vs. 2a*

                                                             ii.      This enemy has a target: you – vs. 2b*

3. There is a place to defend. – vs. 3*

                                                               i.      The foundations of civilization are law and personal morality. The Hebrew word for foundation means, basis for right morality and politics. The basic support for any civilized society is laws founded on God’s Biblical Law, and people who are willing to follow those laws.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.
– George Washington

The rights of the colonists as Christians…may be best understood by reading and carefully studying the institutes of the Great Law Giver and Head of the Christian Church, which are to be found clearly written and promulgated in the New Testament.
– Samuel Adams

The Bible is the best of all books, for it is the word of God and teaches us the way to be happy in this world and in the next. Continue therefore to read it and to regulate your life by its precepts.
– John Jay

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed … No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.
– Noah Webster, Preface Noah Webster Dictionary, 1828

4. There is a place of power. – vs. 4*

                                                               i.      God is here on earth with us (in the new temple which is the heart of the believer) – vs. 4a*

1.      1 Corinthians 6:19-20 

                                                             ii.      God is on His throne in heaven – vs. 4b*

                                                            iii.      God sees into the heart of all men – vs. 4c*

                                                           iv.      God test to see genuineness of all mankind – vs. 4d*

5. There is a plan for victory. – vs. 5*

                                                               i.      God is going to test the believer – vs. 5a*

1.      1 Peter 5:8-11 

                                                             ii.      God is going to hate those that love violence – vs. 5b*

6. There is a predicted end. – vs. 6-7*

                                                               i.      The prediction for the wicked – vs. 6*

1.      They get fire and brimstone – vs. 6a*

2.      They get horrible storms – vs. 6b*

                                                             ii.      The prediction for the righteous – vs. 7*

1.      God loves righteousness and makes those who trust in Him righteous – vs. 7a*

2.      God never forsakes the righteous vs. 7b*

a.       Deuteronomy 31:5-6 

Psalm 10:12-18

Psalm 10:12-18

He Is There and He is Not Silent

Psa 10:12  Arise, O LORD; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble. 

Psa 10:13  Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 

Psa 10:14  Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless. 

Psa 10:15  Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 

Psa 10:16  The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. 

Psa 10:17  LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear: 

Psa 10:18  To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. 

1.      An Immediate Plea to God, For the Salvation of the Humble. – vs. 12*

a.       Psalm 12:5-8 

2.      The Prideful Mock God, and Deny the Reality that They Will Have to Pay for What They Did Wrong. – vs. 13*

a.       Psalm 74:10-17 

3.      God Punishes Evil, and Protects the Defenseless. – vs. 14*

a.       Psalm 35:22 

4.      God Takes Away the Ability of the Evil One to Hurt Us. – vs. 15*

5.      Because God is King, Evil Will Be Completely Vanquished. – vs. 16*

a.       1 Timothy 6:15-16 

6.      God is there To Heal the Humble. – vs. 17*

a.       God listens to the heart’s desire of the humble

                                                               i.      Psalm 145:18-20 

b.      God stablishes the heart of the humble

c.       God listens to the oppressed

                                                               i.      God vindicates the oppressed. – vs. 18a*

1.      So that those that do evil to others will be stopped.- vs. 18b*

a.       Psalm 68:4-5 

* Title taken from Francis Schaeffer's book "He is There and Not Silent".