1 Samuel 12:7-15

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on 1 Samuel 12:7-15

7Now present yourselves, so that I may confront you before the LORD with all the righteous acts He has done for you and your fathers.
8When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
9But they forgot the LORD their God, and He sold them into the hand of Sisera the commander of the army of Hazor, and into the hands of the Philistines and the king of Moab, who fought against them.
10Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’
11So the LORD sent Jerubbaal, Barak, Jephthah, and Samuel, and He delivered you from the hands of your enemies on every side, and you dwelt securely.
12But when you saw that Nahash king of the Ammonites was moving against you, you said to me, ‘No, we must have a king to rule over us’— even though the LORD your God was your king.
13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.
14If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and if you do not rebel against the command of the LORD, and if both you and the king who reigns over you follow the LORD your God, then all will be well.
15But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.
— 1 Samuel 12:7-15

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"If you do not obey the LORD, and if you rebel against his commands, his hand will be against you, as it was against your fathers."

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