Chronological Bible Reading for April 8

Psalms 119:133 Order my steps in Your Word; and do not let any iniquity rule over me.
Chronological Bible Reading for April 8
I Samuel 1-3

I Samuel 1:28 – As Abraham took Isaac to sacrifice at God’s direction knew also that God had promised to bless the world trough Isaac and that there would be a great multitude come from him, Hannah also brought her son, the promised gift of God, to serve as a living sacrifice to honor Him.
I Samuel 2:1 – There must have been people designated to write this down or they recorded it on tape and transcribed it later. 😉
I Samuel 2:3 – Hannah realizes that knowledge is important to a relationship with God and not just feelings. We trust God by the faith in the knowledge that He gives us in His Word.
I Samuel 2:4 – Hannah is telling us that God can take the weakest and make them strong.
I Samuel 2:15 – Eli’s sons were not allowing God to be their provider but they wanted to do it for themselves. As their self–reliance persisted the evidence of not trusting God increases. They were to be watchmen for the people in matters of sin not purveyors of sin.
I Samuel 2:21 – Hannah was rewarded for her faithfulness in fulfilling her promise to God. Hannah did not change her mind as God does not fail to fulfill His promises. Her psalms in verse 5 came to pass and apparently Peninnah stopped bearing.
I Samuel 2:22 – This shows the heart of Eli’s sons. Eli should have been disciplining them and reproving them when they first began to do wrong rather than waiting till their debauchery rose to affect the people.
I Samuel 2:26 – This parallels the growth of Jesus in Nazareth.
I Samuel 2:30 – The sins of the father do have an effect on the children. Because of the lack of respect for God and His precepts Eli’s descendants will not see old age. They may be able to have descendants of their own therefore being able to walk before God forever but nowhere does God promise that they will be great in number or great in age.
I Samuel 3:1 – Because Israel was doing what was right in their own eyes, they left God out of their lives and God permitted them to follow their own wishes.
I Samuel 3:3 – Eli must have put Samuel in charge of keeping the candlesticks filled and wicks trimmed for he was lying down in the temple.
I Samuel 3:7 – I realize that our children can be a help in the church without knowing the miracle of salvation but they should know of that miracle unless we are very neglectful about teaching them. Since this neglect has come to fruit in Eli’s sons it is no wonder that Eli is also neglectful in teaching Samuel.
I Samuel 3:19 – Unlike Eli, Samuel took care to heed and preach God’s word and not let it be trampled on.