{"id":2303,"date":"2022-05-13T10:09:44","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/temtube.com\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2022-05-13T10:09:46","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T10:09:46","slug":"1-samuel-12-dont-chase-after-ghost-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/temtube.com\/?p=2303","title":{"rendered":"1 Samuel 12 \u201cDon\u2019t Chase After Ghost-Gods\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-subscribe-bar-container\"><div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"1 Samuel 12 \u201cDon\u2019t Chase After Ghost-Gods\u201d\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-3UoSBhTmt4?start=7&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3UoSBhTmt4&amp;t=7s\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-3UoSBhTmt4&amp;t=7s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"youtube-subscribe-bar\" style=\"color: #ffffff;background-color: #1b1b1b;\">\n\t\t\t<div>Please consider subscribing to my YouTube Channel<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscribe_embed?usegapi=1&amp;channelid=UCAxkC8h9g4fhxldTECUgIsg&amp;layout=default&amp;theme=default&amp;count=default&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ftemtube.com%2F\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1-3Samuel addressed all Israel: \u201cI\u2019ve listened to everything you\u2019ve said to me, listened carefully to every word, and I\u2019ve given you a king. See for yourself: Your king among you, leading you! But now look at me: I\u2019m old and gray, and my sons are still here. I\u2019ve led you faithfully from my youth until this very day. Look at me! Do you have any complaints to bring before God and his anointed? Have I ever stolen so much as an ox or a donkey? Have I ever taken advantage of you or exploited you? Have I ever taken a bribe or played fast and loose with the law? Bring your complaint and I\u2019ll make it right.\u201d 4\u201cOh no,\u201d they said, \u201cnever. You\u2019ve never done any of that\u2014never abused us, never lined your own pockets.\u201d 5\u201cThat settles it then,\u201d said Samuel. \u201cGod is witness, and his anointed is witness that you find nothing against me\u2014no faults, no complaints.\u201d 6-8And the people said, \u201cHe is witness.\u201d Samuel continued, \u201cThis is the God who made Moses and Aaron your leaders and brought your ancestors out of Egypt. Take your stand before him now as I review your case before God in the light of all the righteous ways in which God has worked with you and your ancestors. When Jacob\u2019s sons entered Egypt, the Egyptians made life hard for them and they cried for help to God. God sent Moses and Aaron, who led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them here in this place. 9\u201cThey soon forgot their God, so he sold them off to Sisera, commander of Hazor\u2019s army, later to a hard life under the Philistines, and still later to the king of Moab. They had to fight for their lives. 10\u201cThen they cried for help to God. They confessed, \u2018We\u2019ve sinned! We\u2019ve gone off and left God and worshiped the fertility gods and goddesses of Canaan. Oh, deliver us from the brutalities of our enemies and we\u2019ll worship you alone.\u2019 11\u201cSo God sent Jerub-Baal (Gideon), Bedan (Barak), Jephthah, and Samuel. He saved you from that hard life surrounded by enemies, and you lived in peace. 12\u201cBut when you saw Nahash, king of the Ammonites, preparing to attack you, you said to me, \u2018No more of this. We want a king to lead us.\u2019 And God was already your king! 13-15\u201cSo here\u2019s the king you wanted, the king you asked for. God has let you have your own way, given you a king. If you fear God, worship and obey him, and don\u2019t rebel against what he tells you. If both you and your king follow God, no problem. God will be sure to save you. But if you don\u2019t obey him and rebel against what he tells you, king or no king, you will fare no better than your fathers. 16-17\u201cPay attention! Watch this wonder that God is going to perform before you now! It\u2019s summer, as you well know, and the rainy season is over. But I\u2019m going to pray to God. He\u2019ll send thunder and rain, a sign to convince you of the great wrong you have done to God by asking for a king.\u201d 18Samuel prayed to God, and God sent thunder and rain that same day. The people were greatly afraid and in awe of God and of Samuel. 19Then all the people begged Samuel, \u201cPray to your God for us, your servants. Pray that we won\u2019t die! On top of all our other sins, we\u2019ve piled on one more\u2014asking for a king!\u201d 20-22Samuel said to them, \u201cDon\u2019t be fearful. It\u2019s true that you have done something very wrong. All the same, don\u2019t turn your back on God. Worship and serve him heart and soul! Don\u2019t chase after ghost-gods. There\u2019s nothing to them. They can\u2019t help you. They\u2019re nothing but ghost-gods! God, simply because of who he is, is not going to walk off and leave his people. God took delight in making you into his very own people. 23-25\u201cAnd neither will I walk off and leave you. That would be a sin against God! I\u2019m staying right here at my post praying for you and teaching you the good and right way to live. But I beg of you, fear God and worship him honestly and heartily. You\u2019ve seen how greatly he has worked among you! Be warned: If you live badly, both you and your king will be thrown out.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbUo5UEVHQzhnR1BtVFByYkJ5NkRaV1VLdHRlUXxBQ3Jtc0trMmx5QzY0UWxnQjNpUExoVXZESHQ1SjhpNFRaVWt6c2JOYVUxamM2cGlxRmpMbTFkQXNKTVhnLWoxUFM0M2J0V1NhZDdqMHFDaWxBQWM1WjZXbmtrZVVqLWpwcldfWTBmQVVBSHNxMVBXOVFEVExtdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftemtube.com%2F&amp;v=-3UoSBhTmt4\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/temtube.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1-3Samuel addressed all Israel: \u201cI\u2019ve listened to everything you\u2019ve said to me, listened carefully to every word, and I\u2019ve given you a king. See for yourself: Your king among you, leading you! But now look at me: I\u2019m old and gray, and my sons are still here. 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