Read 1 Samuel 3:10 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on speak, lord and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read 1 Samuel 15:22 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on saul and partial obedience and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read 1 Samuel 16:7 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on god looks at the heart and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.
Read 2 Samuel 7:16 in its surrounding paragraph or chapter. In this lesson, focus on david’s covenant hope and ask what the text actually says before importing a later argument into it. Note the speaker, audience, setting, repeated words, commands, promises, warnings, and how the passage fits the wider biblical story.